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 * Use this grid to create a list of the PROs and CONs of social networking. If you're not sure whether something is a pro or a con, but it in the "not sure" category. Draw upon the readings and your own experiences as you create your list of pros and cons.**

JP: Keeping in touch with people, organizing meetings for class projects ||< Ease of access for Stalkers and other people with ill intent ||< ||
 * < ** PRO ** ||< ** CON ** ||< ** NOT SURE ** ||
 * < DNDV: You can find and reconnect with people you haven't seen in awhile. ||< DNDV: Your boss is there. Your potential/future boss might be there. Your parents might be there. ||< ||
 * < NBP: Mass communication- you don't have to e-mail multiple people your vacation pictures if you post them to facebook! ||< Information could be transported anywhere. You might upload a video to youtube and delete it the next day, but it could have automatically been stored to a different site, too. That information may never leave the web. ||< ||
 * < KNM: You can meet people who share the same interest, beliefs and feelings as you, and to develop new relationships with those people. ||< It's permanent. Everything posted online, especially on Facebook, has the chance of being downloaded, duplicated and distributed into the online world. ||< ||
 * < JMC: It is very easy to share information and to present ideas for critique. ||< Anyone with internet access can get that information. Shared ideas can easily become stolen ideas and copyrights are always a problem. ||< ||
 * < CZL: Social networking allows people to keep in touch, find old friends, plan and coordinate social events etc. ||< Social networking also can have negative effects such as causing distractions during academic time, feeding into stalkers and sexual predators, and fooling more impressionable people into revealing too much personal information for the world to see. ||< ||
 * < GL: Good way to express yourself to others, good stress relief and emotional outlet for others to listen. ||< Can become very addicting and consume so much of your time when maybe you should be doing other things (class,homework, work and family time). ||< ||
 * < KS: Easier to maintain friendships with those you meet at camp or even around college because while you don't seem them everyday you can still speak to them. ||< Consumes much time when other and more important things should be worked on and it is easier for stalkers because everyone can know what you're doing all the time. ||< ||
 * < JW: Easy and free way to communicate with lots of other people, either individually or en masse. It's essentially a whole new world for people to create new ways of interacting/communicating. Which is cool. ||< Distracts from physical life, which is (at least at the moment) still considered the primary way of living. Relationships and responsibilities may suffer from an addiction to digital lives. Also, if you post something stupid, someone will find it. It's like a digital law. ||< ||
 * < ||< NE: Anyone can find anything about you. If you're applying for a job, and they see that 4 years ago you were a party animal, will it matter? Will they still hire you? ||< Relationships have changed. It is a more shallow way of connecting with other people - but it makes it easier for us to connect with others as well. But seriously, out of all your Facebook friends, do you talk to all of them? When you Facebook chat, do you even want to chat with anyone who is online? Too many friends, not enough real F2F interaction? ||