Social services, like Facebook, MySpace or Polish Nasza-Klasa become more and more popular. We can discuss about our interests, present our pictures, music etc, creating some communities (sometimes they correspond to the real ones - like classes on Nasza-klasa or Classmates) and of course make friends.People and relations between them are the most important thing in social networking - we can find our classmates from primary school or even some celebrities and meet new, interesting people around the world.
There are also social services, which connects several group of people - mothers, ecologists, travelers, religious communities or people with disabilities.
Now I'd like to show you some popular (and also less popular ;-)) social websites.
Facebook"Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life."
Users can add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. Additionally, users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region. The website's name stems from the colloquial name of books given at the start of the academic year by university administrations with the intention of helping students to get to know each other better. The website currently has more than 350 million active users worldwide. Because of the open nature of Facebook, several countries have banned access to it including Syria, China, Iran, and Vietnam. (source:www.wikipedia.org)
MySpace - "a place for friends"
This is a bit different type of social service. Like on Facebook, users can communicate and take up with other people. The most important function of the website is profile - prsonal site of each user. Apart from standard options - like writing about themselves or adding photos - people can run their blogs and create music profiles (MusicMySpace section). Probably that is why that service is really popular among young artists (singers, music bands and so on) - they can promote themselves in a place, where many people can find them.
Cloob
The site has been censored by Iranian Government for December 2009. (source: www.wikipedia.org)
www.cloob.com
Nasza-KlasaPolish website which main idea was finding old and previous classmates and making virtual classes. Its users represents various age groups (while majority of social services connect rather teenagers and young adults). Its symbol is Mr Sponge, about who we generally don't know to much - he sometimes appears, when service isn't available. There is a theory, that Mr Sponge wants to capture the world.
At Nasza-Klasa we can also find profiles of many celebrities. However... it's very hard to find there e.g. Michael Jackson. Not because he's dead. When we write his name in searching engine, we can read: 'There is too much answer which suit to your question. Give more details of searching.'
www.nasza-klasa.pl
Mr Sponge is watching!
Here you are some links to other (possibly) interesting social websites - of course they're only examples:
- www.anobii.com - website for booklovers, who can share reviews, discuss about books and find people with similar intrests
- www.mychurch.org - Christian website. You can find your church, post a prayer request or find your friends
- www.irc-galleria.net - the largest social networking in Finland - maybe something for Monika K.? :-)
Do you belong to any social service? What do you think about such websites?
Are they - in your oppinion - safe at all for their users?
I belong to facebook and grono.net. I think such services are good if we can benefit from it in proper way. I found a lot of my friends who I haven't seen for a long time. Secondly grono.net is just indispensable for me because I can get information about things connected with my studies and I don't feel lost and I can always ask about everything on our group's forum. But on the other hand I think that students know the best how important is answer on question "which animal you will be in your next life", especially if you have three exams next week... And we should remember that such websites may be a source of things which shouldn't be watched for example for children.
ReplyDeleteI belong to nasza-klasa and grono.net and I think it is a good thing because of, what Awa has said, ex. studies. I can find out about news conecting with my studies and ask about something. It is also helpful in having a contact with people who are far away from as, especially now when our friends from high school are studying in different cities.
ReplyDeleteI think such websites don't contain dangerous contents for children, but they can addict. Some people can watching photos on nasza-klasa.pl and commenting them for several hours a day! I think it is an exaggeration. It all is for people but we should use it properly.
I don't belong to any of presented services. I don't have enough trust to present my personal details on such websites. I think that people using such services must be very cautios. They give up with some part of their privacy, and they in fact don't know who are persons who watch their photos.
ReplyDeleteI am a member of our social networking Nasza - klasa. I think that this is a good way to find the attic friends. Im also using comunicate like Gadu gadu because it is quick and cheap way to contact. But I think that is really no community portals will not replace personal contact. Only when I see her face meetings and gestures of the person learns the true behavior. You can write anything but successful in the eyes of the other person is difficult. As far as security is, I believe that even the best system of protection does not replace common sense.
ReplyDeleteI like social servises, I have met some new people on such sites (especially on facebook). I log on them every day but it's not that I switch on the computer and at sight want to see what's happening on grono.net or facebook. For me it's some kind of entertainment which I treat with a huge distance ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't understand some people who public lots of their photos on such websites, I think that they want to raise their self-opinion but it's not the best thing that could do...
I belong to Nasza-klasa service. And I think it's a good idea to meet old friend, but I also hear that it was the reason a lot of divorces.But when we use these portals to the sense I believe that there is nothing wrong with that.
ReplyDeleteI have an account on such social services like grono.net, facebook and myspace. In my opinion it can be very helpful for example one you are looking for somebody. Social services are also great repository of knowledge, but you should always check the information which you find on forum. I also like visit myspace - there is a lot of music. Other good service where you can explore music is last.fm. It's great place to broaden one's horizons.
ReplyDeleteI like social servises, I have met some new people on such sites. I belong to Nasza-klasa service, grono.net and facebook. I log on them every day because I think they are helpful when we need some informations about our studies,old friends or events in our city.I heard many bad things about users social servises but in my opinion if we use them properly it's ok.
ReplyDeleteI belong to grono.net and naturally nasza-klasa.pl. I think that social services are needed. When I want to find some information for example:about some test in school or about friend, I am just log in and everything is clear:-).Are they safe? I don't know it, but when we don't put to much information about as, it will be safe.So, enjoy the social services, it's simple!;-)
ReplyDeleteI belong only to grono.net and I think it’s enough, of course such social services has a lot of advantages, but also some disadvantages. We should be careful when we place our personal details there.
ReplyDeleteWhat is more, a lot of my friends is addicted from many services like: facebook, grono, nasza-klasa, etc. But I can’t contradict that these portals are sometimes very useful, I also use it when I want to find out something about my studies.
I don't belong to any social service. I think it's a waste of time, because we decide which photo is cool, and which is not, and etc. We spend a lot of time, sitting in front of computer and do a crazy thing, instead of meeting with friend in our real life. I'm a very busy person and prefer to spend my free time in physics lab, do some practical skills - and meet new, interesting people, talking with them eye-to-eye. My girlfriend has a profile on some social services but I think it's a stupid idea.
ReplyDeleteWell, i usually don't like such services...but i belong to grono (only). Just because friends talk me intodoing it. But i think that it is safe. For example on my friend's account on grono someone broked in..and changed the password... she lost everything what she has on it..all her data
ReplyDeleteI belong to facebook and I use it. When I must (eg. when my friends tell me: "Look, because...") I also use grono or nasza klasa, but it is very rare. I think, this services are needed, it is good way to find people, who are far away and maybe we haven't contact last time. I prefere to talk with my friends face-to-face, but sometimes it is impossible and services are faster and an illusion of real conversation.
ReplyDeleteI don't belong to any social service as I simply don't have time to waste on such things. Although I must agree that such services can be useful in exchanging information, for example about studies, I still prefer to send emails or chat through communicator when it comes to keeping in touch with friends if I can't just meet with them. About such services being dangerous I'd say yes they can be addictive but what is more important they are a large source of personal data which can be easily hacked (just see the last PCWORLD number).
ReplyDeletePS. By the way does someone know how to remove an account from "nasza klasa" permanently? A friend asked me about it lately ;-)
Social services are particularly great when you want to be easily in touch with your friends living many miles from you. It also can help you find people who you've not seen for ages.
ReplyDeleteI, personally, have accounts on nasza-klasa and Facebook. The first one was a really nice site, but quickly it became grotesque with obscene photos and stupid "lucky chains". I log in there about once a week. Facebook, on the other hand is a big thief of time (damn you, quizzes! ;)), but also a great way to get the latest news not only from friends, but music bands and organizations too.
I think that social services are good when you want to easily share photos with your friends or when you gather informations for example about exams or event at the university. But sometimes I don't feel very comfortable when I know how easy it is to find me in the internet. I don't like that everyone can know my name and know my appearance.
ReplyDeleteI can trully agree with Ania. Social services in web can be useful when you need to comunicate without loosing time. But on the other hand you have to be careful and not to give there all of your personal datas.
ReplyDeleteAlso in Poland ther is no internet law, wich is very needed.
Social services are like disco clubs. There is a new trendy exclusive disco club in town. Everybody wants to be a part of it because there are big amount of trendy, cool people in it already. After couple months trendy club for cool people is filled with hobos and peasants so cool trendy people must find a new disco club. Facebook sooner or later will end up like Grono or Nasza Klasa. And something else shall be born to satisfy the cool guys.
ReplyDeleteI have account only in grono.net and the reason of this is that alomst everyone studing law use that service, so you can find their opinions about teachers or quastion for exam. The most interesting service for me is nasza klasa. I've account there, but is only a secret account which I use to spy my friends:) When I go through this service I consider what young people find there. I understand my and others parents who log in and make connection with collegues whose they didn't see for thirty years. But what about students who finished their high schools few years ago and they connect with their frinds via nasza klasa. We have so many occasion to meet eachother, but we don't do it and after that we cry in to the monitor and send some stupid flower, kebabs or another animations. And what about this stupid phoots which people put in to the social service? When I watch it i realize that I really didn't got know someone and know i don't want to make up this.
ReplyDeleteI belong to facebook, grono.net and of course nasza-klasa.
ReplyDeleteI use facebook to play some games and make funny quizzes, grono.net to find information about lecturers, exams and write short mesage to my frinds and post my photos. I have also an account on nasza-klasa but I don't use it often. My friend use her account to spy our lecturers and see their family's photos. I must say that one time my account there was very helpful because I organised with my frinds from primary school meeting after four years.
Unfortunately these web sites can steal a lot of my valuable time, especialy when I have an exam next day.
I don't belong to any of those social srvices. Obviously they're helpful in many cases, as you said.
ReplyDeleteBut I think there is a lot of people who use it to promote themselves in strange or ridiculous way. Filip is absolutely right, people, especially young, participate in it mostly because it's trendy. MySpace is the worst in this respect.
To be honest, my prejudice results from that I have fear of putting around my photos, fear of photos in general.
Frankly speaking, I belong to some social services: nasza-klasa, grono, facebook and last.fm. In my opinion such services can be very helpful to keep in touch with friends and to find some pieces of information about particular subject.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite service is last.fm. Thanks to it I discovered a great amount of fantastic music.
i think thi is sometimes the best anly only one way to have contact with people from other cities and countries. this way we can still talk with people and see how they are. this is very good thing in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI'm using facebook and nasza-klasa.
ReplyDeleteFacebook is nice to me, because on this "wall" I can read interesting or funny things send by my friends.
Nasza-klasa is good, because everyone of my friends have account there so I have contact with everyone.
About safety.. it depends of people: everyone must know how to make it's profile safe, for example not add pictures with the number of house or private informations in the background.
An early was grono.net then came nasza klasa and facebook and many other social networking sites. I have only grono.net because I can find information about my studies and work. Not enrolled in the other because I think they are "eaters of time." I see it when my friends who sit all day watching the pictures on the computer and filling out surveys and quizs hopeless, I'm surprised that they are so wasting their time
ReplyDeleteMentioned grono.net once was teeming with life. Everyday someone added new pictures, discussion on forums sometimes were so fierce, that ended on quarrels. Today grono.net is dead. Most of its users moved to Facebook. I also have an account on Facebook, but it lacks many things, for example lively discussions on forums.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think that I don't need those social networks, but unfortunately all my friends are enrolled and deleting my profile would mean losing touch with them =/
I belong to facebook because I can find there my friends. They put a lot of photos and we can comment them. It's very funny:)
ReplyDeleteI'm using grono.net too because I can discuss about my studies.
I belong to nasza klasa and facebook and I find it very useful. It's a very good idea and it is becoming more and more popular. I hope in the future we will improve this ways of exchanging opinions and news.
ReplyDeletemaybe it's a nowadays way to meet people butI prefere see friends face to face
ReplyDeleteSocial services are the new way for contact with our friends.Nowadays we don't have much time so meetigs on the internet with our friends are the best to save time.Specially for students who want to know about their studies from oldest friends.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion social services are great!
ReplyDeleteOn the one hand,we can be in touch with our friends and on the other hand we have possibility to get some knowledge thanks to these services.
I belong to grono.net and facebook and I have a lot of fun connected with them!First of all,I like watching friends profiles and new pictures and of course comment them.Secondly,I am writing messages to my friends and organising some meeting.
So,in my opinion social services are nowadays very useful,easy in using and important especially for young people.It's good way to spend free time and contact with each other.
But we have to remember that he relationships in real life are the most important and the best,of course.
I also belong to social services, because I would like to have a contact with my friends from other cities, which I don't see a lot of time. I can add comments and see their photos. But sometimes I see how people change in the Net. For exapmle when someone pretend absolutely another person:-(
ReplyDeleteI'am using many social severices and I'am glad, because due to keep in touch with my frieds. But I'am very carfulle in use it. I think that this websaide aren't safe for their users.
ReplyDeleteI'm using social services too and I find it amusing, although they have some disadvantages. For example, several years ago (when there wasn't so much of them) people had tried and cared more about each other. They were meeting and talking etc. And now big part of their friendship takes place in cyber space (even if they have met before). I'm not a fan of it.
ReplyDeleteWell... subject connected with society services is overloaded with their advantages and disadvantages. I agree that they can be useful and help to sustain social bond or develop knowledge about the world. On the other hand ( as it was written) servers of this websites have poor protection. Many times we heard aabout stealing informations from it. Personally I use it because Ii make my life easier, but I deleted most of informations about me.
ReplyDeleteNowadays people don't have time on meetings.I think that social services help with keeping interpersonal rates.You can,not only talk with your friends but also,see them I think it is nice.Moreover we can find old friends or meet somebody new,sometimes,people who knew each other in that way,fall in love and then take marriages.So,I think that this kind of services have only good influences,of course if it is uses for good purposes.
ReplyDeleteI use grono.net, becouse in appropriate forum I can find a lot of useful informations about my studies, in nasza-klasa.pl I can concact my friends, watch their photos and have a fun talked with them.
ReplyDeleteI belong only to grono, because there is a lot of informations about my studies. Social services like Facebook, MySpace, Nasza Klasa help contact or meet people, but idea these services is changed increasingly. I don't like people, who show all their life on social services. It's alarming situation especially when teenagers do it. Besides poeple place a degrading photos on these services, and everyone, for example employers can see discreditable photo. I think social services should be blocked of tests IQ. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteI belong to facebook and grono but I use mostly the first one. Facebook is convinient and you can find many interresting options there. It also has some tests, events info, your friend's (and your) photos. You can find there also friends from another countries and be in touch with them using facebook comunication options.
ReplyDeleteI don't belong to any of this social services because I don't need to. If I want to stay in touch with my friends I phone or meet them, if I need to know something important about the studies I ask personally. Next thing is that I don't belive in making new friends in the net. Are you sure that you are talkin whit this person who is smiling on the foto? I don't trust the net, the social services, so why should I create my profile if I can handle without it?
ReplyDeleteI am using none of them, since they are not needed for me, only grono.net for announcing student matters, tests and works. But after the long time of using such services, they are bored.
ReplyDeleteMany people are enthusing about such sides and a description is adding debts about itself and one hundred photographs, I think that it is stupid, this way to the truth it is possible to promote its good packaging in realnymżyciu rather than through the Internet, forgive me my scepticism...
I belong to grono, because it was once the best way to get to know what's going on in my department. Now I don't need it and I don't use it because I'm tired when I have to read other people posts. However sometimes my girlfriend show me photos of her or my acquaintances (on nasza-klasa.pl) to have a laugh at them. It's really relaxing.
ReplyDeleteI belong to two social services: grono and facebook.
ReplyDeleteI use grono only for stuff conected with my study - I talk with people about for example: what I have to do for the next class? or about exams and term.
Facebook is something completly different for me - I use it for fun, for talking with my friends and for laugh for others ;p
I belong to facebook,nasza-klasa and grono.It's great way to contact with friends when you can't meet with them.I'm guite addicted to using facebook :P
ReplyDeleteI belong only to grono.In my opinion social services create virtual relationships. You watch photos, read profiles of your "friends" and think that you're in contact with them. It's like talking with someone by videophones-you have an impression that you're with the person, but acually you're not. Also you waste a lot of time to get information about the amounts of friends instead of going out with the close ones. That's because I don't want to join another social service.
ReplyDeleteI am not a supporter of social service, too much, they reveal a people of their privacy. Interesting seems to be only Music MySpice, because this website allows you to promote to young people in the world of music
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