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Social networking also refers to a category of Internet applications to help connect friends, business partners, or other individuals together using a variety of tools. These applications, known as online social networks are becoming increasingly popular. YOU TUBE & BLOGS YouTube http://www.youtube.com 100 Million Clips are
viewed daily Founded in February 2005 by three former employees of PayPal, the San Bruno-based service utilizes Adobe Flash technology to display video. The wide variety of site content includes movie and TV clips and music videos, as well as amateur content such as videoblogging and short original videos. Currently staffed by 67 employees,[1] the company was named TIME magazine's "Invention of the Year" for 2006.[2] In October 2006, Google Inc. announced that it had reached a deal to acquire the company for US$1.65 billion in Google's stock. The deal closed on 13 November 2006.[3] Because of its acquisition by Google, it is sometimes referred to as "GooTube." An Internet phenomenon occurs when something relatively or completely unknown becomes hugely popular, often quite suddenly, through the mass propagation of media content made feasible by the Internet. You’re
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Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of most early blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual although some focus on photographs (photoblog), sketchblog, videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting), and are part of a wider network of social media. The term "blog" is derived from "Web log." "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. As of November 2006, blog search engine Technorati was tracking nearly 60 million blogs. The 10 Common Sense Beliefs 1. We believe in media sanity,
not censorship. Common Sense.org Parents need to know that the site says it's not for kids under 13 and suggests that even kids 13-17 get permission from their parents before viewing. Some videos include graphic sex and violence, and language can be quite crude. As for postings, parents of teens should check out what their kids are uploading if they can. The performance aspects of YouTube doesn't always bring out our kids' best judgment. ... Families can talk about what's so appealing about homemade videos. If your kids post videos, you might ask them what message they're trying to convey or accomplish in their submissions. How do they think people will react?
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