"Are social networking sites good for our society?"

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  1. account
    be the sole or primary factor in the existence or supply of
    Social networking and blogging sites accounted for 17% (about one in every six minutes) of all time spent on the Internet in Aug. 2009, nearly three times as much as in 2008.
  2. comply
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
    Twitter complied and rescheduled the downtime to 1:30 am Tehran time.
  3. vulnerability
    susceptibility to injury or attack
    Consequences from over-sharing personal information include vulnerability to sexual or financial predators and lost job opportunities from employers finding embarrassing photos or comments.
  4. medium
    a means or instrumentality for communicating information
    Social networking sites allow for creative expression in a new medium.
  5. access
    the right to make use of or take advantage of something
    They provide free messaging, blogging, photo storage, games, event invitations, and many other services to anyone with access to a computer and the Internet.
  6. solicitation
    the act of enticing a person to do something wrong
    Social networking sites have no way to verify that people are who they claim to be, leaving people vulnerable to solicitations from online predators who are able to mask their true identities.
  7. inhibition
    the quality of being held back
    Social networking sites bring people with common interests together, offer exposure to new ideas from around the world, and lower inhibitions to overcome social anxiety.
  8. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
    The US Marine Corps banned the use of all social media sites on its networks because the sites are "a proven haven for malicious actors and content and are particularly high risk due to information exposure, user generated content and targeting by adversaries."
  9. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
    Some parents and teachers say that using these sites helps students improve their reading, writing, and conflict resolution skills, learn to express themselves more clearly, and meet new and different kinds of students from around the world.
  10. gratification
    the act or an instance of satisfying
    The use of social networking sites can cause personality and brain disorders in children, such as the inability to have real conversations, limited attention spans, a need for instant gratification.
  11. retention
    the power of remembering past experience
    They help improve stroke recovery, memory retention, and overall well-being.
  12. circumvent
    beat through cleverness and wit
    In June 2009, protesters used Twitter to circumvent government control over phones and the media.
  13. revenue
    the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
    Numbers for lost revenue from lower worker productivity when employees use social networking sites in the US are not available, but one study found that two-thirds of US workers with Facebook accounts access that site during work hours.
  14. default
    an option that is selected automatically
    To make social networking sites safer for children, the sites have minimum age requirements and default settings based on the user's age to protect children.
  15. accumulate
    collect or gather
    These websites use networks of online friends to accumulate data about people for the purpose of selling advertising.
Created on Fri Aug 15 10:04:01 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Aug 15 11:45:31 EDT 2014)

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