Revisions

During "the largest social network studies ever released" conducted by Facebook, found out that you can connect to any user faster than ever. "The average distance in 2008 was 5.28 hops, while now it is 4.74," Facebook says. These hops are different clicks and being connected to other people's friends and you can breeze through different people's lives just by a couple of clicks. "We are close, in a sense, to people who don't necessarily like us, sympathize with us or have anything in common with us," Jon Kleinberg, from Cornell University, told the New York Times. "It's the weak ties that make the world small." (Problems with Social Networking, More Studies on Social Networking)

This study can help us come to many conclusions, one being that out computers are awesome to help connect the world and Facebook is shrinking the world in a better way. One Facebook user wrote on the company's post "Ultimate proof that our world is getting smaller and smaller." Another user said: "Awesome study! As a Milgram fan, I have been waiting years to see this analysis and it was worth the wait. Beyond any commercial purpose, Facebook data can help us understand how human society is organized, how ideas spread, and how we are connected to each other. Very cool." Another conclusion may be that this social networking problem is getting out of hand, but this case only shows the problems on the top and not going in depth. Over the next few years we will watch our cyber world grow and people will be delusional to the fact that our growth online may be unhealthy. (More Studies on Social Networking)

A study conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project concluded, 55% of American youths from ages 12-17 have a Facebook. Girls are generally more likely to use these sites, and they usually use these sites to stay in contact with existing friends. Boys, according to the study, sometimes use the sites to flirt, as well as find new friends. (More Studies on Social Networking)

Perks of having a social networking site like Facebook, is that it can connect long lost friends and family like Carrie Kolb finding her biological mother who was lost at birth. She created a Facebook page, and over 1,000 people helped pitched in and helped her find her mother. Facebook was the main reason Carrie found her mother. Another perk of having a social networking site like Facebook, was to help campaign a mission or a goal. For instance, Facebook was a main catalyst to President Obama's presidential campaign. Thanks to a Facebook page "Students for Obama" Barack had an easy speech to give to over 2,000 students all thanks to Facebook. Obama won "the Facebook election" of 2008. Facebook also helps police and law enforcing agencies find criminals, and where they might be. (Effects of Social Networking)

1 out of every 12 people in the world has a Facebook account and the number is climbing every day. Facebook has a take it or leave it privacy policy, that you have to accept. If you don't accept the policy then you can't join the site, and that is a hard thing to do, acknowledging that almost everyone is on Facebook. Also if you don't like Facebook, and you want to delete your profile it will take over 3 hours to delete. Facebook has a monopoly on the web, where you can "like" anything on the web. (Effects of Social Networking)

• Don't express negative feelings on a social networking. They could backfire and create drama, or in the end you may lose your job like, 56-year old teacher, June Talvitie-Siple who posted Facebook status' calling kids spoiled, and cursing the parents. (Solutions to Fixing Social Networking Problems).