networking - messenger - facebook - twitter - youtube - besafe

1. 	Adult Networking A social networking site focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. There are over 70 such sites.

    

2. 	MSN messenger is still one of the most most used sites by young people. Like with all social networking sites safety is paramount. The video gives instructions on how to ban MSN on your computer.

    

3. 	Facebook is the UK's most popular social networking site. It allows you to add friends, share pictures, videos, links and events. You can also chat and send messages. It has privacy settings so you can set different levels of access for family and friends. Safety First. Not everyone online is who they might seem to be so be careful with your information.

    

4. 	Twitter is a networking environment that allows you to send and receive short text messages. Each message can be upto 140 characters and can be created by using your twitter space or by texting to it from you mobile. You can sign up to any other user profile and receive their twitters.

    

5. 	YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. There are some great videos on it including BBC programmes. It's role in social networking is linked to the way in which the video clips can be embedded in web pages and blogs. The Tutorial on this page is an embedded video.

    

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