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None of these social networks even excited at the beginning of the decade. While these figures may be mere numbers for many people, the impact of social network goes far and deep. Here are a few areas in which social networks have had lasting and arguably permanent effects.

social networks have altered the operational model of politics and public service

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touchstone for how non-profit organizations, environmental activities, and political factions reach out to thousands of potential volunteers and donors

The change is saving around £3,000 a year in licensing costs, according to the schools' ICT manager Phil Jones.

The school has also moved to open source for its virtual learning environment (VLE), now run through Moodle.

While open source has brought benefits in terms of flexibility, there is no doubt that the reduced cost is a major attraction, however. "ICT is always a big drain on a school budget, and any way we can save money is a massive help,"

Open source is also one of the solutions adopted at Notre Dame High in Sheffield, where it is used for email and management systems, as well as the school's VLE, again on Moodle. One of the advantages of open source is its flexibility, but this is only appealing if the school has the technical know-how to tweak it according to its needs

Changes in the educational landscape, such as the emergence and growth of federations, academy chains and clusters of headteachers working together, may resolve this in the future, but in the meantime the benefits of the external support that come from a proprietorial system may outweigh the savings of free software

"One of the risks is schools that go very heavily into open source end up with a system that is so bespoke only the school's technical manager can understand it

Technology in schools: saving money with cloud, open source and consortia

that stopped allowing children to put up their own drawings of characters like Mickey Mouse because of fear of copyright lawsuits. Examples such as this, or of a theoretical risk of parents being charged for the right to have kids sing “Happy Birthday”, are demagogic. The underlying issue is scale. There is a profound moral difference between loaning a friend a book and posting, without permission, the content of bestsellers for commercial gain—and people and legislators ought to take that distinction into account.

since iTunes and Amazon and are surviving, Napster’s original model was legally killed and Kim Dotcom was apprehended, no new laws are needed. The status quo may be what we end up with, but that doesn’t make it inevitable or right. Human beings have created the piracy problem and although, like any kind of crime, society can’t eliminate it entirely, we can decide whether or not to seriously try.  

What is good for Google and Facebook is not always going to be what’s best for the 99 percent. (And of course Microsoft and Apple et al. are extremely aggressive when it comes to protecting their intellectual property rights).

on the content of some of the Kool-Aid that has recently been served and help swing the pendulum back, if only a little, in a direction in which intellectual property can be nourished. Otherwise, we will be complicit in accelerating the trend of the last decade, in which those who write code get richly rewarded, while those who write the music, poetry, drama and journalism that are being encoded have to get day jobs.

A lack of "real" social networking, involving personal interaction, may have biological effects, he suggests. He also says that evidence suggests that a lack of face-to-face networking could alter the way genes work, upset immune responses, hormone levels, the function of arteries, and influence mental performance.

This, he claims, could increase the risk of health problems as serious as cancer, strokes, heart disease, and dementia.

Dr Sigman says that there is research that suggests the number of hours people spend interacting face-to-face has fallen dramatically since 1987, as the use of electronic media has increased.

Dr Sigman also argues using electronic media undermines people's social skills and their ability to read body language.

"Each force has now got its own child protection team and organisations are working together to try to protect young people, not just on sexual offending matters and grooming but also bullying."

For Safer Internet Day, the BBC has launched a "Share Take Care" campaign to highlight the risks of sharing information online.

The BBC has published a number of guides online, advising social media users to provide minimum information online and use privacy settings.

our preoccupation all things virtual, over face to face communication

“Connected, but alone?

expect more from technology and less from each othe

offers the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship." In other words, she says, "We're getting used to a new way of being alone together

ext and shop and go on Facebook during classes, during presentations, actually during all meetings

in 1985, long before tweets and adding friends and social media dialect

relationship with television was similar to how many relate to their Blackberry

Just like the television was an expression of Eric's isolation and inability to relate emotionally, so too is the overuse or over reliance on social media in 21st century. The concept [Connected, but alone] isn't new, just the technology.

With a society seeking and yearning for connection, we have an opportunity to take a risk emotionally and share ourselves with another soul willing to do the same, healing one another.