Introduction to Interfaces of

Social Network Sites

Dan Dao – EDCI 5306

Facebook

Twitter

Flickr

Youtube

Myspace

Wikispaces.com

Blogger.com

Wordpress.com

Wordpress.com

Yahoo!Groups

Yahoo!Groups

New Media

“We define "new media" as interactive forms of communication that use the Internet, including podcasts, RSS feeds, social networks, text messaging, blogs, wikis, virtual worlds and more”

(Official U.S. Government Web site managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2008)

Social Network Sites

“We define social network sites as web-based services that allow individuals to (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, (2) articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and (3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system. The nature and nomenclature of these connections may vary from site to site” (Boyd &Ellison, 2007, p. 2)

IdentityFull name AddressBirthday Email addressHome address

“The main reason why people divulge sensitive information on these social networking sites is their lack of awareness of the privacy and security issues that can be associated with revealing your personal information and identity online” (Douglus, 2011)

Dangerous?