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Article: Social networking: discretion advised.(Feature Report on Law in a Wired World)
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- LawNow
- Article date:
- May 1, 2009
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The Internet has been one of the most transformative vehicles for change in recent history. For example, Web 2.0 phenomena, such as social networking, are indicative of a more profound social change as the first generation to grow up in an Internet world begins to change the rules of how we choose to interact with others especially in the context of the younger, Internet-savvy generation.
Social networking websites are places where individuals may post personal information about themselves and establish electronic relationships with others. Examples of such websites include Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Nexopia, LinkedIn, Twitter, ...