Facebook and Gowalla By Samantha Kozar Outline What
Facebook and Gowalla By Samantha Kozar
Outline � What are social networks? � What is Facebook? � What is Gowalla? � What are the capabilities of these sites? � Privacy Settings � Conclusion � Works Cited
Social Networking Websites �A social structure made up of individuals connected by forms of interdependency � Most are web-based and provide interaction through real time � 2011 survey found that 47% of Americans use social networking sites � Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, e. Harmony, Gowalla, Tumblr, Google+, etc.
Facebook �A social networking service that allows users to connect with people with similar interests and backgrounds � Users register their own profile allowing you to request friends, exchange messages and chat � Share pictures, videos and music, play games, and post your thoughts � Created by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004
Facebook Capabilities � Profile Picture � Update your status � Upload and create photo albums � Share your interests � “Like” other posts on Facebook � “Poke” your friends � Play games � Exchange messages, chat with your friends � Create events � Search
Gowalla �A geosocial networking � Users ‘check-in’ to ‘spots’ that they have visited � Pictures of the spots you are checked-in at � Must use a mobile application or a mobile website to check-in � Receive awards or coupons for checking into certain ‘spots’ � Recently bought by Facebook, Inc.
Gowalla Capabilities � Create your virtual passport � Create trips � Post pictures of the location you check-in at � Search for places � Can be linked to your Facebook or Twitter account � Track your friends location � View other people’s photos of places � Search
� Facebook Privacy Settings ◦ Control who sees your photo albums, posts and personal problems ◦ Simple privacy controls ◦ Can control if people can search for you ◦ Based on your personal comfort level ◦ The best privacy settings of all social network services � Gowalla ◦ Shares information with third parties and users ◦ Always a risk when sharing your location ◦ Uses both persistent cookies and session cookies
� Facebook Conclusion ◦ Most popular social networking website on Internet �More than 800 million users ◦ Most secure privacy settings � Gowalla ◦ Update your geographical location �Through the use of mobile apps and mobile website ◦ Create your virtual ‘passport’
Works Cited � � � "Facebook. " Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N. p. , n. d. Web. 5 Dec. 2011. <http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Facebook>. "Gowalla. " Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N. p. , n. d. Web. 5 Dec. 2011. <http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Gowalla#cite_note. GWBLOG-10 -01 -28 -4>. "Newbie's guide to Facebook | Webware - CNET. " Technology News - CNET News. N. p. , n. d. Web. 5 Dec. 2011. <http: //news. cnet. com/newbies-guide-to-facebook/>. “Privacy Policy. ” Gowalla. N. p. , 2011. Web. 5 Dec. 2011. <http: //www. gowalla. com/privacy>. "Social network. " Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N. p. , n. d. Web. 5 Dec. 2011. <http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Social_network>.
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