Exam 9: Social Networking

Emarketer estimates the number of social network users worldwide to be 1.43 billion in 2012.

The goal of viral marketing is to spread rumors and innuendo about a rival's product that will hurt its image.

Averaged across all ages, U.S. males spend over 6 hours per month on social networking sites.

Cyberstalking can escalate into physical stalking and even physical assault.

A(n) is a shared multimedia, computer-generated environment in which users, represented by avatars, can act, communicate, create, retain ownership of what they create, and exchange assets.

As of April 2013, states have enacted laws to curb cyberbullying by calling on schools districts to develop policies regarding cyberbullying and punishment.

Laws prohibiting the use of social networks by registered sex offenders violate the of the sex offenders.

Discuss how social networking Web sites manage the uploading of inappropriate material.

The goal of the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act is to provide law enforcement and citizens with the location of all sex offenders in the community.

The federal law protects children against online stalking by making it a federal crime to communicate with any person with the intent to solicit or entice a child into unlawful sexual activity.

The recommended approach to put an end to cyberstalking is to insist that the cyberstalker meet face-to-face with the victim to talk things out.

Briefly discuss some of the things that avatars can do in an online virtual world.

MySpace is the most popular social network destination worldwide.

is a social networking site where entrepreneurs and small-business people collaborate to help each other to succeed.

While using social networks as part of the hiring process, employers can .

Most social networking Web sites have policies against uploading videos depicting .

On many social shopping Web sites, users can offer on other members' purchases or potential purchases.

There are a number of ethical issues associated with using social network advertising to send messages to an individual's network of friends.

typically involves the use of social networks to communicate and promote the benefits of products and services.

provide a huge online world in which players take on the role of a character and control that character's action.