Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Tutorial 6

www.bebo.com
bebo is a social networking site that is used by people of the age of 13 years plus. People use to to keep in contact with there friends and family or it is even used to meet knew people. It has been around since 2005 and can be used in many countries.
To be a member on bebo you have to create your own profile. This can include things about yourself and photos. People leave comments on people pages to communicate with them. Comments can also be sent privately so this is not visible to everyone.
bebo can be a safe site if you keep control of your profile and who you are adding as a friend. Your file can be restricted to your friends only so random people can to view your page. You have to expcet people before they they will be added as a friend. If this is not monitored correctly by the person they may end up with unwanted comments.
All kinds of things are talked about on bebo and is used for advertising a lot these days. For example NZ Army has a profile to gain recruits.
As this community is not monitored people can receive very unappropriated messages. If this was monintored it would be more appropiate for younger people. This website would be a lot safer for people to use if it was monitored.
bebo compliments real life communities.
Can provide information about people
Can provide connections over great distances instantly
Ability to connect with people of similar interests/needs/ concerns

Check it out
www.bebo.com

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