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In a social networking site or app, users create their profile by uploading certain basic information about
                  themselves. It may be possible that the people connected with each other on social media may not know
                  each other personally.







































                  Because of the impact of Social Network people can easily connect with their friends, acquaintances etc.
                  who stay at distant places. It allows people to share informative content and also allows businesses and
                  employees to connect to customers and employers.

                  Besides its positives it has also become a means of spreading negatives such as fake news, inaccurate
                  information, defaming an individual etc.
                  As social media users we should properly see through the information before sharing and believing.

                  l    Post: To put up pictures, messages, status updates for others to view.
                  l    Trend: Most popular topics on a social media are referred as ‘Trends’; especially on Twitter.
                  l    Comments: It means to express one’s opinion on a picture or message that has been posted by
                       someone.
                  l    Share: To rebroadcast a post, already being broadcasted by someone, to your contacts.
                  l    Like:  To  ‘Like’  something  means  that  one  is  appreciating,  agreeing  with  or  finding  something
                       interesting, which has been uploaded by some other person on the same social media group.
                  l    Follow: It means to keep track of all latest posts of someone which is in knowledge of the person
                       who is being followed.












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