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    Social Networking

                     Social  networking  allows  people  with  common  interest  or  activities  to  connect

                     with  each  other.  They  are  an  immense  store  of  knowledge  and  information  as
                     experiences of people from across the world are shared. Students are cautioned

                     to  use these services wisely under parental control. Some of the common social
                     networking sites are:

                        Facebook: It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004. The user
                        can add friends and interact by posting comments, pictures &

                        videos.

                                        Instagram: It is a photo & video sharing social networking site
                                        now owned by Meta originally created by Kevin Systrom and Mike

                                        Krieger in 2010.

                        X (Formerly known as Twitter): It is a social networking site where
                        users post and interact with messages known as posts. These posts

                        can contain text, videos, photos or links. It was launched in 2006.

                                                 YouTube: It is a video sharing site where users can watch,
                                                  share, like, download and upload videos. It was created in

                                                  2005 but Google bought it in 2006.

                         WhatsApp: It is an instant messaging service that allows you to
                         send messages, pictures and videos and even voice recordings over

                         the Internet. It was launched in 2009 and is now owned by Facebook.
                         It is more popular as an app. It was started as an alternative to SMS

                         and became more popular as a messaging app.

                     Other Uses

                     Many services are now provided on the Internet such as online banking, job seeking,

                     online  education,  online  ticket  booking,  hotel  reservations  and  online  storage.
                     Often, these services are either not available offline or cost more.

                     Clickipedia

                       The World Wide Web was developed in 1989 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

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