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THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING ON AMERICAN TEENAGERS

By

Russell Rey D.Quiambao

Ramon Jeremiah S. Sawit

Ronnell Brian G. Dizon

High School Department

Al-Jazeera International School

Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2010


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Abstract

TITLE: THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING TO THE AMERICAN TEENAGERS

RESERCHERS: Russell Rey D. Quiambao

Ramon Jeremiah S. Sawit

Ronnell Brian G. Dizon

PUBLICATION

Date: November 22, 2010

Place: Abqaiq, and Al Khobar

Region: Eastern Province

INSTITUTION

Name: High School Department

Al Jazeera International School Dammam,

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: Reasons why teenagers use social networks in America.

Summary of Findings:

Social Networking, for teenagers is one of the most important things in the world especially

in America. Facebook is the number one social networking sites in America. Over five hundred

million teenagers use Facebook globally. Social networks are like cobwebs connecting people to

people. You can meet friends, old friends, even new friends, without it there would be no

connection to the world.

Specifically, the study sought answers to the following questions:

1. What is Social Networking?2. What are the most used social networking sites in the United States of America?3. What is the importance of social networking to American teenagers?4. What are the effects of social networking on American teenagers?5. How can we lessen the use of social networking?


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Findings:

The study revealed the following findings:

1. The number of social networks has doubled since 2007 and still increasing in a rapid

rate.

2. Facebook is the number one leading site in America.

3. Eighty three percent of the online community knows Facebook.

4. Eighty four percent of the teenagers in America are users in social networks.

5. Users log in at an average of twice a day.

6. Ninety percent of teenagers know at least one social network.

7. America has all the websites that you can find.

8. Over five hundred million teenagers using Facebook.

9. American teenagers use a lot of social networking sites in one day.

10. At least one out of three slows down their usage when compared to first use.

11. Mark Zuckerberg is the richest teenager in the world.

12. Teenagers are easily addicted to social networks.

13. Some criminals use social networks to search for victims.


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Recommendations:

1. Do not become addicted to social networking.

2. Do more outdoor activities rather than spend most of the time using social networks.

3. Only connect with your friends and people that you know.


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Acknowledgment

This research project would not have been possible without the help of our God Almighty by

giving the authors wisdom, knowledge, and also the support that they have received from the

people around them.

The authors would also like to thank Mrs. Suteliza Millendez, their school English teacher, who

was profusely helpful and offered invaluable advise, guidance, and support.

Gratitude is also due to the fourth year Success and Wisdom, the Ministry and the School

Faculty for their knowledge and assistance throughout the research. The authors wish to express

their love and gratitude to their beloved families, for their understanding and endless love

through the duration of their studies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACTi


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..ii

TABLE OF CONTENTSiii

Chapter

1. The Problem and Its Background

Introduction.1

Background of study2

Setting Of the Study.3

Statement of the Problem.4

Significances of the Study5

Definition of Terms..6

2. Methodology

..

3. Presentation, Anlaysis and Interpretation of

data..

4. Summary of Findings, Conclusions andRecommendations.

Recommendations..

Summary of Findings ....

Conclusion..

5. Bibliography

...


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Chapter 1

THE PROBLEM

Introduction

The number of social networks increases rapidly. The users, mainly teenagers, are easily

addicted to social networks. They think of social networks as virtual worlds where they can do

whatever they can and see whoever they want. They do not realize the effects it would have upon

them. Some become very addicted that they never leave their computers or will become restless

all the time. Since the number of social networks doubled since 2007, more and more teenagers

become users of these social networking sites, i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Multiply, etc.


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Background

This topic was chosen because to be investigated for various reasons. While there are

thousands of users and social networking sites, many become addicted to them. As they become

addicted to social networking, they feel less enthusiasm on doing outdoor activities.

Adolescence is a time when ordinary levels of stress are heightened by physical,

psychological, emotional, and social changes. Because of stress, they have a need of social

closeness. They want to have more people and friends that they could keep in touch with. They

use social networks because of this reason, they want to have friends that are far from them and

try to feel what they feel. Social networking is a refuge from them where they can be away from

the outside world.

Setting

The authors started working on this research project at school. Then they moved on to

their houses were they searched the internet for information and facts about the research, namely

Social Networking.


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Statement of the Problem

The reasons why teenagers use social networks in America in a addicted fashion.

This study aimed to inform and make people aware of the reasons why teenagers use

social network, how social networks take up most of the time: to show students, teenagers and

the society that social networking is not the only way to meet new people.

Specifically, the study sought answers to the following questions:

1. What is Social Networking?

2. What are the most used social networking sites in the United States of America?

3. What is the importance of social networking to American teenagers?

4. What are the effects of social networking on American teenagers?

5. How can we lessen the use of social networking?


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Significance of the Study

Social networks are used by eighty four percent of

Chapter 2


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METHODOLOGY

Chapter 3

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA


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What is Social Networking? A social network is a social structure made up of individuals (or

organizations) called "nodes", which are tied (connected) by one or more specific types

ofinterdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange,

dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.

Social network analysis views social relationships in terms of network theory consisting

ofnodes and ties. Nodes are the individual actors within the networks, and ties are the

relationships between the actors. The resulting graph-based structures are often very complex.

There can be many kinds of ties between the nodes. Research in a number of academic fields has

shown that social networks operate on many levels, from families up to the level of nations, and

play a critical role in determining the way problems are solved, organizations are run, and the

degree to which individuals succeed in achieving their goals.

Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow computer

science students Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. The website's

membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but was expanded to other

colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and Stanford University. It gradually added support

for students at various other universities before opening to high school students, and, finally, to

anyone aged 13 and over.

Facebook has met with some controversy. It has been blocked intermittently in several countries

including Pakistan, Syria, the People's Republic of China, Vietnam, Iran, Uzbekistan and North


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Korea. It has also been banned at many places of work to discourage employees from wasting

time using the service. Facebook's privacy has also been an issue, and the safety of their users

has been compromised several times. Facebook settled a lawsuit regarding claims over source

code and intellectual property. In the movie the social network it shows how Facebook was

created. Facebook was mixed with Friendster and MySpace. It was supposed to be named for

Harvard but it was first called The Facebook but Marks team disagree so they called it

Facebook. It all started at Harvard then it spread at California then went to London then scattered

around the world. Facebook became rich because of the advertisements that are being shown at

side of the Facebook page whenever you join a club they become rich because the owners of the

advertisement pay half a million bucks to the owner of the Facebook and signed by the CFO of

Facebook. The advertisements used are banners, marketing, and games. It was founded in

Cambridge Massachusetts at Harvard University and it was launched on February 4,

2004. Facebook has over 1700+ employees and has over 800 million US Dollars.

MySpace, Tom Anderson the creator of MySpace, the online social hub that's been fighting to

stay relevant in the age of Facebook and Twitter, is overhauling its image and its website into an

entertainment destination for its mostly younger audience.

The social-networking pioneer, which was among the top Internet sites just a few years ago, now

it has its sights set decidedly lower. Starting Wednesday and over the next month, MySpace will

be re launching its site to focus on giving users more ways to consume music, videos and

celebrity gossip.


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Entertainment has long been central to the MySpace experience, but over the years the site was

also pulled in different directions as it dabbled in classifieds, job ads and even user reviews in a

partnership with Citysearch as it pushed to become a social portal for the Web. It didn't work out,

and Facebook is now emerging as that portal. It was founded in Santa Monica, California and it

was launched on August 2003. MySpace has over 1000 employees and has 385 million US

Dollars.

What are the most used Social Networking Sites in the United States of America? Nowadays

Social Networking is the most popular and easiest way to communicate with people they may or

may not know.

The first on the top three lists on Social Networking is Facebook, created by a Harvard student,

Mark Zuckerberg. It has over five hundred million active users around the world. Facebook is

way different from the other Social Networking sites, because with just a click, you can meet

almost fifty percent of our population in this world. Aside from that, you can play games like

Mafia Wars, Pet Society, Crime City, Keyboard Smash and the most popular game on Facebook,

Farmville, and many more.

Second is Myspace, created by eUniverse. It has over two hundred million active users around

the world. Myspace is a blog site, you can share your blurbs like about me and who Id like to

meet section. Below the users Myspace page is the comments section, wherein the users

friends may leave comments for all viewers to read.

The last one is LinkedIn, a business-oriented social networking site. It is mainly used for


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professional networking. It has more than seventy five million registered users, spanning more

than 200 countries and territories around the world. The purpose of this site is to allow registered

users to maintain a list of contact details of people they know and trust in business. The people in

the list are called connections.

Chapter 4

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION

The objective of the study was to all the people of American teenagers that they must

control themselves so that they would know more on what they are doing on their social time and

must be careful on what they do.

Specifically, the study sought to answer the following questions:

1. What is Social Networking?

2. What are the most used social networking sites in the United States of

America?


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3. What is the importance of social networking to American teenagers?

4. What are the effects of social networking on American teenagers?

5. How can we lessen the use of social networking?

Summary of Findings

The study yielded the following findings:

1. Social networking is used to meet new friends, old friends, find a

business, likes and dislikes, and a social hub.

2. Now Facebook is mostly used in America and also tumbler, and twitter.

Conclusions

From the finds of the study the following conclusions are drawn:

1. I therefore conclude that without Social hubs or networking we would

not know what is the new faces of your old friends what is their status, and

etc.

2. Until now Facebook is more used by the American teenagers.


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Recommendations

Based on the results of the study, the following recommendations are hereby advanced:

1. That we must continue on discovering things that social networking

sites can help for a better future for all.

2. Do not get too addicted in social network games because it can

destroy your reputation to others.

Chapter 5

Bibliography

Internet:

www.yahoo.com

www.wikipedia.com

Movie:


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Fincher, David. The Social Network. Released, 2010.

Books:

yan ang lahat pero may kulang pa ang chapter 3, 4, and1, and 2

sa chapter 1 anu yung Significance of the study, and Definition of terms, under sa Definition of

terms dapat may word may refers to, pertains to.

sa chapter 2 rin anu kung paano namin na combine yung data.

sa chapter 3 kung meron kang presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data. ilagay mo

aayusin namin yun. lub you at sa bibliography tuong na lang ng konti.

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