5 Things You Should Never Do On A Social Network

The social network has risen to become a part of social life in the 21st century.It serves each user a faster and easier medium to keep in touch with loved ones as well as strangers from distant places.

Social networking is a medium of interactive communication between people connected on a social networking site.A social network has often been referred to as a modern version of real-life chats.

Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Eskimi, Palmchat,2go connects users from different places on a chat platform.

Here are some right reasons why people join a social networking site

• To make new friends
• To keep in touch with loved ones
• To share Ideas.
• To promote a business or organization
• To get a solution to a problem by meeting an online counselor.
• To keep updated with news and recent happenings with the locale and around the world.
• To fill up leisure hours.
• To find entertaining content.

Along with these numerous uses of a social networking site are several risks involved with the use of a social network.

• Privacy Risks

 A good reputation can be lost on a social network by the invasion of personal information by scammers.Scammers hack a users account and post certain things that might ruin a person image.In other cases they can use it to blackmail the individual, requesting a favor in order to return such account to the owner.

Users on a social network are anonymous.A scammer can adopt the personality of a business tycoon and dupe money from people who believe his scheme.

• Addiction

Sharing in conversations on a social network can really be fun and exciting.However, you can easily get addicted to staying online even when there are few friends online.For students, it could be a huge distraction from school work which in turn results in poor grades.Parents are advised to monitor their child's use of a social network.

You can minimize addiction to your mobile phone by simply staying away from social media.

• Adult Content 

Some sexually immoral users could post contents that arouse sexual interest in readers, this being especially dangerous to teens on the social networking site. Increase in the number of teenage sexual relationship has been relatively attributed to the use of a social networking site.

Trends such as gambling are also promoted on a social network site.

A social network can be a real asset when used for the right purpose but can also pose a potential danger to users who are ignorant.

5 Things You Should Never Do On A Social Network

• Never share any information that you intend to keep private on a social network.Do not share your contact information with strangers.
• Keep your login information safe.Do not disclose your password to anyone.
• Do not be carried hither tither by any information you find on a social network. Remember some users carry rumors and could post anything just to get your interest.
• Never assume that you are in another world when you are on a social network.Create a real picture of yourself, you never know when your boss or a family member might come across your feeds.
• Never start a chat with anyone you wouldn't want to associate with in real life.

Rounding Up

Being social network smart can guarantee your safety as well as the fun of using a social network site. So play safe and make the most of social media.