Pros and cons of a web2 page

Facebook is an online social networking service. Facebook was founded in February 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with his college room-mates at Harvard University.

• Registering on the site is an easy process.
• It transcends all physical boundaries, and lets you connect with long-lost friends and distant family.
• You can share your thoughts, post photographs and events on a daily basis.
• The site offers you the freedom to choose who you'd like to share your 'updates' with.
• You can stay updated with all the current affairs of the world.
• You can be well informed about what goes on in the lives of the people who are close to you.
• You can interact with people with similar thoughts and ideas across the globe. You can even choose to be a part of groups with people who have a common cause or merely just a similar interest.
• The site provides you with a virtual time-line of your life through your Facebook updates over the years.
• The site gives you an opportunity to express yourself, and  'to be heard.'
• Facebook serves as a platform to message and even video chat with your friends.
• The many online games that are a part of the website, let you unwind and even promote social interaction with their many multi-player functions.
• You can watch and share your favourite videos and photographs.
• You can 'promote' your product or even your updates if you choose to do so with other users.
• You can even organise events, it is an easy process
• Facebook and its features are all free

• Although a lot has been done to improve the site's security, it still has a lot of loopholes.
• Privacy is a major concern for most Facebook users, and you need to take care to see who you share your social feeds with.
• You can be bombarded with updates about things that don't really interest you or are of your concern; these could be updates about your acquaintances or even about the pages that people in your friends list may randomly like which is a major disruption
•  Often there seems to be very little that separates your personal life from your social life.
• There is always the possibility of identity theft on the site.
• There are loads of fake and bogus accounts on the site, with people looking to steal your personal information.
• The games and the site itself can be very addictive.
•  In spite of the many security settings in place, your images can still be misused.
• There have also been several instances of online stalkers.
• The frequent updates can be irritating
• On the rise are a number of commercial adverts on the website, which can be quite annoying, and hampers the overall user experience.

Pros and cons of a web2 page

Twitter is an online social networking service that enables users to send and read ‘tweets’ which are limited to 140 characters.

·  Twitter allows you to follow your favourite celebrities and get the latest news on their everyday lives
· Twitter provides verification of true and false celebrities so you know you are following the real “Celebrity"
· Twitter provides an advertisement for businesses and prompts your company across the world which will increase commercialisation 
· Twitter provides security which only allows your followers to view your page and pictures
· Twitter can be used at home or on the go! Via Ipad, IPod, Tablet, Laptop or computer
· Twitter provides the opportunity to communicate with celebrities by replying to tweets
· Via using your blog you can imbed your twitter profile and increase your followers
·  Twitter is a very simple application to use for social reasons
· Small/Local events can have a higher impact as it gains more awareness and support online through the use of twitter
· Discussions about the 'event' on Social Networks is possible through groups, chats, #hashtags, search and more
· The general population is able to get up-to-date information about the event, quite often faster than they can through National/International Media
·  Tools to help filter, aggregate, and share social media messages in time with delayed/different time-zone broadcasting is under way

 

·   Twitter only allows 140 characters per tweet/post which limits you

·   Twitter is sometimes valued too highly, a very high percentage of teenagers use twitter non-stop preventing their concentration and causing a decline in educational motivation

·    Twitter is highly built around ‘ads’ which is a great frustration and a total annoyance

·    Some reports of bullying have been discovered through the use of this social network

·   With regards to celebrities they are often penalised and written about in the media if they have commented on something over twitter which often causes speculation

·   Time-Zone lag time allows viewing of the event in different time zones to be ruined by fans announcing details online

·     Rumours can develop and spread quicker as well

·   Social Media participation and reactions to re-screenings, coverage, and delayed broadcasting of events is significantly lowered due to the amount of spoilers

·   Events can escalate quickly with many fans jumping on the bandwagon, for better or worse