by keith thomas https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1 en-us 2013-05-15 12:15:58 UTC 2013-06-07 12:41:59 UTC hello@padlet.com Social networking sites spread information faster than any other media. Over 50% of people learn about breaking news on social media. kthomas33459 https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9940864 2013-05-15 12:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9940864 Social media enables the spread of unreliable and false information. 49.1% of people have heard false news via social media.  kthomas33459 https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9940884 2013-05-15 12:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9940884 Law enforcement uses social networking sites to catch and prosecute criminals. 67% of federal, state, and local law enforcement professionals surveyed think "social media helps solve crimes more quickly."  kthomas33459 https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9940895 2013-05-15 12:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9940895 Social networking sites lack privacy and expose users to government and corporate intrusions. 13 million users said they had not set or did not know about Facebook's privacy settings and 28% shared all or nearly all of their posts publicly.  kthomas33459 https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9940910 2013-05-15 12:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9940910 Students who are heavy social media users tend to have lower grades. Students who use social media had an average GPA of 3.06 while non-users had an average GPA of 3.82 and students who used social networking sites while studying scored 20% lower on tests.  kthomas33459 https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9986313 2013-05-16 11:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9986313 Social networking sites help students do better at school. 59% of students with access to the Internet report that they use social networking sites to discuss educational topics and 50% use the sites to talk about school assignments. kthomas33459 https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9986332 2013-05-16 12:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9986332 Social networking kthomas33459 https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9986548 2013-05-16 12:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas33459/5i639yxlq1/wish/9986548