Advantages of social networking

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Real-Time Information Sharing
The emergence of the social network in this age of digitalization brought a simple way of disseminating and sharing of information simply and on time. In 1990s people were hardly depending on desktop as the device for internet accessibility, but nowadays due to the innovation of smartphone, tablet and introduction of social networking, people can launch and receive information from different sources clearly and on time. Many social networking sites incorporate an instant messaging feature, which lets people exchange information in real-time via a chat. This is a great feature for teachers to use to facilitate classroom discussions because it lets them utilize the vast store of information available on the Web.



Targeted Advertising
Creation of virtual community through social media, like WhatsApp groups gives an opportunity to people to the accessible way to advertise products and services. Although social media can be used to spread a company's message for free, fee-based advertising options are also available. One of the best aspects of social networking is the ability to deliver your content only to those users with the most potential interest in your product or service. Each social platform offers a line of tools that enable a business to deliver specific content to a very specific target group.
Increased News Cycle Speed
 Social networking has revolutionized the speed of the news cycle. Most news organizations now rely on social media sites to collect and share information. Social media - especially Twitter and Facebook are steadily becoming a mainstream source for breaking news. Today an individual can know, in real time, what is happening throughout the world. This has led to the development of a nearly instantaneous news cycle as everything from terrorist attacks to local car crashes get shared on social media, quickly alerting their intended audience of the event.