NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 2012 LIFE ORIENTATION COMMON ASSESSMENT TASK SECTION A: LEARNER BOOKLET SECTION A Social Media: The Individual and Society We live in an increasingly technological world. Individuals communicate via cellphone and...
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NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 2012 LIFE ORIENTATION COMMON ASSESSMENT TASK SECTION A: LEARNER BOOKLET SECTION A Social Media: The Individual and Society We live in an increasingly technological world. Individuals communicate via cellphone and computer. The Internet is an unregulated and frequently unmediated environment – which is both a strength and a weakness. It is a strength because it promotes freedom of speech and expression and is a weakness as it can open the door to inappropriate content and behaviour. The nature of the Internet has encouraged the development of online social networking. The existence of social networks challenges the individual to re-examine essential rights and freedoms, values and attitudes and how these could be affected within the fast-paced changing world of technology. Terminology Social Network Sites Social network sites are web-based services that allow individuals to (1) create a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system such as
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