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There is a myriad of blog sites that cater to the hottest buzz in the cyber world- the social web. Here is our list of the top 10 social web blog sites.

1. 1000 Heads

This blog site focuses on marketing within the context of European setting though it also provides a clear perspective of marketing in general terms. Molly Flatt’s group provides an intelligent treatise of social web from the perspective of first hand experiences of a marketing company.

2. Apophenia

Danah Boyd consistently studies and researches about the human elements of social web. Of late, she has been focusing on young adults and teenagers. It is highly recommended that one reads her archives of interesting and useful articles.

3. Beth’s Blog

This blog site is not only for the big business and corporate geeks. Beth provides a collection of practical and useful information at how we can use them for non-profit undertakings.

4. Carnage4Life

This blog site provides a structured analysis of the developments and advancements in the Web by a professional Microsoft programmer. The more recent posts in these blog focus on the Google wave, RSS bandit ribbon and Twitter.

5. FactoryCity

Chris Messina has been very active in forging a more open and liberal approach to the social web. One can distinctively discover the engaging character of his blog. It serves as the window for the ideas, challenges and modern technologies that are associated with the web’s strong potential as a user-based application.

Facebook is a social network used by 600 million cyborgs worldwide. Many cyborgs become addicted to this social networking site, spending hours on it. Although it serves to connect friends and family, many abuse the privileges for other purposes. They add strangers who can help them advance in their favorite game and they could add stars, who may or may not be the person they say they are. Here are the top 10 reasons cyborgs should delete and not to use Facebook.

1. Identity Theft:

Try searching for Barak Obama or Britney Spears and you will find not one, not two but infinite number of celebrities with the same pictures and with the same personal information. Identity theft is on the rise and we could see that just by searching celebrities. There is no stopping cyborgs from taking personal information from your wall and adding a fake account with your picture. As such, one should delete or not use Facebook if they do not want their information being copied and taken for granted.

2. It is not safe:

Although Facebook has tried to keep children under 13 off of Facebook, they have failed. Increasingly there are children under the age of 13 who utilize Facebook and create fake accounts which may or may not be noticeable by the Facebook crew. Secondly, Facebook says it believes in protecting the privacy of its users. In reality, everything one posts on Facebook is the property of Facebook. There is a high risk of personal information being sent to third parties for “research purposes”. If you don’t want your personal information being sent to third parties and for Facebook to have rights to your property, don’t use it and delete it.

3. Snooping:

On this social networking site, you have people snooping into your life, friends and non-friends. Co-workers who may know your friend or family member may see a picture of you smoking or drinking excessively. When you post or upload something to Facebook, it becomes public. No one posts for themselves. Your friend today may be your enemy tomorrow. For example, you may not be on the Google search engine, but the group you are part of is. Any pictures on the group may be seen and searched by everyone including your prospective employers. So do yourself a favour and do not use Facebook and delete it.

4. Cyber bullying is increasing:

I cannot count the numerous times cyber bullying has occurred on Facebook. If an account is hacked into, messages such as “I am gay” can pop up on the status, humiliating the user and sometimes shunning them amongst their friends. Worse is when a cyborg uses a photo of someone, edits it with the intent to make fun of a group or individual. There have been various incidents where an individual was tagged as a derogatory term in a group picture taken at a mutual event. It took Facebook 2 weeks to delete the picture and they still refused to take away the person’s privileges away after violating the terms and uses. There is nothing standing in the way of that individual from posting the photo and tagging it again. As Facebook is unsafe, one should also delete it and not use it.

5. Viruses:

Viruses are easily transmitted on Facebook. There have been times where a friend sends you a message with a link that has a viral effect on your computer. Other times, friends, whose account is hacked, is able to post on your wall telling you and your friends of an intriguing news report. If viruses are able to hit and multiply on Facebook, the site is not safe. If you want to eliminate the chances of viruses, do not add Facebook or delete it.

The world has had to tackle several social issues, and it would be interesting to list the top ten social issues that have hit humanity. In this way, we can analyze where we are heading towards. With this brief introduction we shall now proceed to look into the top ten social issues that have made an impact on this entire world.

1. Obesity:
Strategic focus: Health
Obesity has been on the rise in these modern times. The number of overweight people as well as obese people seems to have increased from the survey that was conducted back in the year 2002. This issue is attributed to the nature of most jobs and the food pattern that is currently in action in our busy society. Unhealthy food habits along with less dedication to workouts have resulted in this obesity problem.

2. Smoking:
Strategic focus: Health
The percentage of smokers has fallen from about 26.5% in the year 1998 to about 20.8% as observed in a survey that was conducted in the year 2006. As the laws get tougher on smokers, it seems people seem to be quitting this deadly habit.

3. Youth Alcohol Usage:
Strategic focus: Health
Among the twelfth graders in one survey, about 49% were found to have consumed alcohol a month before the survey was taken. The worst part of this is that the many parents are unaware of it. In fact, most of the parents don’t seem to have clear and personal talks with their children. This is considered to be one of the big reasons why these youngsters have been pulled into alcohol and drugs.

4. Transportation:
Strategic focus: Self-sufficiency
Transportation has often been one of the needs that cannot be met for people who live in poverty. This can make the situation worse.

5. Poverty:
Strategic focus: Self-sufficiency
Midland has recorded the highest number of people who are subject to poverty. The number of deaths due to poverty has seen an exponential rise and the measures taken against the same seem to be moving at a snail pace while the poverty is galloping ahead. This is one social issue that requires immediate attention since the lives of many poverty-struck villages are at bay.