Question

A. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
1. Social networking implies the use of internet programs to make
connections with friends, family, classmates, customers and clients. Social
networking can occur for social or business purposes through sites such as
Facebook, Twitter LinkedIn, etc. Social networks are as old as the internet
technology that was first developed in the 1960s. After 2003, the social
networks became very popular. Currently, internet users have more than
two hundred social networks to choose from.
2. Social networking has many advantages. The biggest advantage is that
you can stay in touch with your friends and family from all around the
world. These social networks can be used to improve our social
awareness Students can explore topics that they are interested in by using
online social networking. This can be done by interacting with people from
different parts of the world. Teachers, students and professionals can also
create discussion forums, or write blogs and posts to explore different and
wide-ranging topics
3. Social networking takes place online where people meet and share ideas
and experiences. Many companies use social networks such as Twitter and
Facebook to connect with customers and clients. This can create
opportunities for relationship-building, brand-building, publicity and
promotions
4 However there are several disadvantages of social networking sites as
well. Cybercrime and cyber bullying? have increased because it is hard to
identify the offender and it is almost impossible to keep full-time
surveillance in such a wide network. As people spend more time on social
networking sites, they experience less face-to-face interaction which also
makes them more dependent on devices. Addiction to online networking is
yet another disadvantage Fifty per cent of people between the age of 25
and 35 years admitted that they are so attached to social networks that
py even use them during working
hours.
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A.1. Answer the following questions very briefly.

1. When did social networking take off?​

Answer 1

Answer:

It took of when I was not born