9 класс. Английский язык. ОГЭ. Демоверсия 2016 года. Вариант 2
9 класс. Английский язык. ОГЭ. Демоверсия 2016 года. Вариант 2
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Online social networking is а 21st century phenomenon. Today, in the second decade of the
century, internet service is widely availahle throughout the world and relatively affordahle (even if
someone doesn't have his or her own computer, internet cafes are everywhere). This has made it
possihle for online social networking to become а central part of many people's lives.
Though not the first service, Facebook is probahly the most famous and most widely used of all
the services. Ву July 2011, Facebook had more than 750 million active users. Facebook was
launched in 2004 Ьу Mark Zuckerberg and several of his college roommates and fellow students at
Harvard University in the United States. The site allows "friends" to share what they're doing at
any single moment, play games, post photos, and wish each other Нарру Birthday. For many people,
it's hard to imagine what life was like before Facebook.
But of course Facebook is not the only social networking site. А number of countries have
developed their own sites, for example Vkontakte in Russia. Ву early 2011, Vkontakte had around
18
135 million accounts. The site was launched in 2006 Ьу Pavel Durov, а graduate of St. Petersburg
State University. Vkontakte is quite similar to Facebook but has one advantage: it uses а special
technology allowing users to share larger files. Unfortunately, Vkontakte has had repeated
prohlems with spam.
There is no doubt that social networking is here to stay. But not everyone agrees about its
benefits to society. Academic researchers are now studying how these sites are influencing
important areas of society, such as identity, privacy, youth culture and education. The technology
continues to develop, with "real-time web" and GPS tracking making it possiЬle to locate our
friends, and Ье located, anytime, anywhere. Of course, this information may also become known
to marketers and hackers.
Like anything, social networking can Ье used for either good or bad. Sadly, online bullying is
relatively common (this is when one person spreads cruel or untrue stories about another person).
But on а more positive note, social networking tools have played an important role in international
political events. In the winter of 2011, young Egyptians used Facebook and other services to plan
their protests and share news not only with each other, but with the world.
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