Mark Scheme for Social Networking Essay

Mark Scheme, November 2010, Paper 13

Key words are ‘Account for’ and ‘popularity’ and ‘social networking sites’.

• These sites and similar (MySpace, FriendFinder and Classmates) attract millions of internet users. 

• The sites are user friendly and relatively easy to navigate.

• They enable people to meet new people online without geographical restriction. Existing networkers place information about themselves on the relevant site so that other members who contact them have some idea about their new ‘friends’.

• They are also a suitable vehicle for finding old friends.

• Most are free of charge but users may have to register and create a personal profile or online webpage before being allowed to contact other networking members.

Note: Do not blindly copy passages from the internet without checking on the performance criteria for your essays. Refer closely to the standards as set by Cambridge International Examinations.

References: 
http://www.gev.com/2011/04/popularity-of-social-networking-sites-3/
http://www.alevelhelp.com/2011/12/account-for-the-popularity-of-social-networking-sites/