Ngô Quyền High School

Topic: Online Friendship

Đức Đinh Nam (Editor,Presenter)
Vũ Duy Chiến (Baloon)
Bùi Nhật Anh
Nghiêm Phương Thảo(Presenter)
Trần Ngọc Phương Uyên

Class: 11B5
Group: 2
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 What is an online friendship ?
• A person you know exclusively through the Internet (which
includes social networking sites like Facebook, Instagram,
and Pinterest) or email and will rarely, if ever, meet is
considered an online friend.

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 Background of the topic
• The most commonly internet user is 20-24 years old (over ¼).
The proportion of men and women using the Internet is
relatively balanced in the age group of 15-19, but the older
proportion of females,the fewer of them use the Internet.
Most social networking users are aged between 15 and 29
years old

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 Main points
• 4 Ways Of Making Good Friendships
Online
• Advantages of having an online
friendship
• Disadvantages of having an online
friendship

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 4 Ways Of Making Good Friendships
Online

1. Twitter

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2. Online Chats

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3. Emails/Volunteering

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4. Online Communities/Forums

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 1.What is the Advantages of having an
online friend ?
• They can be anywhere in the world.
• You don't have to be in the same room, let alone the same country as each
other.
• You don't have to smell, see, hear them if you don't want to (which is
especially good in the case of smelly feet etc)
• They can be any age, race, sex, size, appearance and it just doesn't matter
with a computer in between you
• You often get closer emotionally to online friends because email encourages
you to say what you really feel, think etc.
• It is easy to end the conversation when you have had enough (fake a power
cut if you have to)

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 The Disadvantages
• You can't be close to them physically, you can't hug/hold hands etc
• You can't go out for a drink, swim, pub crawl, game, etc with them easily or
spontaneously
• You don't really know for sure they are who they say they are (They could
have hair growing out of their nose for all you know!! see above)
• You can find some pretty strange people online (hmm)
• It can be frustrating to communicate without body language to help put
things into context (Was that sarcasm, or did she really mean she is "sure I
am lovely?!")
• Safety always has to be a consideration, not knowing who someone is can be
fun, but there is always a chance you are talking to your local Ax Murderer)
• It is too easy to feel like you are 'falling in love' with someone online (while
that feeling can be fun, it is not particularly healthy!)
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