Social Networking Sites as Investigative Tool
Social networking sites like Facebook are becoming a part of many people's everyday lives, and some of these people are using them in innovative ways that are helping law enforcement to solve crimes. Authorities have noticed that citizens are taking the initiative in creating pages asking for public help in flushing out clues to solve crimes. If you type "help find" into the Facebook search bar, dozens of pages dedicated to locating missing people pop up.
For example, when Miranda Hemphill, 13, went missing in October her father created a YouTube video asking for her return, and friends used her missing-person flier as their profile picture to try to reach as many people as possible. Law enforcement officials suggest that people who want to create pages like this should check with detectives first so that important and sensitive information is not inadvertently leaked.
As we’ve seen in Second Life, people are absolutely willing to exchange real-life dollars for virtual accessories and karma. Users vest a good part of their identity into their chosen social sites, so monetization possibilities abound; letting users buy little things that make their virtual live better, or more rich makes these sites fun. Indeed, I think fun is they key part – people don’t want to pay to use social networking sites, they want to pay to make their experience better. I believe we’ll be seeing a lot more of this in the future.
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