Private social media is any social space or networking engine that allowing users to communicate with whom they want to communicate, without sharing information with the general public. In these private forums, people communicate with their families and friends or like-minded people. In private social media, the information about its users or any personal data provided is also kept private and not share with other users.
There are many advantages to using private social media
Communication
It’s is a great way of communication, a few years back when social media was not as popular among people communicating across the country or seas was not that easy. If someone would have traveled abroad with their busy lives and expensive calls it was very hard to keep in touch with people apart from your immediate relatives.
Now social media has given people a platform to keep in touch with their school friends, college friends, distant relatives, and even neighbors whom they would not have been able to call otherwise. Now people can stay in touch with whomever they want to stay in touch no matter where they live or how often they travel. Social media, unlike phones, are constant even if you move countries.
Recruitments
Nowadays businesses use private forms of social media to take interviews, even if they are recruiting someone from across the country or border.
They do not actually have to call someone in and pay for their trip only to find out they do not want to recruit that individual, but they take first interviews over a medium like Skype and then decide if they want to hire or call that individual for further interview.
Expression
Social media has made it very easy for people to express their likes and dislikes, which otherwise was hard for many people. People who are actually very shy or socially disconnected they can still express themselves on these mediums.
Social circle
People can build their own social circles on these private social media by finding like-minded people and interacting with them. It is also helpful for someone who lives in an area where he/she find it hard to know someone with the same interests or thinking, or the individual is new to the area, he /she can just search on social platforms for people nearby with the same interests or make he/her own form to gather like-minded people.
Social media has brought people together, an individual now may not feel all lonely and disconnected from the world as people might have felt before the social networking period.
Increase visibility
Private social networks have increased the visibility of family and friends who are on the same platform. You can see what your friends are doing, what is your family been up to.
You open your site and there is a whole lot of new dimension, with someone sharing the news of their engagement or a new arrival or if someone is ill or has got a new job or if someone has just gone out. This makes you more aware of your family and friends
Reminders
Some social networking sites even give you a reminder on your family and friend’s birthday, which has made it easy to wish your loved ones on time.
Data protection
Private networking sites protect your private information and keep your data safe. Some networks even provide you safe storage space to keep your documents and photos safe for as long as you want.
Education
Social media has helped people educate themselves as well, you learn something from others, there are these private forums where people from the same school discuss their homework and assignments. You can communicate with your tutors online.
Entrepreneurs
Social media has helped so many entrepreneurs to build up their businesses; people post all sorts of services and products online.
There are some social networking sites like EE Stone that have provided entrepreneurs a platform to offer a service and in return get paid via their safe payment platform making the whole experience safe for both parties.
Platforms like that have helped many people to start small businesses and provide digital services from home as part-time or full-time work. These platforms have proving to be the most important medium for so many successful businessmen.
Share your experience
Individuals share their own experiences on social media regarding how they have succeeded in their careers etc.
People share experiences of other businesses they have dealt with like they give reviews on their experience of working with the company or using a phone of certain companies or what their experience was like to go to a certain local restaurant. These experiences help others educated on so many aspects of life.
With all the advantages come the disadvantages too
Cyberbullying
So many young people have been victims of cyberbullying. People who do not have enough courage to say something to someone’s on their faces would say hurtful things not actually realizing what effect it may have on the person they are bullying.
And the worst part is that they can bully someone without even revealing their true identity knowing they would not be questioned or confronted.
Identity theft
With all the information on the Web, it is easy for someone to steal your identity. Even with private networking sites, you make new friends without actually knowing them in their real life, and he/she could be an impostor.
And even if you do not add someone, still account can be hacked and information can be leaked.
Disconnection with real life.
Some people get so used to talking to friends on social media that they don’t bother talking to people around them, young kids don’t have proper relationships with their siblings or parents, which is not good for their social life.
Sharing information with unknown people
Sometimes people end up sharing information with someone they have just met online and they could use that information however they want, which is not always harmless. So people should be more careful about whom they want to share their information with.