While social networks may exist in e-mail form such as lists and newsgroups, most people think of social networks being more technologically advanced. Such networks include text, photos, graphics, audio, and video, or a combination of all of these. Describe the benefits and disadvantages of such networks for a social work practitioner or educator. What are the confidential and ethical concerns that could be associated with social networks? On balance would you recommend their use and in what ways? Scholarly references on this 'social work' topic.