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The article is devoted to the topical issues of the research of the social networks potential. The author turns to the description of the social networks actions, their possibilities, resources and dangers to the development of the person. Social networks are understood as a social mechanism, a mechanism of social interaction which is adequate to modern social development. While describing the potential of social networks, the author considers the educational context of the network action.