Because of this, there has been a massive effect on the amount of socialising between friends and family; using technology in online social messaging websites such as Bebo, MSN, Facebook and many more. Through these social messaging websites, more and more people can interact with their friends and family all over the world. An expert professor David Crystal has supported the idea of web-based messages and disagrees with the view that slang and contractions leads to a lower English standard of language. Although this is a benefit to most people, it has been abused by some people by overusing it and different ‘language’ while typing, which cause differentiation in the way we speak and the way we write. The
Introduction/Background In today’s society, the realities of the virtual world and the real world have merged. With increasing innovations in technology, the virtual world has become the new and popular space to conduct businesses, network and even dating. Some people are even getting married online, using websites such as Second Life to do so. Technology can impact real world relationships, both negatively and positively, and the divide between the virtual world and the real world is narrowing. Understanding how to best use both the real world and the virtual landscape could help strengthen our current relationships, whilst paving the way for new ones.
In Josh Roses’: How social media is having a positive impact on our culture, in Current Issues Page.612. Josh states, “I recently asked the question to my face book friends: “Twitter, Face book, Foursquare … is all of this making you feel closer to the people or farther away?” There would be a lot different responses because some people might agree and say that it does bring me closer to people and other might say no, it keeps us farther away from people of our age. I see people intertwining with the use of social media in and out on a daily basis to keep up with life. The use of social media technology is also being used in the education world and is becoming increasingly more normal in classrooms all across our country. There are handful of benefits behind the use of social media in an educational system.
Video Case Assignment #2 Questions Questions: 1. a. Some advantages of an online survey of a cross section of Internet households are lower costs, instant results, instant updates, and better responses. The disadvantages are that not all households have Internet access, if the survey is sent via email, it may be considered junk mail. Also, some people just fill out the surveys to get the promotional offer and will just fill out anything. The disadvantages in not being able to reach as many individuals due to lack of internet or lack of email accessibility, provides major negative impacts for research.
In other words, as we get older, we have a harder time with distractions online with the Internet, Facebook, and such. Finally, some people say that using Google will make a person stupid, which is true for some, but others like me, actually use it for research and to learn as well. Experienced Internet users actually showed increased brain activity, with more advanced decision-making skills and complex reasoning. In simple terms, the inexperienced Internet users lagged behind. This is either a win or lose for using Google, it help some, but also fails others.
The nineties gave way to a different perception and that people believed it was ok and the norm of the day to be single to have close friends. The latest era has opened our mind to the new possibilities, you can tweet your inner most thoughts and feelings, post your wants and desires and tell everyone on your friend list how your daily life is going. All of the networking sites have made it easier to tells everyone how you are feeling. They have also allowed us to keep in touch or reconnect with long distance family and friends. Rarely does someone pick up the phone and call their friend to vent about a bad day.
For quite some time, the talk has been that social networking is viewed as unnecessary. Social networking seems uncalled for by others, yet over the years it has become more prevalent. In today’s society, many people have chosen to become more involved with online interaction whether it was personal or business. The problem lies in the difference of social networking being considered a friend or a foe. How is it beneficial to today’s way in life?
A wider variety of friends, from all over the world can easily be gained. Positive interactions can help build self-confidence. Dating sites such as eHarmony make dating a lot easier. Years ago, couples would pour out their emotions on love letters, phone calls, and in person. Today, the meaning of communication has completely changed.
At least 75% of the subjects gave the wrong answer to at least one question, although experimental error may have had some influence on this figure. There was no doubt, however, that peer pressure can cause conformity. It was debated whether this is because people disbelieve the evidence of their own eyes or if it was just compliance, that people hide their opinions. Follow ups to the Asch Experiment showed that the number of dissenting voices made a difference to the results, as did the forcefulness of the confederates. One incorrect confederate made little difference to the answers, but the influence steadily increased if two or three people disagreed.
Or as Alex Wright asks in his essay, Friending, Ancient or Otherwise, “as we stretch the definition of a friend to encompass people we may never actually meet, will the strength of our real-world friendships grow diluted as we immerse ourselves in a lattice of hyperlinked ‘friends’?” (431) The answer is simple: No. There are a variety of different social networking sites and services that are very handy and entertaining. Instant messaging services such as AOL Instant Messenger and Yahoo Messenger allow you to chat with one or many of your friends at one time. Video chat services such as Skype or Oovoo allow you to have face-to-face conversations with one or multiple friends in a very personable way. Sites like Facebook and Myspace allow you to view profiles, exchange messages, share photos, make comments, and a do list of other activities.