Language: She uses common english language, that can be easily understood by the general population. There are some hardly used words, but she provided definitions. Bias: She gave an example of both positive and negative benefits we can get from social networking, I did not find any biases. Contradictions: I agree for most of the part of her article, except when she said, that the antidote for sharing online is more sharing online, that people will act reasonably when everyone they know is watching them. I beg to disagree, because if that is true, then how come there are still a lot of people oversharing online, despite knowing everyone is watching them.
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.
An inadequacy of communication can bring destruction between companies families and even a nation, communication is one of the greatest means of socializing, lines 11-14 from the “10 great things teens learn while playing online” article the foundation of communication for many teens has been linked to chatting online with other, it has notably helped in building social skills for socially isolated young adults. Online surfing or “playing” has significantly helped teens with raising global awareness and has adequately created tolerance in the minds and hearts of young adults , according to “10 great thing teens learn while playing online” lines 32- 36 divulge that the growth of the internet has a profound impact on creating the large world a smaller place by motivating teens to learn about new cultures , geography and global issues as the internet is commonly used as
Secondly, online dating makes it easier to communicate with others. Online dating websites allows people to say who they are, what they are about, what interests them, and what attracts them to others. Other online dating users use that information and compare it to themselves, to see if they would be a match. It is easier to tell someone who you are by messaging then because sometimes we as people cannot always find the right words to say verbally. Lastly, although online dating is fun, exciting, fast and easy some precautions should be used.
Technology is manipulating us into thinking that virtual interaction can serve as a replacement for human interaction. By doing this we become awkward with one another. It’s important that others understand what will become of the future society if this continues. Technology can be very beneficial, but many users are abusing it. In Sherry Turkle’s chapter No Need to Call, she argues that choosing technology over peers is eventually going to lead to isolation.
Is Social Networking Good for Society? In the article “Is Social Networking Good for Society?”, the author Steve Chazin believes that social networking enhances our life but it has disadvantages. He states that people are able to connect one another through social networking without needing to meet one another. Also, he claims that we are able to know what our family members and friends are doing easily through social networking. However, he observes that humans lack of face to face interactions and we need to interact with one another face-to-face rather than contacting them virtually through social networking.
The mission statement for facebook is probably a good approach to where facebook is now and will be in the future. The key to the situation is through the mission statement for facebook. (Pearce & Robinson, 2011) The mission of “facebook is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.” The statement is clear, short and to the point. Whereas, twitters mission statement is “To instantly connect people everywhere to what’s most important to them.” The statement made by twitter is rather vague and generic. Key Issues There is one element of facebook that we are aware of is that it is free to their users and they tract real time conversations like twitter.
Although online social-networking is a great way to stay connected to friends and family when kids are away for college, there is also a major downside to using and owning one. When college students post statuses with cursing, pictures of underage drinking or other illegal and disturbing activities colleges and jobs get the opportunities to discover, expel, fire or not accept these students for employment. College students have become so at ease with using social networking sites such as Facebook that they no longer watch or care about what they post and say on these sites. They put up pictures with alcoholic drinks in their hands, statuses about their latest sexual conquests, and videos of themselves or friends doing stupid and reckless things. What these students fail to realize is that once they put something on the internet, it is impossible to erase and will forever be out on there for anyone to see, including future employers and colleges.
In many cases the increased communication has brought people who have never met, but who have similar interests, together. Even people who have had social anxiety in the past have shown signs of recovery; they have become more comfortable interacting online and creating new relationships and friendships. It is suggested this is due to there being less inhibitions to overcome the disorder. Keeping up to date with people online, however, is not an everlasting capability: Losing connection to the internet means losing connection to everyone else that is online and therefore whomever you were communicating with at the time. There is also the possibility of people not knowing when enough is enough.
The first reason is the fact that it allows people to reacquaint with old friends and family members, or those who live far away. There are many people who have used social media to locate family members who they have lost or never had contact with, but have found with the help of social media. Second it allows professionals and businesses to network easily. Now social media is a way for businesses and public entities to share info with customers and clients, and to also market themselves inexpensively. The last reason I believe social media has improved communication skills is it is a great way for people to hook up with others who are single.