No article this week, but there are plenty of articles you could look at on this week's topic. Give me your thoughts on the new social media. Has Facebook, Twitter or blogging kept us in touch like never before? Or are they merely a substitute for real interaction?
There are a ton of stories out there on this subject, pro or con. Feel free to read up on the issue if you don't have much of an opinion on it, then post your thoughts.
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As for all of these social media outlets that are available I am still old fashion by just using an email account. I will create one later
ReplyDeleteSocial networking does have its positives and negatives, since the internet is so widely available and with various forms to socialize (three being Twitter, facebook and blogging) keeping in touch with people is very easy to do. However, too much social networking can replace real interactions all together.
ReplyDeleteAs society moves toward being more technology dependent, the need for real human interaction is limited as the simplest of communication will be left to being done digitally, oppose to face to face.
The new social media has had an enormous impact on society in the 21st century. Social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter, allow people from all over the world to connect with each other, and they have completely revolutionized communication.
ReplyDeleteSocial networking has many positive impacts such as keeping in touch with old friends, making new ones, and keeping tabs on what your current buddies are up to. These websites also serve as outlets for people to express their interests, activities, accomplishments, etc. Never before have we been able to keep in touch with almost everyone we've ever met, all at once.
Social media sites like Facebook, in a way, give people what they've always tried to imagine having: fame. With social networking, people are able to broadcast themselves to the entire world. In fact, millions of people are addicted to logging onto these websites to "update their status" or "tagging" themselves in new pictures that are posted.
Social networking does have its negative consequences however. For example, its a huge distraction for students who do their assignments on the computer. Also, the world is a big place that's full of weirdos. Some people post their phone numbers and maybe even their address on their facebook page for the whole world to see. Social networking has been responsible for kidnappings, as well as murders.
Sure, the new social media is a substitute for real interaction, but its easier, and thats how technology works. It makes things easier. Social networking is a phenomenon that completely changed our society and our communication.
Social Networking sites have undoubtedly changed how people keep in touch. These sites make people and their lives readily accessible to just about anyone.
ReplyDeleteI will admit I am not an avid user of the internet based sites. Growing up I heard horrible things about MySpace, so I've always refused to join it. To me, Myspace represents the fear of being able to easily "get in" people's lives. I still remember my mom making me watch the "To Catch a Predator" specials that Dateline ran, and the impression is still with me.
My freshamn year at Appalachian a "NEW" and "Better" social networking site debuted and it was Facebook. I LOVED Facebook because (at the time)it was a more restricted and regulated site. You had to be registered in college and it would take about 3 days to be approved as a member because the website really did contact your college and made sure you were a student or alumni. It linked me with people and events around campus; friends from high school that attended other colleges; and other people that were interested in the same things I was. In 2004 Facebook was barely a whisper, but it grew and it grew quick, but I still felt connected AND safe. Bit by bit the site has changed, allowing anyone, not just college students, to now be members. THe screening process has changed to what I assume is practically none. About a year or so ago, I log onto Facebook and they've added the "Ultimate Stalker Feature". Now, on my homepage and everybody elses you can see "minute-by-minute plays" on what people have viewed, who they wrote messages to and the replies back, whose pictures they looked at, what groups they had joined, if they were breaking up and hooking up, and other needless, spooky information. If you really wanted to know all of that information about that person YOU would go to their page, chances are YOU would be in the same groups, YOU would be in the same pictures. To me, the changes that Facebook made weren't necessary, Myspace was already flailing and that was its one true competion. Facebook is still my social networking site of choice because it has yet to make me distrust how "safe" it is.
I have not joined or looked into Twitter. The concept seems ridiculous to me. Why would I want my day constantly interrupted my whatever mindlessness someone is doing? Do I need to know in the middle of my office meeting that you got apples on sale? Or that you're feeling 'blah, today'? Or a celebrity is still as rich as they were last week? The answer is I DON'T. Minus the fact that established News organizations have Twitter pages, I don't see how it improves my life, or yours.
Social media has drastaclly changed not only HOW we communicate but what we deem AS communication. The Interpersonal Communication modules that line textbooks, will eventually have to be replaced with a picture of a full keyboard texting phone and laptop's screen on Twitter.com.
Social networking is both good and bad. I think Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter have given the world an opportunity to express their views and thoughts without the fear of being chastised face to face. It also has reconnected many people with lost friends, family, and other peers that they might have lost contact with. The down side to social networking is the feeling that we are losing a sense of privacy with all the instant connection that people have. Maybe some people dont want to be found or reconnected, but social networking has almost erased the idea that one can be left alone. Too many bad things have come out of social networking that should propmt the government to place a halt on a lack of privacy, but it hasnt.
ReplyDeleteFacebook has been a great way to keep in touch with people that you lost contact with in the past. For this it is great, on the other end it can take over your life. It is easy to spend an hour of your day looking at other peoples pictures and their lives without even talking to them, which is a little creepy.
ReplyDeleteI think facebook is great, almost everyone I know is on facebook. It keeps things easy and simple when it comes to staying in contact with others. It is easy to send people a message on facebook and know that they will more likely get it then if you sent them an email. If you have a facebook page it wont change like an email address.
The only thing that makes me worry about facebook is the lack of privacy. I have changed all my settings so that only my friends can see my page but third parties can see your page and you dont even know it. When I changed my relationship status to engaged there were only ads about weddings on the right side of my page right after that. Other then that facebook, myspace, and twitter are for fun. They are also a good way to network if you are writing a book its a good way to get the word out or even if you have had a baby. It's a good way to keep people updated.
Make sure you are in control of your privacy settings and how to change them.
Social networks like facebook and mayspace might be a great way to stay connected to your friends and family, but I think they are also such a waste of time. I know way too many people that spend all their precious time on updating their facebook status or uploading the latest pictures. I must say I did have a facebook account once but didn’t find it useful at all. I prefer using e-mail. Why because I have all the e-mail address’ of all the people that are important to me that I need to keep in touch with. And when it comes to family they are all in my phone book. So why spend endless hours scrolling through others pages when I can be using my time online wisely by going to sites that teach me and I can feel great about wasting my time on
ReplyDeleteAmerica today is becoming so technologically dependent that using such web pages such as facebook, myspace, and twitter have become both an outlet and a crutch. An outlet for those that blog and are able to express all of themselves through words more than they ever would be able to verbally, but also a crutch for those who wish to hide behind the face that they have created online.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Fatima's comment about these sites being somewhat of a waste of time- due to the fact that some people take these sites wayyyy too seriously. For instance, the guy that killed his wife because her facebook relationship status said 'single'. Though these sites can serve as a positive medium they can also be destructive.
ReplyDeleteIt took a lot of nagging from some of my friends to get a Myspace account. It’s helped me keep in touch with several of my friends who have moved out of state, which I liked. However, it seems that when Myspace got old, they started gravitating toward Facebook – and encouraging me to follow along. I honestly don’t like social networking that much to justify setting up another profile and uploading more pictures. The people that I know that use Facebook are constantly checking their site for updates and comments… all the while texting away on their phones and tweeting on their twitter accounts. Anywhere you go, out in public, people are buried in their digital devices checking on the most recent updates and status changes from all of their friends; meanwhile, real life is happening around them.
ReplyDeleteSocial networking allows people to stay in contact with many people in a less personal way than face to face contact. Many people don't have time to maintain relationships with all the people they know, and the social networks allow them to decide how much time and energy to put towards the relationships. Connectivity is something that people want for convenience, but also dislike because it is invasive on some levels. The future is here and social networks are a big part of people's lives. No one has to be a part of a network, but people choose to because they don't want to be left out. Human nature will lead most people to follow the masses.
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