Using Social Networking – the “Good” and “Bad” of Social Networking In our modern world of technology, we have created ways to successfully communicate through social networking. We have achieved the art of communication and technology but, what are the effects on us? How does it affect our thinking and way of life? That would depend on who you are talking to and how you're using social networking. Sites like Twitter and Facebook could be a great opportunity for an owner to launch their new business, or it could be just a screen of negative peer pressure directed toward the young teens. The good and the bad is everywhere in life, and that includes social networking. The Good Coming from Social Networking We have the ability to connect with everyone all over the world. Social networking has given us more access to information than we ever have before. Not only do we have access, but faster access. We are now connected with people from our past and some we may never meet in person. With the help of Facebook, it’s entirely possible to have hundreds of friends. Social networking has helped to increase our sources of content as a whole. "The amount of digital information increases tenfold every five years. Moreover, there are now many more people who interact with information. Between 1990 and 2005 more than 1 billion people worldwide entered the middle class. As they get richer they become more literate, which fuels information growth." - The Economist (Rendler-Kaplan) Our
A prevalent issue regarding social media and interactions exists between researchers and social network users. Social media is currently changing how relationships between people are created. Relationships can exist through people across the world through social media and can produce more emotional bonds with friends that you can see everyday. On the other hand, social media also could present conflicts due to the fact that some of these relationships can become unhealthy and that people could change to be more dependent on internet friends, becoming introverted.
We can say that the Internet has been one of the biggest inventions of all time. It has given us the key to explore the whole world in one click e connect people to each other miles and miles away. And then Facebook came along and it was fantastic. I used to travel anywhere and share pictures of myself in exotic places with my friends and family back home to keep them up to date with my movements. I used to add friends on my Facebook page so that I could keep in touch with other people met along the way. It was great! Then,
A website article by (Shruti Tripathi Chopra 2015) stated that in 2008 Facebook made and estimated $300 million, that rose to a profit in 2014 of $2.9. The positive implications of social networking sites have no boundaries. Communication between people in the past was, either over the phone or via letter, just to mention a few. (Pewinternet.org 2005) published that just 7% of American adults used social networking sites, and then rising to 65% by 2015. As a result, in this growth and popularity, jobs have been created to meet the demands of social networking sites. It was surely inevitable, that the growth and impact of social networking sites would influence how most of us live our lives today.
In July 2012, Americans spent a total of 121.1 billion minutes on social networking sites (procon.org). Social networking has become a big part of people’s lives today. According to a December 2012 Nielson “Social Media Report”, 20% of time spent on a home computer is on social media while 30% of mobile Internet time is spent on social networking sites (procon.org). Sixdegrees.com, which ran from 1997-2001, was the first ever social networking site. Now there has been many different social media sites such as, Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.
Social Networking: Does it do More Good to Us than Bad? Social Networking, a word so common among youngsters in the present has somewhat taken over their world. It has become so popular among the hip and young society of today, that it has become almost a way of life for them. Walk into any college computer lab in the US and you’re bound to see dozens of students logged onto a social network (SN). In the last few years with faster internet connections coming into service, the use of social networks have sky rocketed; especially among young adults. Since social networking has become such a controversial topic these days, I decided to conduct my research project on the pros and cons of social networking. Has it done more good to society
In my opinion, social networking has changed society. The advances of technology have created many different changes today. Technology is beneficial for many people today because it allows everyone who has it to stay in touch with their family, friends, and peers. Social networking also allows the people that use it to make new friends. In the 21st century, social media has been the largest technology development in my opinion. Social networking allows users to create and share information, ideas, pictures, and videos. Like other technology, social media is changing society and is used by many people every day. Unfortunately, the changes of social media have both a negative and a positive impact on society today for many different reasons. I believe social networking is good and can have a positive impact on today’s society.
One of the distinct benefit of social media is social media helps us to build relationship with new people. We could meet with new people who have the same interests as us and that could be the starting point of a great friendship and/or relationship ( Carlos Vieira, n.d. ). This is because social
According to Forbes, there are about 1 billion social media accounts all over the world, these accounts makes almost all of the countries of the world connected with each other.Social media is a very common in today’s modern world, social media is considered to be one of humanity’s greatest achievements and accomplishments. Never before humans were connected to each other as in today’s world. and almost everybody has a Facebook account, there are about 500 million Facebook accounts. Facebook allow its users to chat with each other, to see each other’s pictures, and to comment on any post. Which is very useful in the business and marketing world.
Business and Human Services organizations all over the world try to look for different ways to improve and be successful. One of the ways organizations have been able to maintain success is by networking and linking themselves with similar organizations. A website that provides organizations with this type of networking is LinkedIn. In week two I was given the task to research and understand why such sites as LinkedIn help human service organizations stay connected with their professional community and other human service professionals. In addition to researching how these sites enhance more quality services and support and how additional training keeps you up to date and competitive against other organizations.
Jim Harper stated, “When we use the Internet, we have to share information about ourselves, just like we do when we go outside.” We let our neighbors know we are still present. Social Media plays a big apart in the society today. Facebook is the know social network everyone uses. Once, you sign up you are giving up personal information such as birthday, education, relations to other people, information about yourself-hobbies, favorite music, movies, books, where your check-in at. People use Facebook for sharing important events with others so they can stay up-to-date in one individuals’ life. As well express their feelings to the world about what is currently happening. Instead of people keeping things to themselves people love to share information to
The social network industry is at it’s best right now with even the President of the United States using to post tweets and. However, some people are using it disrespectfully by cyber-bulling people. People also use social media to communicate and share new ideas with the world. Social media often has useless information with pictures of people’s food and their feet. So, raises the question, is social media good or bad? Is social media helping us in life or is it hurting our grades and lifestyle?
“I fear the day when the technology overlaps with our humanity…” (Einstein). Social networking is a way for people to talk to others when they are away and for them to show what they are doing when they are out doing something fun or just because they love taking pictures. They are multiple social networking sites that children and adults use on a daily bases, such as Twitter, Youtube, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and so many more. All these sites are the stuff parents kids are using and so are others but are they really helping with the society around everyone. Children do a lot of Naughty things on these sites that parents should be concerned about like Cyberbullying, pornography, and gossip. Gossip has a huge effect on the human body and it’s what makes people human according to an article “We know we are violating someone else's privacy and it breaks social rules about politeness. But if people don’t gossip at all we don’t like them, we’re suspicious. What we prefer is people who gossip a little bit.” (Social Networking Gossip). So is social networking really good for people and their society or is it bad and they are going to harm themselves by talking about others behind their back, and destroying their friendships. How does social networking affect our society does it have a positive effect, a negative effect, or does it have a positive/negative effect on society.
Peter Drucker, who is best known for being the Father of Modern Management as well as the writer of numerous books and articles about innovation, entrepreneurship and strategies for dealing with the world once said, “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said” (Drucker). Social Media has an enormous effect on the world today. Everyday people are posting their thoughts about other people without thinking it may affect other people. Despite having most of the popular social media sites used today, These sites have a negative impact on society. People all over the world are using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Social Media sites to connect with friends. Although these sites provide us with easier ways of connecting with the world, they also have a negative impact on how people view themselves. Social media is used all over the world today, but while it may seem like a fun way to connect with our friends and the world around us, it is harming society as negativity is posted all over the internet.
Another on of the many positives to social networking is the basic connection. This is where networks such as Facebook cone into play. Facebook is one of the many popular websites used to create new friends. Meeting people with the same interests form different places makes for a more diverse world. However, most “use it to strengthen relationships they
Social Networking has become a daily part of the lives of teens and adults everywhere. Now, it seems there is no one who cannot be found on Facebook, or followed on Twitter. Social Networking does contain positive aspects, such as being a way to connect with far away friends and family, as well as well as negative, like cyberbullying. However overall, Social Networking has become a dangerous, manipulative, negative influence in the lives of the people today.