Facebook Has Enriched My Life

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"Fame is very much a double-edged sword.” – Kevin Bacon --

I can liken my presence on the web to a double-edged sword because of the associated advantages and disadvantages. In a positive sense, it has allowed me to establish a professional presence that I use to showcase my work to my peers, professors, and potential employers. In a negative sense, it has changed the way I communicate with friends and family members, which has stifled some relationships by making them less personal than they would be without the “aid” of the web.

When I first came to State University, I tried to minimize my presence on the web by selecting privacy settings that would not allow people outside the State community to view my work. I was under the false impression that if someone can learn about you through a Google search that you need to be more discreet on-line. However, when I finally began to realize that the web can be used to enhance an on-line appearance, I made it my goal to develop a professional presence that accurately reflects me as an individual. I’ve achieved this goal through a variety of on-line programs such as ePortfolio, LinkedIn, and Yammer.

By establishing an on-line presence through a variety of professional outlets, I have been able to share and reflect upon my experiences in a way that has helped me to grow as a person and as a student. This connects to Levinson’s chapter on blogging where he refers to bloggers as “citizen journalists” to emphasize the fact that one “need not be a professional journalist to write and publish the news” (81). Levinson goes on to say that the act of blogging has bestowed a “liberation” on us and that virtually anyone can blog (81). In a way, blogging is a form of reflecting that p...

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...ace. Also, when friends live in different states or countries, Facebook and Twitter offer free and reliable mediums to remain connected. Thus, the advantages and disadvantages of Facebook essentially balance out as long as the user understands the differences between a digital friendship and a real-world friendship.

Evidently, the web has dramatically changed my life in more ways than one. Although it may alter the way I interact with others, it has enhanced countless relationships and has enriched my overall knowledge base. I am thankful for the developments and progress that we as a society have made that have simplified our lives in some ways and have allowed us to become more connected, better versions of ourselves.

Works Cited

Levinson, Paul. New New Media. New Jersey: Pearson, 2013. Print.

The Virtual Revolution. Dir. Dan Kendall. BBC, 2010. Film.

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