The social networking community is flourishing at a phenomenal rate and not with just the adolescents of America or other countries around the world, but with adults as well. People of any age now have an account on a social networking site such as Myspace, Facebook, or Twitter. The almost immediate success of social networking sites such as these can be contributed to the ease of communication that they provide. The simplicity of communication with friends and colleagues is nearly mind-boggling. However, this is not the only perk to the online community known as social networking. Social networking can be used as a splendid source of information, and not only to find out what a friend will be wearing to a get-together. Social networking can be used for political purposes, news information, medical, businesses, and even for teaching. Most importantly though social networking is a fantastic means of communication. Social networking is not a hazard to any person as long as it is used appropriately, when used as directed it can be a powerful mechanism at the populace’s disposal. The possibilities of social networking are virtually unlimited. Social networking is the impending future of communication, and should be embraced as a positive impact on society; it is a valuable connection. Social networking, specifically Facebook, first emerged on to the scene in early 2000’s established by a Harvard dropout, Mark Zuckerberg. Bursted in to the social scene might be the appropriate term, "There is over 500 million active users on Facebook ("Friends Without Borders.(Cover Story).” In relation to numbers Facebook would be the world’s third largest country, which would make the “country of Facebook” even bigger than the United States. Bluntly... ... middle of paper ... ...Kowitt. "HOW FACEBOOK IS TAKING OVER OUR LIVES. (Cover story)." Fortune 159.4 (2009): 48-56. Academic Search Elite. EBSCO. Web. 19 Apr. 2011. Lyons, Daniel. "The High Price of Facebook." Newsweek 155.21/22 (2010): 22. Academic Search Elite. EBSCO. Web. 19 Apr. 2011. Vericat, José. "ACCIDENTAL ACTIVISTS: USING FACEBOOK TO DRIVE CHANGE." Journal of International Affairs 64.1 (2010): 177-180. Academic Search Elite. EBSCO. Web. 3 May 2011. Cheng-Min, Huang, Chan Edward, and Hyder Adnan A. "Web 2.0 and Internet Social Networking: A New tool for Disaster Management? -- Lessons from Taiwan." BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making 10.(2010): 57-61. Academic Search Elite. EBSCO. Web. 3 May 2011. "Districts Change Policies, Embrace Twitter, YouTube for Educational..." Education Week Vol. 29, No. 25. 17 Mar 2010: 10. SIRS Researcher. Web. 02 May 2011.
This perspective explains social networking as a way for society to develop social qualities through interactions with others and this method of interaction is commonly accepted and promoted among different cultures, social and education backgrounds irrespective if negative or positive. For instance, social networking can provide a parent a way to communicate with his or her child’s teacher without having to schedule around work or home
There might be few people in the globe who are not aware of social media especially most famous networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Wikipedia. It is declared in Time Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ in the year 2006 that social media has been introduced to rule the world. As of course, there are many variations on the basis of culture and geographical in the social networking sites, but their main aim is the same. We can take the example ...
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.
Furthermore, society has adhered to the development of social networking and other instant means of sharing and connecting with the rest of society. Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twit...
Social networking has become a controversial topic, at the same time, a special influence on teenagers in the 21th century. Somehow, the social platform has become an integral part of modern life because of its convenient nature. A social network can be defined as one of social connections and personal relationships. It also refers to dedicated websites or other applications that enable the users to communicate with one another, by posting images, information, messages, and comments. Examples of social networks include social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+ among others. Social networks have taken the internet world by
As mentioned above, the internet and social networking sites are critical in increasing connectivity, accessibility, and ultimately creating and enhancing social interaction. The internet and social networking sites have completely transformed and revolutionized how civilization socializes and communicates. In an instant, users can connect with old friends, make new connections, share photos and videos, among many other things. The internet has made it very quick and convenient to keep in touch with friends, family, and public figures. With the use of the internet and social networking sites, users stay well-informed of the latest news, markets, and events taking place locally and globally. The internet and social media sites give users the ability to enjoy activities that were very difficult if not impossible in the past. Internet use is the main catalyst in advancing today’s social interaction level. In the words of Bill Gates, “I’m a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they’re interested in (Weil et al.).” In the last 20 years alone the innovation in social interaction has drastically surpassed the speed of growth in the
Social Media has been and will be the next biggest thing to have change the way our world is connected. All the applications set up in one smart device can do possibly anything to send information across the world. Inventors like Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of facebook, originally thought of the idea to stay in touch with his fellow classmates by the use of facebook. Facebook now has more than 175 million active users (Andreas). About 82% of the world’s online population or 1.2 billion people, have access to a social networking site (Social media growth…). How many times a day does an average person log into a social networking application? In a daily basis, 41% of facebook users and 27% of twitter users log in daily ( Social media growth…).
A key aspect of life is communication; very little would be possible without interactions between people. Breakthroughs in fields such as, medicine and space exploration are a result of thoughts of large groups of people uniting by communication. Beginning from an era of sending letters to ancient phones followed by emails and presently social networking [6]. Online social networking is the use of an Internet website that enables self -identify and connection with other members based on one or more elements of commonality [2]. Social networking is promptly dominating the field of communication Social networking comes to play more significant part in everyday lives of not only teenagers, but business organizations, mass media, business and education, to name just a few. Based on research, online social networking sites are in the top five most visited websites on the Internet with over 116 million users and becoming challenging to live without for modern life, hence being regarded as essential to modern life [1]. This essay will argue whether online social networking is essential to modern life. Social networking is believed to have several essential benefits including keeping in contact with individuals effortlessly and cheaply, conveying information instantly, developing connections internationally, instant and cheaper professional networking.
However, there are also some negative effects of social networking sites. Spending too much time on social networking sites affects people’s work and study, and people will become more and more isolated from their friends in real life. Moreover, it is difficult to protect users’ privacy on social networking sites, so it may result in the risk of revealing personal details. All in all, the popularity of social networking sites depends on the copycat effect among people, convenience in themselves, and their good functions. When social networking sites are becoming an important part of people’s lives, people should learn to make the most of these sites instead of wasting time.
Social networking can be defined as “a web-based service that allow individuals to create a public profile, to create a list of users with whom to share connection, and view and cross the connections within the system." Social networks such as Facebook, Myspace, Instagram and Twitter are very common and popular among the younger generation nowadays. We can chat with another person who happens to be in another country in the fraction of seconds. Unlike the olden days, people sent letters to their loved ones and for days they waited for just a reply from their loved ones. Logging on to social networks is not just for the purpose of communicating with others, however it can be used for education or self-improvement purpose. Nowadays, social
Nowadays, advanced technology has become more and more important in people’s life. It is so reliable that people become so dependent on. Internet, one of the latest technology advances, provide rich opportunities for making new friends, finding romance, and sharing interest with others, known as social networking sites. Those sites allow people to build or maintain relationships with others. Most of them also host blog and have social network functions that allowed people to view about others and contact friends. Facebook is the most common and well known social networking sites compared to others such as Twitter, Myspace, Tagged, LinkedIn, and so on. Although Facebook and other social networking may have originally been intended to enrich people’s networking, people should consider the flipped coin of these sites that have effects on users. They compromise one’s privacy, reduce the quality of one’s education, and negatively affect one’s health.
Nowadays, we are living in the “ technology world”, digital’s century, science and technology are being devolopped like a rain-storm, people try their best effect to serve for human’s infiniti demand. Internet in general and social network in particular are exceedingly funtional tools. Indeed, with over 1.3 billion active users in June,2014 ( Wikipedia), there is no suprise that Facebook has been becoming a leading social network in the world, “Facebook was not originally created to be a company. It was built to accomplish a social mission - to make the world more open and connected” – CEO of Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg (google). Facebook truthly brought many useful; however, it is still “ a double-edged sword”.
The use of social networking has both its advantages and disadvantages. One advantage is “an Internet social network can help you connect with other people who share your interest, and find resources to ga...
Facebook is a social networking service launched in February 2004, owned and operated by Facebook, Inc. As of September 2012, Facebook has over one billion active users, out of which 241 million users are from India alone which shows that Facebook has its highest number of users from India. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as friends, and exchange messages, including automatic notifications when they update their profile.
Jordan Rangitsch ENG 102 Laura Ofstad Final Draft Effects of Social Networking on Today’s Society Social Networking may be affecting the lives of people young and old, socially and psychologically. Websites such as Facebook and Twitter have introduced new ways of communication; in today’s world social networking has become one of the most popular ways of communicating among people. These websites may sound good and offer many benefits of interaction, but are they doing more harm than good? Our lives can be affected in many ways due to social networking. This paper will explain why social networking is harmful to society, how it’s harmful, and its psychological effects on the human mind.