Internet Paradox
Internet Paradox
Facultatea de Ştiinţe Politice, Administrative şi ale Comunicării
Publicitate, an II Onofrei Alexandra, Mureşan Andreea, Râşteiu Cristian, Vălean Luca Vlad
Abstract
This paper explores the impact of internet use on interpersonal relationships between people and it will try to determine whether or not social interactions are affected by prolongued use of the internet (social media). This study will have two parts, the theoretical part in which we present a brief introduction into what social media trully represents and have analysed a few studies concerning the internet paradox and the applied part which will consist of a questionnaire and an experiment.
Key concepts are psychological well-being, lonliness, attracting our attention with e-mail, instant messaging, chat rooms, online games. The main cause that lead to this paper was the moment we saw 4 teenagers sitting in a bar. Instead of talking and socializing with each other, they were all starring at their smartphones.
BRIEF INTRO INTO SOCIAL MEDIA.
When we think about social media, the first thing that comes to mind is FACEBOOK. Since 2004, Facebook has rissen almost from scratch. It all started in a Harvard dorm room. This is believed to be the birth of social media. The website started to launch after it gained both notoriety and popularity. Everybody wanted in. The founder then decided to create a website at a larger scale, not only for Harvard students. In 2007, Facebook had only a few million users. Nowadays, it’s the world’s second most popular website, after Google. Facebook gained popularity in Romania in the year 2010.
Of course, social media does not mean only Facebook. Websites like MySpace, AOL, Hi5 have contributed to the term. Nowadays, it is one of the most reliable sources of news. It has changed the way people interact with each other. But does it completely destroy human face to face interractions? That is what we want to find out.
THEORETICAL
Facultatea de Ştiinţe Politice, Administrative şi ale Comunicării
Publicitate, an II Onofrei Alexandra, Mureşan Andreea, Râşteiu Cristian, Vălean Luca Vlad
Abstract
This paper explores the impact of internet use on interpersonal relationships between people and it will try to determine whether or not social interactions are affected by prolongued use of the internet (social media). This study will have two parts, the theoretical part in which we present a brief introduction into what social media trully represents and have analysed a few studies concerning the internet paradox and the applied part which will consist of a questionnaire and an experiment.
Key concepts are psychological well-being, lonliness, attracting our attention with e-mail, instant messaging, chat rooms, online games. The main cause that lead to this paper was the moment we saw 4 teenagers sitting in a bar. Instead of talking and socializing with each other, they were all starring at their smartphones.
BRIEF INTRO INTO SOCIAL MEDIA.
When we think about social media, the first thing that comes to mind is FACEBOOK. Since 2004, Facebook has rissen almost from scratch. It all started in a Harvard dorm room. This is believed to be the birth of social media. The website started to launch after it gained both notoriety and popularity. Everybody wanted in. The founder then decided to create a website at a larger scale, not only for Harvard students. In 2007, Facebook had only a few million users. Nowadays, it’s the world’s second most popular website, after Google. Facebook gained popularity in Romania in the year 2010.
Of course, social media does not mean only Facebook. Websites like MySpace, AOL, Hi5 have contributed to the term. Nowadays, it is one of the most reliable sources of news. It has changed the way people interact with each other. But does it completely destroy human face to face interractions? That is what we want to find out.
THEORETICAL
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