Social Networking Sites
Chapter I
The Problem and Its Background
Introduction
Social Networking Sites (SNS) is one of the most, trendiest topics talked about by the students in College. When people think of social networking sites, the first things that often come to mind are Facebook and Twitter but there are more like Friendster, MySpace, and Plurk. Social Networking Sites help us to communicate with our friends, classmates, and relatives but they also allow us to communicate with other people who share common interests, dislikes, relationships of beliefs, and knowledge or reputation. For an instance a person added another person as a friend on Facebook since both of them is addicted on playing Backyard Monsters and they have become a part of our everyday lives. They have a great influence on several of things we do. Day by Day these sites are becoming more popular. Millions of people have become users since its introduction in 1997. Social Networking has its share of pros and cons such as how it increases the way teenager and adults communicate and how it changes the way communicate online and offline. The way we communicate with each other deals with much more than words. Communication, encompass who we are and how we express ourselves. Some forms of communication before social networking sites were the telephone, email, letters, and text messages through cellphone or even a phone call. However, face-to-face interaction with others is an important part of our daily lives and should not be replaced with social networks. Because the internet provides us with so much freedom, millions of people can communicate with each other all at the same time. Through these social networking sites, we develop virtual interpersonal relationships.
An interpersonal relationship is a relatively long-term relationship between two or more people. This connection may be based on emotions like love and liking, regular business interactions, or some other type of social commitments. Interpersonal
The Problem and Its Background
Introduction
Social Networking Sites (SNS) is one of the most, trendiest topics talked about by the students in College. When people think of social networking sites, the first things that often come to mind are Facebook and Twitter but there are more like Friendster, MySpace, and Plurk. Social Networking Sites help us to communicate with our friends, classmates, and relatives but they also allow us to communicate with other people who share common interests, dislikes, relationships of beliefs, and knowledge or reputation. For an instance a person added another person as a friend on Facebook since both of them is addicted on playing Backyard Monsters and they have become a part of our everyday lives. They have a great influence on several of things we do. Day by Day these sites are becoming more popular. Millions of people have become users since its introduction in 1997. Social Networking has its share of pros and cons such as how it increases the way teenager and adults communicate and how it changes the way communicate online and offline. The way we communicate with each other deals with much more than words. Communication, encompass who we are and how we express ourselves. Some forms of communication before social networking sites were the telephone, email, letters, and text messages through cellphone or even a phone call. However, face-to-face interaction with others is an important part of our daily lives and should not be replaced with social networks. Because the internet provides us with so much freedom, millions of people can communicate with each other all at the same time. Through these social networking sites, we develop virtual interpersonal relationships.
An interpersonal relationship is a relatively long-term relationship between two or more people. This connection may be based on emotions like love and liking, regular business interactions, or some other type of social commitments. Interpersonal