Social Media
Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace have become hugely popular over the last decade. In fact the popularity has quadrupled from 2005 to 2009. Social networking sites have generally expanded the number and diversity of people a person can interact with. Interpersonal relationships are no longer restricted to people in the neighborhood, church, mosque, school or workplace. Instead the pool of people someone has the opportunity to meet is almost endless. With any emerging technology, especially one that has significant implications on the pattern of human interaction and communication, there will be proponents and opponents.
This essay will express my disagreement with view that media-based relationship and ‘communities’ have a damaging effect on our society in general but rather plays a major role in the success of modern human relationship. The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it (Weiser, 1991). It has become obvious that whatever happens, social networking sites have become ingrained into the everyday life of the average modern man. Whether you are an opponent or proponent of it, it is generally agreed that it is not going anywhere. Social networking sites have become a necessary tool in the evolution of man in an increasingly complex and global society and the benefits accrued from it far outweigh its disadvantages. This essay will express three arguments based on the benefits of social networking sites on our society. One of the most important benefits is that social media have become a powerful tool for social and political change, secondly it also allows people to create new relationships, strengthen old ones, meet people of different backgrounds and cultures and finally for creative expression in a new medium. Some of the disadvantages associated with social media include security of information posted online,
This essay will express my disagreement with view that media-based relationship and ‘communities’ have a damaging effect on our society in general but rather plays a major role in the success of modern human relationship. The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it (Weiser, 1991). It has become obvious that whatever happens, social networking sites have become ingrained into the everyday life of the average modern man. Whether you are an opponent or proponent of it, it is generally agreed that it is not going anywhere. Social networking sites have become a necessary tool in the evolution of man in an increasingly complex and global society and the benefits accrued from it far outweigh its disadvantages. This essay will express three arguments based on the benefits of social networking sites on our society. One of the most important benefits is that social media have become a powerful tool for social and political change, secondly it also allows people to create new relationships, strengthen old ones, meet people of different backgrounds and cultures and finally for creative expression in a new medium. Some of the disadvantages associated with social media include security of information posted online,