There are many benefits to social networking as there are dark sides to it. These technologies can be used in many different ways such as to just share with you friends, meet new people or even spread news or gather and come together on certain issues. Some corporations even use social networking such as Linkedin which is a social media platform companies use to find workers for their companies, or students such as us looking for work can try to find it on Linkedin. " One of Crawford-Hentz's favorite sites is Linkedin, a network of 8 million professionals spread across the world. Linkedin says users include executives from all of the Fortune 500 companies". (Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting), is a great example of how Linkedin helps people find jobs and how jobs find people to work for them. One dark side to social networking is, people are being different in a way that they only sometimes talk to people and feel okay about talking to people through social media and not in a person to person form, or even on the telephone. "Children used to actually talk to their friends. Those hours spent on the family princess phone or hanging out with pals in the neighborhood after school vanished long ago"(Antisocial Networking?). I think that some of these new social media platforms are a good thing but only if they are used in moderation. If people only use them to communicate things can get bad and they can get bad fast, It can consume peoples lives if they are only worried about these social media platforms and i think it already began doing so.
I agree. when I was a child I had to actually go outside to socialize. My kids however use Kik, instagram and snap chat without actually socializing like a human.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with your response, the downside of social media may have a negative impact on how children socialize as well as communicate to others. I guess that's why a healthy balance of social media usage and outdoor or other activities is important.
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