Do social networking websites make us socially inept?
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11-09-2012, 04:25 PM
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Do social networking websites make us socially inept?
Do social networking sites make us socially inept? If possible, please provide reasons for both supporting and opposing?
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11-09-2012, 04:33 PM
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It depends upon how much we use it. Anything in excess is dangerous
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11-09-2012, 04:33 PM
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The social networking websites offer community to individuals with shared interest. That's a positive social support.
Socially inept? That's up for debate. Arguments go both ways. Research is being done to investigate the impact of social sites as related to identity, privacy, social capital, youth culture and education. That's positive for the researchers (jobs provided) and others in telecommunications and media. Since we are encouraged to build profiles, and list friends, and contacts, and join groups, marketers build profiles on our information to advertise products and services.. Mobile phone users can now create their own profiles, make friends, enter chat rooms, share photos and videos and blogs with their phone, as if sitting at a computer, like Facebook Mobile and for professionals Linked.com. Newer trends are "real time" features like Twitter and Facebook Live Feed, that broadcast like live television; and Clixtr for photo sharing in real time. Basic uses are: Create brand awareness Online reputation tool Recruiting Learn new technologies and competition Intercept potential prospects Sharing information and knowledge Communication between students and teachers Grassroots organizing by actvists (low cost) Library services College students networking for internships and job opportunities \Social network hosting service; SNSes Negative: Sexual predators Data theft Viruses Govt and Corps taking personal info, which might be detrimental Quechup harvested email addresses from users e-mail accounts for spamming Republishing information without consent could be invasion of privacy Suspicion by networks: Facebook banned Elmo Keep from Australia because of his name, which is his genuine name Trolling Child pornography; May 2010 a child porn site as a social networking site was dismantled by law enforcement with hundreds of members, "the largest crimes against children case brought anywhere by anyone." Parents Bullying: 2006 a fake Myspace profile led to suicide of Megan Meier Libel and breach of privacy: 2008 fake page on Facebook claiming a youth was homosexual and dishonest |
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