benefits and drawbacks of online social networking
The phenomenon of social networking online has created many benefits for the individual and society but it also carries with it some serious risks and drawbacks. Discuss both the benefits and downsides of online social networking.
Everything has two sides and online community of people with varied interests is no exception. A certain part of society advocates that social media channels are potential powerful tools when building new and up-to-date individual and collective relationships in many fields of actions, whilst others hold the view that the disadvantageous aspects of virtual networking are endangering the agreed values for the welfare of people and communities along decades. The former and the latter points of view will be enlarged below.
On the one hand, arguments against social networking related to individuals endorse the idea of measuring how decisive -for personal and professional future-, are those indelible marks in people’s past that have supposedly been left behind; time frames are recorded including achievements and failures, as well as personal history. This has meant for many, that when trying to start a new life, a new career or just simply a different path in life, past follows their efforts jeopardizing it. What is more, in many occasions, these unpleasant situations must be faced and justified by them; very valuable professionals end up not having the same opportunities than those who have not been that exposed to the media. This can be illustrated by the cases when employers have been looking for the most suitable candidates for a position. They would dig into their curriculum vitae and would look for any trace that, by searching in social networks then, could lead to any apparently hidden personal information saying more than printed résumés. In addition, potential companies can realize how much time people spend posting, commenting or sharing in social media as well as the type and the quality of information spread by these
Everything has two sides and online community of people with varied interests is no exception. A certain part of society advocates that social media channels are potential powerful tools when building new and up-to-date individual and collective relationships in many fields of actions, whilst others hold the view that the disadvantageous aspects of virtual networking are endangering the agreed values for the welfare of people and communities along decades. The former and the latter points of view will be enlarged below.
On the one hand, arguments against social networking related to individuals endorse the idea of measuring how decisive -for personal and professional future-, are those indelible marks in people’s past that have supposedly been left behind; time frames are recorded including achievements and failures, as well as personal history. This has meant for many, that when trying to start a new life, a new career or just simply a different path in life, past follows their efforts jeopardizing it. What is more, in many occasions, these unpleasant situations must be faced and justified by them; very valuable professionals end up not having the same opportunities than those who have not been that exposed to the media. This can be illustrated by the cases when employers have been looking for the most suitable candidates for a position. They would dig into their curriculum vitae and would look for any trace that, by searching in social networks then, could lead to any apparently hidden personal information saying more than printed résumés. In addition, potential companies can realize how much time people spend posting, commenting or sharing in social media as well as the type and the quality of information spread by these