Progessor Swellander English 1023 5 February 2012 Social Networking: Good or bad? In a recent poll of 1‚200 registered voters on Poll Position regarding their view on social media‚ 53% voted harmful. (McNamara 1) Today’s world has incredibly evolved around technology‚ especially with the emergence of social networking. Through the sudden rise in social networking‚ the question that has been called recently in concern is whether social media/networking is bad or good? The Bad: the increase in online
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Networking Social networking sites have become extremely popular among the youth as well as the professional people. Keeping in mind‚ the growing popularity of these sites and the effect it has and the benefits that it brings along‚ it can be easily predicted that its popularity is sure to grow much more. The social networking websites are more like the virtual meeting places where people can just chill and hang out with friends. They
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Social Media/Networking and Culture Social media and networking has had a profound effect over American culture over recent years. One main reason why social networking sites are so popular is that they encourage group mentality. According to Webcredible ’s "Designing online social networks: The theories of social groups‚” the reason most people join social networking sites and participate in social media are because they: Provide encouragement and support Establish identity with others and
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Social networking sites are extremely popular and growing with users every day‚ but many people do not know the negative effects of these sites which will be explained in this essay .Social networking sites can harm you in many different ways‚ such as lack of privacy‚ time consumption and can also be a source of bullying. In September of 2012 a poll was done regarding Facebook’s privacy issue. The poll resulted in 13 million people saying they did not set or know about Facebook’s privacy settings
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Bibliography Society and Its Use of Social Networking Websites Asad‚ Seguya‚ Md Abdullah Al Mamun‚ & Che Kum Clement. "The Effect of Social Networking Sites to the Lifestyles of Teachers and Students in Higher Educational Institutions." International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences [Online]‚ 1.4 (2012): 498-510. This article goes over the relationship between teachers and students in a university setting and how it may be affected by social networking sites in the classroom. This information
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Is Social Networking Good For Society? Irma Barrios Brandman University Is Social Networking Good for Society? With various ongoing debates about why social networking may be bad for society‚ I have found it to be a positive resource. Social networking comes in many forms. It comes in the form of facebook‚ twitter‚ and even professional forums such as Linkedin. In such a fast-paced world‚ I find social networking to be an invaluable way of sharing ideas and interests that allow
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by and large are social. They feel an inherent need to connect and expand their connections. There is a deep rooted need among humans to share. In the past‚ due to geographical distances and economic concerns‚ connections between people were limited. A social network is made up of individuals that are connected to one another by a particular type of interdependency. It could be ideas‚ values‚ trade‚ anything. Social networks operate on many levels. Initially social networking happened at family
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When social networking becomes a topic of discussion‚ everyone sees it as a web based interaction between human beings in order to stay in contact. However‚ many are not aware that social networks actually operates on different levels. (Nanda‚ n.d.) outlines‚ quite some time ago‚ when there were limited means of communication‚ social networking happens at functions where friends and family get together under one roof. Social networking has always been common but as for now‚ the way it is conducted
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As of today‚ NetPop Research announced approximately one hundred forty six point five million U.S. consumers to be users of social networking sites. Yet‚ how many of these 146.5 million Americans are actually the ones being used? How many are aware of it? These trusted websites have proven to be and are practically breeding grounds for infringements of basic safety and dangers to your person; cyber bullying‚ sexual harassment‚ and identity theft being a few to name. In the past‚ we and our minors
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there will create gap within education and the society. The education world now is also getting more improve by using ICT. Social Networking or Social Media such as facebook‚ twitter‚ WhatsApp and other alike is also product of the development in ICT. Not many people realise that social media that are used by so many people in the world can be used for language learning. Social media provides the learner with the possibility of participating in actual‚ real-time‚ relevant conversations taking place
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