Social Networking

According to Nicole Ellison, he believes "the benefits provided by social network sites such as Facebook have made us better off as a society and as individuals, and that, as they continue to be adopted by more diverse populations, we will see an increase in their utility". I agree with him. Social Network is now using almost everywhere. One of the usages of social networks is for personal use. Social network makes it easier for friends to keep in touch with each other. The social network dissolves the physical distance between people and resembles them together. As the technology develops, social network is not only a bridge between friends,  but also between strangers. Through social network sites, people can make friends with different cultures, backgrounds, in different industries and different location. People can talk about any topics they want online, such as their daily activities, jobs, movies they saw, etc. Because social network is so popular, people also use it for business purpose. Making advertisements online is faster, cheaper and easier to reach the targets than on the television. With these technologies, more opportunities are being created. It helps save a lot of time and money. 


Along with new opportunities, the society is facing new challenges at the same time. "With children’s technical obsessions starting at ever-younger ages — even kindergartners will play side by side on laptops during play dates — their brains may eventually be rewired and those skills will fade further, some researchers believe", according to Hilary Stout.The relationships between people are changing as social network technology develops. Many employers check Facebook or Twitter before they make the final decision. There are some who believes that this is too over, but some believes that it helps employers make better decision. Privacy issue is the most important one arising as social network develops. People reveal their personal information little by little everything. Social network creates a huge database. It is said that information can be reassembled through computer and used to draw a rough picture about someone's identity. Many people do not ever take it serious until something bad happens.  


Social network development is amazing. I think it will continue to play an important role in people's lives. It is very likely that new social network sites will come out to better our lives.