Over the years, Facebook has become a huge phenomenon. It has become a very popular way to communicate with friends and family. Facebook is a social network, where you can see what people are doing, look at others people's photos, comment on a friend's profile to see how they are doing, and a bunch of other stuff. It has been stated from an article by Sid Yadav, that facebook is the second largest social network on the web. Yadav also states, since the launch of it in February 2004, it's been able to obtain over 8 million users in the United States. Another article written by Katarina Taurian states that on average, users have a minimum of 130 friends and log in at least once per day. Taurian also states that 39 percent of facebook users claim to be addicted. I know when I get on my computer the first thing I check is my facebook and my guess is that it's the same for those who are reading this.
When Facebook first started out, it was a way for college students to stay in touch with other colege students. Now, it is so popular that anyone can have one and it seems that everyone is getting one. Since it has become so popular, facebook seems to not be that special and the question has come up on whether it is really helping people stay connected? In a recent article, written by Ori Brafman, it was stated that Facebook lacks specific factors that contribute to help make and keep a strong connection. One of these factors is it lacks physical proximity. Proximity is something that helps people stay close because it creates intimate occasions with someone. This is something that can never be achieved when using Facebook. Brafman also states that people are also less vulnerable because nowaday so many people can see what a person is doing. For example if someone comments on another person's wall it is most likely going to pop-up on people's newsfeed. So people don't say what they's really like to without someone else seeing it. Vulnerability is a huge factor in creating friendships. In conclusion, I think that people have let the internet take over and have stopped thinking about making connections in person, and without actually having people physically in your life it can be very lonely. People's lives wouldn't be as treasured if they didn't have people to share their experiences with.
When Facebook first started out, it was a way for college students to stay in touch with other colege students. Now, it is so popular that anyone can have one and it seems that everyone is getting one. Since it has become so popular, facebook seems to not be that special and the question has come up on whether it is really helping people stay connected? In a recent article, written by Ori Brafman, it was stated that Facebook lacks specific factors that contribute to help make and keep a strong connection. One of these factors is it lacks physical proximity. Proximity is something that helps people stay close because it creates intimate occasions with someone. This is something that can never be achieved when using Facebook. Brafman also states that people are also less vulnerable because nowaday so many people can see what a person is doing. For example if someone comments on another person's wall it is most likely going to pop-up on people's newsfeed. So people don't say what they's really like to without someone else seeing it. Vulnerability is a huge factor in creating friendships. In conclusion, I think that people have let the internet take over and have stopped thinking about making connections in person, and without actually having people physically in your life it can be very lonely. People's lives wouldn't be as treasured if they didn't have people to share their experiences with.
Your blog was well put together and it has very good information. I was interested from the title alone because I am addicted to facebook too. I totally agree with you. I personally use facebook to stay in touch with friends and family in New York since I moved to Georgia. But now that anyone can have a facebook it is less personal, even my 11 year old cousin has one! And as facebook adds more features, your information becomes less private, so people are skeptical of what they put online. For example, I was talking to an old friend from high school and I asked her what college she goes to, and she ended up telling me in a message because she doesn't trust facebook. After reading this article http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/110663/6-things-you-should-never-reveal-on-facebook I stopped putting alot of things on facebook and twitter.
ReplyDeleteI think that kids today are too focused on spending time on facebook and twitter and stuff and not on the important things like academics. I always find myself getting on the computer to do homework and end up on facebook wasting time. Its really a distraction.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I love staying in touch with my grandma and mom. Looking at pictures from my littles brother's first football game is important to me since im at school. I feel like facebook has its pros and cons just like anything else in the world, people just need to not take facebook so seriously.
I can't lie and say that i am not a frequent facebook user. It has also been a habit for me to log on facebook before i go to to anthing else, but i do think it is a good way to stay connected to people. Since i have moved down here i have not been able to see most of my friends that stay home that I dont get to see often anymore. The downfall of facebook is that it tends to make you want to go on there too often. Just like before i started to type this I checked my facebook even though i had checked it no more than an half hour ago. On the other hand I only use facebook to talk to other people I have already met unlike a lot of people that have tried to ass me when we dont even have any mutual friends.
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