since the launch of my space, there have been many attempts at social networking, some successful like Facebook, others not so much. but since rise of Facebook i think we as a people feel more connected, almost a need to be connected. kids are finding it easier to post and talk and find out whats happening in others lives. Informant ion is whizzing over our heads and through our computers at one hundred miles per hour. we are all connected all the time. its a part of our culture to be constantly in the loop. but has it gone to far.
the point that this video is making is that we already spend so much of our time, linked together by the social networks we already have. so why do we need more. we should be spending more time actually socializing than on-line in a virtual reality. personally i try to spend as much time as i can away from Facebook and more time in real life.
america, epically the youth have an obsession with social networking but has it gone too far,with new platforms popping up all over the place trying to gain users. At this point its just to much for me.
I completely agree with you, social networking these days has gotten completely out of hand and very addicting. Even above this comment bockets theres an option to send your comment to facebook and twitter.
Posted by: Maja K. | 09/22/2011 at 11:01 PM
Social networking can really be a flaw to us, which can result in large amounts of procrastination. And I agree with Maja. Almost every single website have a way that you can share the information on that website to either Facebook and Twitter. It's starting to really get out of control.
Posted by: Leslie T. | 09/22/2011 at 11:14 PM
i agree with you on some aspects, however, I believe that there isn't really a lot of negative effects that come a long with social networking. If anything it just brings us closer. Sure people spend a lot of time on facebook, but it is not like they are ditching their friends just to go home and go on facebook. People are on facebook so much because maybe they are just at home a lot after school. They don't feel like sitting around their house feeling lonely and maybe it isnt a good time to hang with friends, so they go on facebook to feel connected with them. Even if it is just through the internet, it will still make someone feel less a alone when they are home with nothing to do.
Posted by: Ford M | 09/23/2011 at 06:58 AM
A good conversation starter, Dani. As someone who is suspicious of consumption, I am also worried that they sites that we rely on for our social networking are all for-profit enterprises that are using what we share to sell products. That's something we need to analyze.
On a side note, Dani, I can't give you credit for this post until you take a bit more time with spelling, capitalization and general format. It's tough to read.
Posted by: Bernie | 09/25/2011 at 08:32 PM