So what’s the big thing that every one is talking about these days.. With a movie out, highlighting more on how a small idea can make big, the world around me some how is divided. Yes I am talking about Social Networks. So there are those bunches of people who are fans, social network addicts, spending hours of their lives around social networking, while there is this other set of people total despising the very idea stating: it kills your social life”. The question has been raised, time and again.. Does a social networking site kill your personal life? One of the talk shows I attended on social networking raised this very question. Would like to quote the speaker, Mr. Kiruba Shankar when he questions back the audience.. how many of you have actually discussed in person, a status update, a relation status change or files uploaded by other people in your social networking sites. Not surprisingly, everyone raised their hands. Social networking doesn’t kill you personal life. I feel it actually enhances. Man is a social animal. We all dwell in a society where there is a need to be connected. Social networking provides a platform, where you can interact with new people and old, tell your story and know others. The idea is not to outcast, the idea is to connect. See what your connections are up to. Tell others what you have been doing. Here are the 10 things where social networking affected my life:
- Found old friends from primary and high school and its great to be in touch with them. A phone call will take minutes where in a scrap or a post will take just a few seconds. Others pitch in and hence multitasking.
- Friends visited a site and uploaded pics. A beautiful site and I pick up my bunch of friends and head on for the journey.
- Updated with the status of all my networks, weddings, engagements, change of location, new jobs, change of jobs etc. I know where each and every one of them is.
- Never missed a birthday or an anniversary.
- More topics to for a chit chat based on others status updates.
- Wonderful information packed pages, and I never miss out on any update.
- Formed new friends with whom I share similar interest and hence more information sharing.
- Sharing my content. I am able to share my blogs, my pictures etc with friends, not only driving more traffic to my sites but also showing people what I am good or bad at (all thanks to their comments, criticism, encouragement etc)
- Be it music, videos, articles, photography, personal interests, blogs, your resume or status updates.. you find everything and anything from your best comfort zone.
- The last but my favourite.. an activity to kill time anywhere, anytime J
Social networks never kill.. so get social and get networked guys
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very compelling arguments. something i've believed in much.
ReplyDeletehowever, considering the fact that only a fraction of online 'friends' are people you talk to, or would like to talk, on a regular basis, what is the justification for internet-based social networking spilling over into real life social networking?
It would be like when U and I were not in touch ie either in real or thru the web and you updating ur status from commited to single.. would call for ripples between me and Surojit and perhaps even Riya...
ReplyDelete(narrated in a fashion you would relate to.. no offence intended)
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ReplyDeleteTo paraphrase my previous comment, which I feel was less self-explanatory:
ReplyDeleteYour point above is a superb example of virtual socialising complementing real world socialising. What ur talk show guy was talking about.
However, my point here is different. Especially since our phone's address book is more indicative of our friend circle than is our 'friend' list on facebook or orkut, my case is that social networking on the internet, or virtual socialising, is not complementary to the real world equivalent, but is supplementary to the latter, filling in where traditional methods of socialising don't extend, namely, phone, text or live interaction.
This is however, without going into whether virtual socialising (which is one-to-many) defines a person's public image more or less than real world interactions, which is one-to-one.
PS: As regards the offence, my point is that since I don't mind being seen in public with u, hence it may necessarily be concluded that I am offence-proof.
I'm a big fan, for sure...I don't think it kills social life. Yes, times have changed, but I think the change is good. Having the opportunity to connect with people I never would have otherwise is pretty damned cool! Visiting from sharing is caring...thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteCompelling arguments were put in favor of social networking but have you ever considered that of 100+ friends how many are actual friends. yes you may not miss a anniversary or some date but the very personal touch goes out and make it very cosmetic.
ReplyDeleteHaving a friend is someone you can bicker, fight, hang out with; not poking or scrapping them once in a light year. The very word friendship has a personal touch and social networks, even though they help us reconnect to old friends and networks, cannot provide that. Friends are those who comfort when you are down, party when you are happy and provide support all through out the life.
If such trend continues then we might as well get a marriage network also where ppl can be virtually married to each other. Social networks even though its useful but poses a very big problem as they isolate humans from each other yet giving them a false sense of being connected to each other.
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