Effects of Social Networking



How could Social Networking have kinks in it if I'm writing this blog? Well, let's think about it.
As I am writing this blog, you cannot see my face. You are not making a personal connection with me on a basic level. The only thing you see from this are the words that I am typing. However, that doesn't mean that social networking is bad.

There can be a lot of benefits to being a part of social networking. We are able to speak to people across the world and connect with friends and family across the world.Social media quickly breaks down personal barriers. People will post things to their Facebook accounts that they probably never would have called dozens of people over the phone to share. While there are certainly pros and cons to oversharing, this proves that social media isn’t as isolating as some believe. Rather than eroding our writing skills, this has sharpened them. Blogging, in particular, is a powerful way for people to improve their writing. Most successful bloggers know they only have a few seconds to draw a reader in before he clicks away. Short punchy sentences and the active voice are taking over as the most popular way to communicate in writing. Where writing was once a solitary activity, it has now become a very social way to communicate. Before the Internet, most people wrote to communicate with one other person. Now we reach hundreds or thousands of people with a single post.

There are a few cons as well though. Where speakers once saw the eyes of their listeners, they’re now seeing the backs of laptops and tops of heads. Speaking to this type of audience is an unsettling experience for some, but it’s just one more change that we’ll have to adapt to. With the prevalence of smartphones and popularity of texting, chances are you’ve been with someone who was there, but not quite there. It’s not uncommon to see people glued to their technology even in social settings.

So yes, Social Networking is changing the way things work in the world, but you can't just look at the negative side, you must also look at the positive. It is maybe human nature that should change. Though technology can be fun, we should prioritize to make sure we are not losing the best part of us: Humanity.

http://socialmediatoday.com/karenn1617/1745751/effects-social-media-how-we-speak-and-write