In the years following the introduction of Facebook, there have been many changes in our society and community, some good and some bad. In my view, I believe that while there have been some negative impacts from social networking sites, the positives far outweigh the negative impacts.
One of the major advantage of social networking sites for individuals and society is that communication with one another is easy and instant regardless of the geographical location. We can instantly speak with someone on the other side of the world and get a response just as fast. Additionally, now, more than ever, we can keep up with real time news and information discovery unlike 20 years ago when we solely relied on newspapers and news telecast on televisions to know what is happening around the globe. Furthermore, social networking sites also act as a low cost marketing platform for small, medium enterprises. Many business owners in the society out there depend solely on social networking sites able to sell and promote their products. They would not be able to operate without it. There is also the added benefit of social networking sites being fun and enjoyable for individuals to use.
However, there are some adverse impacts of social networking sites individuals and society. Concerning individuals, it is easy to be too preoccupied with the usage of social networking sites such that offline interactions are disregarded. For example, some people would rather stay in and browse on social networking sites instead of taking part in events with family, friends or local community. This in return would also adversely affect society as people in the local community are no longer forging close and supporting relationships as before. Moreover, society as a whole is also becoming increasingly disjointed and fragmented as people spend more time online with people they have never met face to face and who they are unlikely to ever meet in the future. Another negative impact is that usage of social networking site promotes sedentary lifestyle in the society as people these days are spending more time indoor than ever, with eyes glued to their screens.
To conclude, social networking sites have impacted individuals and society in both negative and positive ways. It is important to manage the usage of social networking sites such that the negative impacts can be minimised.
In the years following the introduction of Facebook, there have been
many
changes
in our
society
and community,
some
good
and
some
bad
. In my view, I believe that while there have been
some
negative
impacts
from
social
networking
sites
, the positives far outweigh the
negative
impacts.
One of the major advantage of
social
networking
sites
for
individuals
and
society
is that communication with one another is easy and instant regardless of the geographical location. We can
instantly
speak with someone on the other side of the world and
get
a response
just
as
fast
.
Additionally
,
now
, more than ever, we can
keep
up with real time news and information discovery unlike 20 years ago when we
solely
relied on newspapers and news telecast on televisions to know what is happening around the globe.
Furthermore
,
social
networking
sites
also
act as a low cost marketing platform for
small
, medium enterprises.
Many
business owners in the
society
out there depend
solely
on
social
networking
sites
able to sell and promote their products. They would not be able to operate without it. There is
also
the
added
benefit of
social
networking
sites
being fun and enjoyable for
individuals
to
use
.
However
, there are
some
adverse
impacts
of
social
networking
sites
individuals
and
society
. Concerning
individuals
, it is easy to be too preoccupied with the usage of
social
networking
sites
such that offline interactions
are disregarded
.
For example
,
some
people
would
rather
stay in and browse on
social
networking
sites
instead
of taking part in
events
with family, friends or local community. This in return would
also
adversely
affect
society
as
people
in the local community are no longer forging close and supporting relationships as
before
.
Moreover
,
society
as a whole is
also
becoming
increasingly
disjointed and fragmented as
people
spend more time online with
people
they have never met face to face and who they are unlikely to ever
meet
in the future. Another
negative
impact
is that usage of
social
networking
site
promotes sedentary lifestyle in the
society
as
people
these days are spending more time indoor than ever, with eyes glued to their screens.
To conclude
,
social
networking
sites
have impacted
individuals
and
society
in both
negative
and
positive
ways. It is
important
to manage the usage of
social
networking
sites
such that the
negative
impacts
can be
minimised
.