Social Networking Distracting People

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Networking Distracting People

Duane Keth

U2 IP

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Networking Distracting People

 

Introduction

The term social networks can be used to describe a culmination of various different web based services that permits an individual to develop either a public, semi public or sometimes even both within a specific confined system while at the same time gauging a list of users with whom they can connect, view or even traverse. However the nature and the categorization of these various connections may in fact vary from website to website. Social network analysis examines the social structure by applying the Theory of Graphs and identifying the entities as "nodes" or "vertices" and relationships as "links" or "edges". The structure of the graph resulting is often very complex.

However, it is a fact that one of the biggest disablers of this time period is technology. People at work, at school, and even people in places like churches get distracted by the many different forms of technology. The largest form of technology distracting people today would be social networks.  Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and the newly added Pinterest and instaGram are swiftly growing and taking over today's generation. With photos and status updates about your daily thoughts and actions, these social networks are a way for people to keep up with their friends, family, and even favorite celebrities on a daily basis (Leigh, 2011).

 

Thesis Statement

While social networking sites, such as Facebook, can provide a place for positive interactions, unfortunately they have created a place for people to be not only distracted from more important tasks but also to cause personal and public harm to others.

 

Discussion and Analysis

The first recognizable social network site, six degrees.com was launched in the year 1997 which enables its users to create profiles and list and surf their friends. Each of these features existed in some form before this social network, of course. Moreover, various profiles also existed on most major dating sites and many community sites. AIM and ICQ buddy lists supported lists of Friends, although those Friends were not visible to others. Today these same social media and social networking sites are taking the Internet by storm. Although social networks are addicting and entertaining they ultimately are one of the biggest distractions we have today. Social networks somewhat rule the world in a media aspect. Saying all this we should really strive to cut back on our use of all social networks, evening if it is tempting or event if we can get the top news on there. Stop and pay attention to the things you are supposed to be doing because the social networks will always be there.

 

Benefits of Social Networks

The positive effects of social networks found in large numbers. Hundreds of people have known the love of her life through them. Thousands have found help in support groups. Artists who were unknown have been released through the networks and the Internet.

Using or not social media, that's the dilemma. Some people cannot imagine telling their experiences through the computer; prefer ...