Pratibha Kumari answered this
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Rosy answered this
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- Social sites are a great source of information.
- Social networking sites are a unique world in themselves.
- Social networking has led to the emergence of social media that has acted as a trigger in public awareness .
- Sharing information about oneself has become so easier with the help of the social sites.
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Rosy answered this
Here are a few points already given earlier which might help you frame your answer. However, I think my query was not clear to you. I understood that you agree with the topic. However, in your content, you need to specify whether it is a good thing or a bad thing that today, because of social networking sites, face to face communication has diminished drastically.
-Studies show that only 7% of communication is based on the written or verbal word while 93% is based on nonverbal body language. Indeed, it’s only when we can hear a tone of voice or look into someone’s eyes that we’re able to know when “I’m fine” doesn’t mean they’re fine at all.
- Social networking sites have led to social isolation rather than broadening the social horizon. Feelings and emotions have been transformed into emoticons which are incapable of expressing the entire bundle of emotions.
- This two-dimensional interaction has led to depression and isolation and also increased stress and tension.
- This has led to a person being introvert and less confident about his communicative skills. Patience and cooperation are a few skills in which people are lacking nowadays.
Hope this helps!
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Nivedha answered this
WE are now living in an information society because of the advent of the internet and various social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Netlog, Zorpia, Whatsuapp and Blogs, among others.
The proliferation of these sites has attracted both the young and the old and surprisingly, political parties, churches and other civic organisations.
These sites have to a certain extent drawn people from disparate geographical locations closer. Of course I cannot rule out the problem of the digital divide which has hindered many people from accessing the internet and partaking fully in the process of communication via these networking sites.
For this article I tried to gather views from various stakeholders across the social spectrum on the impact of these sites in Zimbabwean society.
Information is one of the basic requisites for driving social change in communities. It keeps people updated with the current trends because being current is the currency of these days. The social change due to the flow of information can either be positive or catastrophic to social development. I tried to find out from the "netizens" themselves if the networking sites are offering a panacea to social ills and imbalances or they are merely exacerbating moral decay.
It has definitely been a boon to society. Over twenty years ago the only way we had to keep in touch with others was by snail mail or phone. Now the majority of households have at least one computer and/or smartphone device. This has allowed for people to stay in touch with family, find old friends that they have lost touch with over the years and even network for their business. Without social networking alot of this may not have been possible.
It gives us a platform to share our views, opinions and thoughts. It even helps in Communication skills enhancement. There are no boundaries or borders for a person to connect with other people living even in other continent. It does keep a person updated about he latest happenings in the world. Verily it is a boon for society, if used judiciously.
The biggest gifts that mankind has got is technology and more so, it is the information technology that has brought this world closer. While growth, development and speed of progress have increased due to this, a special bonding is happening between human beings. This is through the social networking. Well, internet has got many social networking sites such as Facebook, Orkut, Twitter etc and this has become the special platform for strangers to become friends or as a powerful tool of communication.
But here is the big question- is social networking really a boon or bane? especially in the case of students and today's generation. Yes, there is no doubt that this helps increase your friends circle, the opportunity to interact with different people and make new friends across the world. But many are asking if the social networking sites are indeed being used for such productive reasons. There has been an increasingly disturbing behaviour found in students and youngsters after their exposure towards such sites.
Their interaction with family members, their concentration towards studies, their interest in outdoor activities have come down drastically. Moreover, youngsters are being lured by conmen and other shady individuals through these sites and this is leading to grave risk. A recent incident of an IIM student committing suicide after knowing about her boyfriend through a social networking site is a clear example of how extreme things can become.
The experts are suggesting that using of social networking is not wrong but the way it is being used is important. Students and youngsters must be given guidance on what should be the dos and dont's. Also, the students must be educated on the overall developmental activities instead of getting glued to the mobile phones and computers and spending precious time chatting. Students from their end must take initiative to find out how best such sites can be used. So folks, wake up and use technology as a boon and not a bane.
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