Facebook has certainly been a major player in changing how we communicate with other people. That is to say, impersonally.
With the advent of new communication technology, people have become more and more interconnected. I can communicate with my friend's and family across the country and world almost immediately and at any time that I choose to.
The cost of instant communication is that it is almost entirely impersonal. Entire relationships can be had without seeing someones face or even hearing their voice.
Facebook is increasingly popular nowadays. facebook developers are competing to give the best features in terms of socialization, interaction, privacy and even entertainment. It is not surprising that many people are hooked on with facebook since it is free and easily accessible with the use of a computer connected to the Internet and even with the use of a mobile phone that enables facebook applications or Internet browsing.
I pose the following questions:
Does facebook usage affect interpersonal relationships?
Do people rely too much on the fastest way of communicating on the Internet despite the lack of face-to-face interaction?
Research has proven that facebook is good for your self esteem. To our knowledge one study describes the first known experimental test on how exposure to facebook generally enhances self esteem.
The facebook experience creates a hyper personal which is due to selective self-presentation on facebook that ultimately enhances self esteem.
These findings demonstrate that the Internet indeed generates a unique form of self-awareness which differs from previous offline stimuli.
2 comments:
Good post, I wrote about, and wonder the same thing. Do social networks help, or hurt interpersonal relationships? I never thought about them affecting your self esteem, good thoughts.
I think its true that facebook has changed the way people talk about themselves.Mostly everbody and companies use it to look good or even better than their competition. What I have noticed is that people still visit each other and enjoy spending time together depending on their relationships.I think means oc communication has changed but the ralationships have not.
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