Social Networking Services(SNS)

How can social networking services be "controversial" when they are like a necessary source in our lives?

2015年6月5日金曜日

The Effects of Social Networking from student's perspective

Hello. I am an American student currently residing in Germany. I would like to talk about the effects of social networking.
For many people the advent of social networks has been a boon. It enables us to stay in touch with friends in college or the workplace and interact and conmunicate with people over long distances. Moreover it can exchange views and information with those of similar personal or career interests.
However, it seemed that many people have withdrawn themselves from their social circle. They tend to spend less time interacting face-to-face. Communicative skills such as the use of body language and language itself have all suffered. As a result, many of the traditional social skills are waning in younger generations. Conversations, body language, written and spoken communication are either lost completely. The means of expression and thought, the ability to discuss a subject in depth and in real time have been replaced by the skills of skimming over facts and forming opinions.
In addition, there has been a marked increase in the level and ferocity of harassment or cyberbullying.

Thesedays most of young people use social networking services for communicate with their friends. There are many positive effects, but there are also many negative effects like the above. Many young people are being involved some kinds of crime and cyberbullying. Although social networking services are useful tool, we should be careful and understand the terms of use, regulations and the rules when we use it.