14. Do social networks encourage people to have good “interpersonal skills”?

No.

What are Interpersonal Skills?

Interpersonal skills are the life skills we use every day to communicate and interact with other people, both individually and in groups.  People who have no problems with communicating with others mean that they have high interpersonal skills.

Employers often seek to hire staff with 'strong interpersonal skills’ because they want people who will work well in a team and be able to communicate effectively with colleagues, customers and clients.

No matter how hard it may to talk face to face in reality, it is a piece of cake when using sns. You don’t get so pumped nor will you get shy. It is quite simple to lie so, why bother trying to explain yourself as the pimp you are in real life. There is no need of any interpersonal skills online.You don’t tamper over your words because, you can think over what you're going to send. Its not like you're going to write, H-H-H-Hello, I-I-I-I’m f-f-f-fine unless maybe, you're writing a story:)