Facebook.........listening this name now-a-days seems to be so common.
But when it comes in my mind it leaves two different exactly conflicting kind of expressions, which makes me think..........about these social networking sites, Is this "so called "social networking sites really fulfilling there purpose or benefitting the peoples using them. There you have it – your own life exposed to the whole world on the
internet. Your pictures, your personal info., your hobbies, your likes, your
dislikes and then some….everything is out in the open and by your own
choice. That is the power of your Facebook profile. Positive or negative –
the impact of this powerful social tool is beyond you and your ‘friends’.
In a very short period, Facebook has become THE social networking site.
On a good day, Facebook can get more hits than Google – the godfather of
all websites. Facebook is a force to reckon with. If you are not familiar with
Facebook, you are either very outdated or live in dark basement with no
connection to the outside world, and no access to the internet.
Now that we have established that you are in fact connected to the internet,
you are most likely a part of this Facebook phenomenon or fad – whatever
you want to call it.
This should come as a no surprise to anyone, Facebook comes with its own
side-effects, many of them not so social.
"ARE THEY REALLY GUD OR AN EVIL"
They are really helping us to make good friends,friends not in a country but also from other countries too ,more number of friends ever then before ,even the people who are so introvert are really able to make them better expressable ,try to say out things which they usually hide,the people are enjoying it ,they get to know each other better and up-to-date,I think that’s what we want ,and that’s for ,these sites are gaining so popularity and comes into business and also getting more and more no of users, and on the same time the users are getting what they desire and sometimes more than that….
But had anyone thought ……..about these facts
1. Addictive: If you use Facebook regularly, you know exactly how this site
can be addictive. Always updating your status, checking on others, bragging
about yourself, or just mingling with strangers…. The Facebook puts a
variety of powerful options on your fingertips and you are hooked – for
hours and hours every day.
2. Intrusive on personal privacy: Many of us pay very little attention to all
the information we put online, some of it quite personal. Where you live,
your contact information, what you do, where you go…. You may be
opening the doors for others to intrude on your life. Even with all the
privacy settings, lots of so called ‘friends’ have access to your personal
information, a lot more than you may want to.
3. ‘Friends’ may not be friends: It is very common for everybody to have
100s of FB friends now-a-days; it is a popularity statement after-all. Are the
Facebook friends really your friends? If you are adding everyone you meet
in your school or workplace or online, chances are that you have many
strangers in your friends’ list. Some of them may be there just to watch
you. In real life, that would be considered creepy!
4. A society of loners: FB has become a place to pass time if you have
nothing better to do. Many FB users hide in their rooms and log onto FB,
rather than socializing with actual friends and family. Those who don’t
socialize in real life may prefer to add excessive friends on FB and feel
‘social’ online. In some cases, the online social networking tool could
actually encourage you to be anti-social and loner in your real life.
5. A cheating tool: How you use internet and Facebook is up to you. The FB
lets you connect with old friends, ex-bf/ex-gf or anyone else you may have
had crush on in the past. One recent report has blamed FB for one in every
five divorces, and nobody seems to be surprised.
6. Frequent and annoying status update: You can easily find some strange
and useless status updates on FB, all the time. What you had for breakfast,
what you dreamt last night, what was the score of your local team that no
one has heard of, what color of shoes you are wearing….The status update is
often over-done and meaningless. And, if you breakup with your gf/bf, you
can announce ‘I am single again’ within seconds; many repeat this almost
every week!
7. Useless groups, pages and advertisements: Like any other popular site,
FB is bombarded with all kinds of promotions. Many love to advertise their
favorite music bands, or their own band they just started in the garage that
nobody cares about. Then, there are meaningless groups and pages on any
topic you can think of. People get carried away and start to join groups and
pages for no reason or rhyme.
8. ‘Chat’: And then there is the Facebook chat. You can chat about
whatever you want with whoever you run into on FB. And, if the person you
chat with does not know you very well, you can come across whichever way
you like. You can make up stories; you can pretend to be a saint or a satan.
And if you are not selective about adding only the friends you know, you
could be chatting with a 50 year old dude from Singapore who disguises to
be an 18 years old cheerleader from Texas.
9. Easy to lie and deceive: Nobody is watching you; nobody can see you;
people can live their fantasies on FB. Anyone can make a fake profile with a
fake picture and pretend to be whoever he/she wants. That is the ugly side
of FB, you can never be certain about FB ‘friends’ you have never met in
real life.
10. Your Employer or school may use FB against you: Many schools check
on the students’ facebook accounts; your employer may do the same. Also,
most of the schools and workplaces don’t want anyone to be wasting their
productive time on the Facebook. What you say or what you share on FB
may come back to bite you – sooner or later.
