Social Networking has revolutionized the media world and it shows no sign of slowing down. Everyday new improvements are being made to enhance the social networking world. People prefer convenience and the convenience of social networking is what has made it so popular.
Social Networking can be used in many ways but one way is through job recruitment. In the article "Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting", Frank Langfitt mentions how LinkedIn has served as a platform to connect thousands of professionals together. Through LinkedIn, professionals are able to stay connected and have the freedom to explore opportunities.
I would say the dark side to Social Networking, specifically Facebook, is the privacy feature. In the article "Facebook Privacy is so Confusing even the Zuckerberg family photo isn't private", Rebecca Greenfield talks about how outsiders were able to retrieve personal information from Randi Zuckerberg. The issue was that Randi's posts were private so it raised concern on how this outsider got hold of this information. This definitely raise concern for Facebook privacy settings, and it is something Facebook should look at more closely.
I believe the best inventions for technology are yet to come. Technology is evolving at a rapid rate and I wont be surprised to seeing many more astonishing inventions. I can see that these technologies will become a catalyst to reformation in the world especially in the field of politics and economics. These are just the few ways it will be impacted.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6522523&sc=emaf
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/12/facebook-privacy-so-confusing-even-zuckerberg-family-photo-isnt-private/60313/
Social Networking can be used in many ways but one way is through job recruitment. In the article "Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting", Frank Langfitt mentions how LinkedIn has served as a platform to connect thousands of professionals together. Through LinkedIn, professionals are able to stay connected and have the freedom to explore opportunities.
I would say the dark side to Social Networking, specifically Facebook, is the privacy feature. In the article "Facebook Privacy is so Confusing even the Zuckerberg family photo isn't private", Rebecca Greenfield talks about how outsiders were able to retrieve personal information from Randi Zuckerberg. The issue was that Randi's posts were private so it raised concern on how this outsider got hold of this information. This definitely raise concern for Facebook privacy settings, and it is something Facebook should look at more closely.
I believe the best inventions for technology are yet to come. Technology is evolving at a rapid rate and I wont be surprised to seeing many more astonishing inventions. I can see that these technologies will become a catalyst to reformation in the world especially in the field of politics and economics. These are just the few ways it will be impacted.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6522523&sc=emaf
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/12/facebook-privacy-so-confusing-even-zuckerberg-family-photo-isnt-private/60313/
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post.
What you said about convenience is so true and I hadn't realized it until you mentioned it. I feel that these days anything that helps humans be more lazy becomes a trend. Social networking is very convenient in that it allows for interaction and communication at the click of a button, even if one does not know the other person.
Also, we both used the same exact articles, which I think is interesting, but maybe could also say something about what we, as college students, think are the benefits and issues of social media.
Your comment on reformation made me think about the Renaissance and how social media as a whole will probably be considered as one in the not so distant future.
All the best,
Nanar