9/8/10


In my opinion, Facebook has both its pros and cons. The upside of facebook is that it is a great way to keep in touch with people who live somewhere else, invite people and send out information about events,  and a good way for companies to advertise and gain customers. However, Facebook is what a lot of people say as very “addictive.” Some of the cons of facebook are that it is decreasing our interpersonal and social skills with one another. It is also causing grades to drop and work ethic to decrease because people will wander onto facebook when they should be doing other things. Its also allowing for more bullying between people and even can get a little creepy by the fact that you can find out information about other people and somewhat ‘stalk’ them via their facebook. I am a fan of facebook and in no way do I think they should get rid of it. But I do think facebook goes a little far when there are games you can play and virtual gifts you can give and things like that. Facebook was created to be a social networking site, not a place for people to get lost in their computer for hours on end. I personally have a few friends that love overseas, and without facebook I would not be able to keep in touch with them. But for the people who use it all day, every day, it’s a problem. I just think the main issue is that facebook is taking place of face-to-face social life, besides that, I’m all for it.

No comments:

Post a Comment