I will admit to a couple of things. I used to have a MySpace account, I have a twitter account and I actively use my FaceBook account. Most of my friends on FaceBook are also in the DMD program. To be honest I have most of the positive parts of social networking. My friends include class mates, family and several people I have met online and been friends with for years.
In the past I have seen a few of the things I consider the bad parts of social networks. Many people spend a lot of time online to the point of losing or in some cases never developing social skills. The anonymity that comes with being online also brings out the worst in some people. Being able to say what you want to anyone can make some users take it too far and be mean just because they know they can get away with it. In my experience these people are fairly rare though.
For the most part there is more good than bad. I will continue using them to communicate with family and friends.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
3 comments:
You are using internet social networking in a positive way Chris. You educated yourself on the product and use it to the betterment of yourself and others. That's great.
And a great big thank you to you and your wife for being caring and conscientous parents. I see a lot of unsupervised kids doing a lot of harm to themselves and to others by using internet social networking in a negative fashion.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
There are just too many bad things that happen to children because of irresponsible use of the internet. Being an avid user, I feel it is my duty to my children to make sure they are as aware of the dangers as I am.
Good point on the anonymity of being online. I never really gave that much thought before. I have seen firsthand what these sites do with regard to being able to stand up to people...usually in the wrong way. I have a facebook account and I enjoy using to keep in touch with my family and friends. Thanks.
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