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Facespace. There is no pretending that we are all not aware of the many
social networking sites on the Internet today. Regardless ...
Submitted by rochili on March 12, 2008
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There is no pretending that we are all not aware of the many social networking sites on the Internet today. Regardless of what they're being used for, there is no doubt the online addiction they have caused. Walking through libraries, computer labs and even offices on campus, one can always find students searching their social net, checking their Facebook, and or Myspace messages. Along with television, instant messaging, and cell phones its is safe to say that the Facebook, and Myspace are by far the biggest procrastination tool amongst college students, and therefor they are becoming a problem. What Facebook and other sites like Myspace do so well is to enable us to engage in a flow of personal news that is being created by our network of friends. We're drawn to it, and become addicted because we're wired for connections, for looking for trends, for stories, even for a bit if voyeurism, but that doesn't mean that they are useful tools and may even be hazardous to the minds of our youth.
One of the ways we define ourselves and know our world is through other people, how we fit into their lives, or how our lives fit into theirs. For those of us whose lives intersect with the online world, we have a need to keep defining ourselves online. We're at the peak of the era of continuous partial attention, where being current with each other through all of these little online connections is so important in what it means to be defined as a person right now, and in some ways, in some groups, you aren't really a person unless you're continuously connected to others online. This entire process of defining ourselves online can take a hold of someone and pull them into the social networking world for life.
Some argue that Myspace and Facebook do have some useful purposes like making new friends, keeping in touch with old ones, and maybe finding some common interests, but is that all that our youth is spending their time doing? Instead of wondering what...
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