Is Personal Interaction Becoming Extinct Due to Social Media
Is Personal Interaction becoming Extinct due to Social Media? I had this guy leave me a voice mail at work so I called him at home and then he e-mailed me to my Blackberry and so I texted to his cell and then he e-mailed me to my home account and the whole thing just got out of control. And I miss the days when you had one phone number and one answering machine and that one answering machine has one cassette tape and that one cassette tape either had a message from a guy or it didn't. And now you just have to go around checking all these different portals just to get rejected by seven different technologies. It's exhausting. ( He’s just not that into you 2009)
This is a famous quote from the film He’s just not that into you, which it actually explain the reality of how is the communication now days, there are so many different ways of how people communicate, and express themselves, but is this really can be consider an interaction? Does interaction has to be face to face to be consider interaction?
Before getting into how Social Media encouraged or inhibited Personal Interaction, some things needs to be explain first.
What is Social Media? How is it defined?
Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks (Wikipedia.org 2013)
Investopedia.com defined it as Internet-based software and interfaces that allow individuals to interact with one another, exchanging details about their lives such as biographical data, professional information, personal photos and up-to-the-minute thoughts. “Social Media is the collection of tools and online spaces available to help individuals and businesses to accelerate their information and communication needs.” – (Ecounsultancy.com)
The first two definition have in common the word interact and share, but this two are based on individuals, however the third definition expand it to business, so it can be said that
This is a famous quote from the film He’s just not that into you, which it actually explain the reality of how is the communication now days, there are so many different ways of how people communicate, and express themselves, but is this really can be consider an interaction? Does interaction has to be face to face to be consider interaction?
Before getting into how Social Media encouraged or inhibited Personal Interaction, some things needs to be explain first.
What is Social Media? How is it defined?
Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks (Wikipedia.org 2013)
Investopedia.com defined it as Internet-based software and interfaces that allow individuals to interact with one another, exchanging details about their lives such as biographical data, professional information, personal photos and up-to-the-minute thoughts. “Social Media is the collection of tools and online spaces available to help individuals and businesses to accelerate their information and communication needs.” – (Ecounsultancy.com)
The first two definition have in common the word interact and share, but this two are based on individuals, however the third definition expand it to business, so it can be said that