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In our modern world of technology, we have created ways to successfully communicate through social networking. We have achieved the art of communication and technology but, what are the effects on us? How does it affect our thinking and way of life? That would depend on who you are talking to and how you're using social networking.

Since the early 2000s we have changed the meaning of what it means to be social. We have exchanged letters for texts, and faces for pixels. We have in a way become more social and lonely a society could be and we are still progressing. In a less dramatic tone, social networking is a way to contact anyone around the world; from friends to strangers. But the big issue is, what is it doing to our youth and sociaty as a whole. As for our argument we seem to have a case of how good or bad these types of interactions are.

Social networking was created to help us make new friends and stay in touch with old friends. Unfortunately people have misused the site for numerous inappropriate needs but more importantly people practice bad grammar and slang. With these careless behaviors this generation and beyond will be underachievers. The author asked and important question he said, “are we really networking in a social sense, or are we just hiding behind our keyboards, and building list of virtual friends rather than getting out there in the real world”?(Nickson1). We have become mesmerized by technology and disconnected for reality. However if we keep up this behavior socially we will never get ahead and we only have ourselves to blame.

Is the advent and increasing use of social networks for human communication a net gain or loss? It is my point, and the point of this essay, to argue that even though we are communicating much more, we are going backwards in the overall experience and in interpersonal development as humans.

With 50% of users logging on to Facebook everyday and more than 35 million users updating their status’s everyday (Facebook a, 2010), it posses the question what effect are social networking sites, mainly Facebook, having on our friendships? Are we extending our social networking and enriching them? Or are the effects of the ease and accessibility of a ‘friend’ demeaning our relationships?

In his essay “The Meaning of Friendship in a Social-Networked World”, author Alex Pattakos argues that social networking is eroding the true meaning of friendship, and that people need to take stock of the possible impact on their lives. He believes that while people may think these networking platforms make them more socially connected, the opposite is actually true. Pattakos claims this is happening because our “social connections” made through these networks are shallow in nature and do not stand up to the traditional definition of friendship. He also claims that humans are drawn to this type of easy friendship as opposed to the work involved in creating a true, face-to-face friendship. The author successively communicates his admonition by using appeals to ethos and pathos to make the audience consider putting their devices down before their relationships completely disconnect.

Using the internet to socialise is an increasingly popular activity. Some of the most popular websites for this are Facebook, twitter, bebo, msn and many others. Social networking is when you speak to other people through the internet. Facebook is by far the most popular with over 500 million users and 250 million of them logging in everyday. Twitter is not far behind Facebook with over 177 million users. With social network sites you can keep in touch everyday and you can share your photos and news with hundreds of people. There are many advantages and disadvantages of socialising on the internet.

It should be noted that social networks is very important in our daily lives, but we need to be careful with the way that we are using, also is worth to mention that you own your space each person defines

Lately, the issue of social networking has generated a lot of debate. Some people argue for drawbacks of social networking, claiming it limits social interactions. Others believe that these networks are beneficial, arguing that it creates greater interaction and increased information. The two opposing passages highlight the importance of this issue, however, the passage that argues it creates greater interaction and increased information is more credible, since it is much better-supported with forceful vocabulary, logical reasoning, and emotional appeals.

Usage of social media is becoming popular in the work place. William Baker, a professor of marketing at San Diego State University, surveyed 1,600 executives and found that firms that rely heavily on external social networks scored 24 percent higher on a measure of radical innovation than companies that don 't (Swearingen). Online networking can provide us with tools such as market product, find new employees, and even find people to collaborate with.

Social media websites have become powerful tools for recruitment and hiring in many organizations. Some organizations rely on these networks to attract and screen talent. According to Davison and Maraist (2011), “A recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management reported that in 2006, only 21% of organizations had used social networking sites as an HR tool, but in 2008, 44% had used social networking sites for HR…the same survey reported that 34% of organizations currently use social networking sites to recruit or contact potential applicants, and 19% plan to in the future” (Davison, Maraist, & Bing, 2011). The internet overwhelmingly affects how business is conducted in the world today, mostly appealing college graduates.

Have the people of America strengthened or struggled with social relationships because of how much social networking everyone does? One of the biggest arguments that people have is we are too dependent on our technical devices, that we hide behind them. According to Edison research, “an estimated 75 million Americans check their social networks, several times each day.” On the other side of the argument, we have the people who say technology is a wonderful thing why not use it and keep advancing. “There has been a more technological improvement in the last 50 years than in the previous 5,000,” asserts Patrick Cox, co-editor of Technology Profits Confidential, our brand-new research service. “Since you and I have been trained to think in linear terms, this isn’t necessarily intuitive,” continues Cox. “However, a careful examination of history reveals that the rate of technological change actually accelerates over time. Due to this exponential rate of improvement, we are actually only seeing the beginning of disruptive, transformational changes in technology.” When 75 million people check their phones or social sites, several times a day it affects their social relationships to actual human beings or the way they go thinking about things and the dangers of the internet will corrupt them.

Another on of the many positives to social networking is the basic connection. This is where networks such as Facebook cone into play. Facebook is one of the many popular websites used to create new friends. Meeting people with the same interests form different places makes for a more diverse world. However, most “use it to strengthen relationships they

Despite these negative changes to the ways in which people relate, social networking – in particular Facebook – has brought about some positive changes in the ways in which people related to one another.

Recent studies, for example, Golder, Wilkinson and Huberman (2007), Arvanitis and Loukis (in press) and Coyle and Vaughn (2008:13−17) concur that social networks are typical characterisations of human behaviour to fulfil the need to communicate and connect with people they know, meet new people who share a common interest, collaborate, participate and share information and knowledge as well as gain new knowledge. Generally, these are also the reasons why individuals engage in social behaviour via the Internet. To many, the Internet provides effective social networking opportunities and their online behaviour includes building individual relationships, expanding their personal network of friends, finding people who have had similar experiences, discussing common topics of interest, dating and finding potential life partners, staying connected to old friends or distant family and virtually meeting peers, including work colleagues, to discuss current issues or topics of interest.