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Hope you are having a great weekend. Here is the topic for this week's online discussion. Make sure you complete your comments by Tuesday so the presenters can read your comments for Wednesday!
Social networking tools have revolutionized the way people communicate. Do the benefits of this technology outweigh the drawbacks?
Everyone must contribute at least 1 idea and 2 responses to the other comments on this topic.
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Social networking tools have more benefits that assist us to communicate easily besides provide various information regarding every sphere. As you know, facebook is good example which is worldwide social network service site and used by lots of people. Users can communicate with friends and other users through private or public messages and a chat feature. Moreover, Google also is an useful and efficient social network site inclued huge sources that users search information what they seek. However, it is necessary for users to verify some information whether it is reliable before apply it. Overall, correct use of social network tools may give us more benefits and it outweigh its drawbacks.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jason's ideas. The benefits outweight the drawbacks as nowadays almost everyone use the social networking tools nearly everyday. It's more convenient for us to communicate with each other even the long distance.Long time ago,if we wanna talk with others,we need to go to see them or we can use letters but it will cost so long time. And maybe when they get the news have passed time.BUT now we just need to use tools press some words then they can receive our messages immediately.It's a kind of feat for our human being. Time is the most important thing for everyone.How to save time to do more work is a problem for us. And social networking tools really give us more benefits than drawbacks.
ReplyDeleteThe success of Facebook, Twitter or MSN has already prooved that the new social networking technolodgy is welcomed....in another word, its benefits outweigh its drawbacks...Launched in February 2004.As of January 2011Facebook has more than 600 million active users.In just 5 years, The revenue of facebook jumped to $800million according to the 2009 data.(wikipedia 2011). Those numbers above support the opinion...
ReplyDeletewhile benefits include 1st the relationship between people became closely, the globalisition of the whole world, the speed of getting information, convenience of communication. people are entertained by the advanced communication tools.
Twenty four percent of 1,950 U.S. adults questioned in the online survey conducted by Zogby International said high-speed Internet had the greatest impact on their lives, followed closely by Facebook at 22 percent and Google with 10 percent.( http://chicagobreakingbusiness.com/tag/online-news, 2010)
I agree with Jessica's opinion. The social networking tools real bring zbout many convenient for our in the daily life.For example, people will use this teachnology to keep in touch with each other everywhere and everywhen,And they can find their old friends and their old classmates,even they lose communication have a long time. I think it's a good thing for everyone.And the, they can check and exchange a lot of informations through the facebook,twitter,etc.In contrast,if people addict to use it all days,it's a bad thing to them.Because it will waster their many precious time and they will stay at home everywhen.They don't want to go to outside,they think the social networking is their whole life.So, people should use it when they need it.
ReplyDeleteTo sum up, in my view, social network tools bring about our more benefits than drawbacks.
With the high-speed networking system was developed gradually, the social networking tools do not only provide communicated fuction through internet. The change of the function of social networking tools is that they combine all of the functions which they povided separately before. Thus, nowadays, social networking tools can be seen as a platform that provides lots of functions of information exchange, communication, shopping, game, blog, album, and so on. Hence, the number of people who use social networking tools as communication tools is increasing rapidly.
ReplyDeleteTherefore, generally, I agree the above opinion that mentions about the social networking tools provide an efficiently communicated way, such as Jessica's opinion. Moreover, I also hold the same opinion as Arial's that, although, social networking tools bring us many benefits, we can not spend too much time on them and be addicted.
Additionally, however, social networking tools make exchange information and communicate immediately, sometimes social networking tools do not communicate affection or emotion so efficiently as you imaged. For example, there are not most people willing to celebrate Valentine's Day on-line!!
Overall, I think the benefits of socail networking tools outweigh the drawbacks.
Social networking tools can help people keep in touch with their friends,family,coworker and so on.There are many advantages that using social networking tools.But it is a tool.It can not take place of meeting in reality. Today is Valentine's Day.Giving you a chance,what you want to do ?Don not lose youself in social networkin tools.
ReplyDeleteThere is a growing number for using the networking tool to communicate each other, such as mobile phones, Internet tools, E-mail…I agree with Jason and Jessica, which its benefit outweigh the drawback. Firstly, using technology networking tools, we can easy to contact others and save the time. In comparison with letter, the E-mail is faster. Then, we can see and hear the each other, which benefit for the family, especially for the business.
ReplyDeleteHowever, technology networking tools also have some drawbacks. I think the Olivia’s opinion that the people’s relationship become closely. I think it is right, but from another side that I want to mention is the alienation of people. For instance, many people do not go home for dinner, instead of making a phone call to family, especially in festival. Also, the friends do not meet frequently. Moreover, the radiation is harm to people’s health, because it is computer, cell phone...
Thus, do you think you can live without of network tools and telephone life? I can not. In order to reduce harmful influence, we should spend more time with the parents, friends. You can shutdown you phone when you sleep. Do not play computer for long time.
I think everybody in out class will say the benefits of the social networking tools overweight the drawbacks. Actually, I agree with that. But I want to talk about the drawbacks of this technology in brief because everyone chooses to present the benefits.
ReplyDeleteIn the first place, the malefactors can use these tools to trick people to rob money. Obviously, various examples in society show that the social networking tools are not secure enough. In addition, the people will indulge in the network if they do not have enough self-control. The minors might be more easily fall into the network specially. Moreover, the network is very easy to divulge individual privacy that will cause many troubles or the losses.
Although, there are also many drawbacks of social networking tools, I still agree all of you that the benefits of this technology overweight the drawbacks.
I partly agree with Jessica's opinion. It’s no doubt that most people use social networking tools. It is Convenient and fast to get in touch with each other online. You already gave some benefits of using social networking tools, but it also has certain drawbacks. It developed a social problem that people prefer talking online than going out to talk with friends directly. Many young people do not know how to live with friends in real life. They may be Humorous when they chat online, but they may be quiet and totally different in real life. More use of social networking tools means less real conversations and activities.
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ReplyDeleteI think, the main point which is the benefit of social networking is saving the time. In the past years,they spent much more time to communicate each other. Money as well. There are only two examples we had. Such as calling by phone or sending letter. That's it. It affected same as workplace. Doing business was taken much more time than nowadays. In this times, developing technology provides new fashion tools which are revolutionizes social networking.
ReplyDeleteEverything taking into the account, the main benefit of social networking is too much easier and cheaper way. Although it's convinent to use by more sections for keeping touch each other anytime.
I agree with some of your opinion but we all see this subject only from one side. Social networking is virtual world which means that is not all details in it 100 per cent real and truth. In addition, this world is none privacy. We must not lose sight of the benefit of social networking to facilitate distance learning, and giving information with ease and easily. Furthermore, It is waste of time, the benefit only to who was looking for beneficial knowledge.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nicolas’s opinion. SNS is really useful tool and has many benefit but we should not forget about its drawbacks. Social networking tools enable us to know about worldwide news which TV or newspapers do not broad cast. Also it makes us easier to communicate with many people in world wide. However, the security problem, such as spam mail, vandalism and cybercrime, especially targeting to the juvenile is serious social problem. In addition, As Marwah mentioned, SNS changed the life style of present-day people to spend more time with computer and this could cause SNS addiction. To conclude, SNS has many benefits than drawbacks, but we still need to think about the way of using SNS.
ReplyDeleteGuys, I agree with you all that the benefits of this technology outweigh the drawbacks. There are many ideas of the benefits of this technology in people's daily life above such as Jessica said,"It's more convenient for us to communicate with each other even the long distance" and Olivia also gave some datas"As of January 2011Facebook has more than 600 million active users.In just 5 years, The revenue of facebook jumped to $800million according to the 2009 data".
ReplyDeleteIn addition, I'd like talk about this technology be used in business like Alibaba. For example, if you want publish a book but your writer is in New York, your marketing team is in Chicago, your information technology (IT) staff is in India and you're, well, more or less living at the airport. In today's business environment -- where employees, contractors, consultants and partners are spread across locations -- it's crucial to have online communications and collaboration tools. They boost worker productivity and save time that's usually spent in tons of meetings.
the benefits of this technology outweigh the drawbacks. Fristly,eassy to contact with the person who are lives far away.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, the emegencies problem can be solve quickly. Finaly, benefit for economic development and business area.
To sum up, the adavantages of this technology outweigh the harm.
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I agree with Olivia in few views.
ReplyDeleteI think the fantastic development of computers has made it possible to live better than ever possible before. As Olivia said Facebook, Twitter and MSN has already proved a new social networking for people. It’s no gap in that network. All kinds of languages can be translated by network tools now. The tools play as a very important role when people communicated in social network. Social networking tools symbolize the communication in the future virtual world.
Despite tools can offering help to people in social network, it can’t provide to know more specialist informants about the social network. In fact that the social network tools is fictitious. However, it may be unreliable of the communication and relationship. So I disagree that the benefits of this technology outweigh the drawbacks.