From Xanga, Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter… what do these social networks have in common? They appeared one after another. One social network became more popular than another. These social networks appear to improve in technological software capabilities where we can update information every second, chat, take web pictures, have a profile song to blend with our page, and surf the internet all at the same time. Each social network allows us to create a page for ourselves in which we personalize information and share what we want others to know about us only. Facebook is one of the biggest social network of today’s generation. From fan pages, profile pages, accepting friends, updating profile, uploading pictures, joining user groups and sharing what you have in mind. It’s the fact that Facebook grows from year to year since its launched in February 2004. We express and update people about our lives or how we feel like at the moment. We can post up new pictures and catch up on the latest gossip, news, drama, and updates on people’s lives and the world in some senses. Because FACEBOOK happens to be the most popular social network right now, I decided to blog about it and its problems with the daily lives of people since everyone seems to have a Facebook and everyone has somewhat been involved or have perceived misinterpreted information. Facebook is useful to a certain extent if you choose to have one to keep in touch with family, friends, and build relationships. However the privacy we would want Facebook to provide for us is problematic because we are not in control of what other people share about us.
Everyone who has seen “The Social Network” knows how Facebook was created, who the mastermind behind creating Facebook was, and what this social network has done to the world. Facebook is good and yet it is bad in its own ways. The issue with Facebook is that information about you or things you and others choose to write or post about can be misinterpreted by people. Men and women use it to socialize, hook up, and surf for new things and new people. Although an individual has control on what they want to post, show, and say about themselves on their page, what other people post and write (about them) is uncontrollable. We can write and talk smack anonymously about people and express to the world how bad certain people are. Relationships have ended and have been blasted due to Facebook posts, pictures, and lack of privacy. People have lost their jobs due to coworkers blasting them on posts and photos as well. Privacy may be somewhat secure but NOT as secure as we would want it to be.
Although Facebook is a great way to keep in touch and build relationships, Facebook has become a distraction and downer to everyday users. Facebook information about you or things you and others choose to write or post about can be misinterpreted by people. The problem for this is that people assume too much on things they know very little of. People nowadays have this perception where instead of asking or confirming, they just assume and believe right on. Posting embarrassing, humiliating, denigrating and hurtful content in both text, photos and videos make others assume and take things the wrong way. A photo or caption paints a thousand pictures and more when it comes to Facebook. Although we talk trash about someone, the viewer’s believe they know who you are referring to. If you block others or do not reply to others, a growing anxiety generates feelings that there must be a reason why you do not respond to them. In order to solve this issue… My advice is that people should not pass judgment of others using Facebook as a source. Facebook should not be made as a form of main contact and people should not BELIEVE EVERYTHING they see and read on Facebook. The false sense of privacy with the feeling of anonymity and lack of social responsibility that often develops from using text-centered telecommunications is problematic and people should be aware of it. We need to teach them that NOTHING IS PRIVATE online, especially their social networks. Facebook is just a social network that displays a little entertainment for people.
You actually took the idea i was going to go for. I am currently reading "The Facebook Effect" and thought it was perfect for this.
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see another person taking a stance the greatest issue of privacy the world has yet to face.
I find it interesting that you chose to go through interpretation rather than Matt Zuckerberg's philosophy on a transparent society. Rather than fighting the idea that the world envisioned by Zuck is closer to reality, to accept it and recollect on the idea that everyone makes mistakes and lives a life.