Saturday, July 25, 2009

getting lost with all the social networking sites??!

facebook, myspace, friendster, twitter, hi5 and the list goes on and on!!

this recent huge storm with social networks that makes your head spin just by mentioning it!

nowadays the youth think it's a necessity to have such accounts on these network to "connect with people"

suddenly I feel it's like a nokia ad XD ,,

Don't you think it's ironic because the tag " social network " indicates a social life in a " cyber space!" which is preventing us from the real deal?

well I was geeky enough to google the word " social network" and see what will I get for a start !

here is what I got from our saviour Wikipedia

A social network is a "Social structure" made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship,kinship, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.
source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network

hmm well that's right it's a social structure! .. which drives me to think,, are we really having a social life based on these networks!

I mean have you ever thought about it in a way that online social networks ruins our traditional meaning of networking and takes a HUGE portion of our time sometimes for nothing?..

don't get me wrong, I'm myself involoved in these networks as much as any of you or even more!
but the amount of time it takes to update, write , chat and even play games with your"supposed" friends on these networks is really something to think about..
some of you will consider my post is cliché written,, which is quite right to a certain extent!
perhaps I just need to go out more and breath some fresh air to seek some refreshment ...

waiting for anybody's response ..
if any!

cheers ..

Maria,,