Social+Networking+Meredith



=Social Networking= Facebook, Myspace, Youtube,Tumblr, Twitter, Formspring. These are all websites currently being used by kids, teens, adults, and elders! These websites are forms of social networking that have begun to addict people since the early 2000's. They have the ablity to connect you with current or distant friends and family and see their whole life on one profile page.

**Technology Itself**
Social Network- a website that connects family, friends, colleagues and others using photographs, posts, links and more. While this is a great thing to connect us to our families and friends it can also be very negative and diminish our minds and distract us from real life.

Social Context of Technology
My parents nor grandparents did not have any form of social networking at all when they were our age. Since all this new technology has come along people their age have caught up with technology and joined facebook, myspace, tumble and many more ! People from the ages of 13+ can get social network profiles! Even some elders have them! At my school many people have facebook. Many people talk about who and what is happening on Facebook at that current time. Many people in my grade have them as well as uncles, aunts, and cousins. = The Biasis of the Technology = Technology in social networking encourages me to connect and go visit my family. However, it sometimes discourages me to stay active and go outside to play. It is also very distracting and discouraging to do school work because of social networking. I felt neccessary to join in to the social networking fad because mostly everyone else had one and I wanted to be included and reconnect with my family.

= Impacts of Social Networking = It may connect you to distant family but disconnects you from your immediate family you live with and may distraft you from social activity outside of facebook. Social Networking may also make you unhealthy and obese. Many users are obese because of the adiction and lack of exercise. It also distracts frmo education and work. Social Networking may affect you in major ways.

= Final Analysis = Social Networking connects you to family and friends everywhere but, disconnects you from the real world. It is an addiction for some people and it is all you think about it 24/7. These websites are great and do not need to be improved! I think overall it is a great way to connect people! If used in a healthy managed way social networking is great!