Social+Networking+Megan

The technology that most effects my life is possibly social networking sites. Social Networking Sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace have the effect to change a person’s perspective on life. The social networking site that I will choose to represent is Facebook, the mighty beginning to this world-wide phenomenon. Facebook was created through world ideas and ways to stay connected to loved ones; but no one truly knows how it was created except the founder, Mark Zuckerberg. Mark said on a letter he wrote to the people of facebook that he was trying to fix the privacy settings, informing us that only he can be the one to fix this mighty site. This internet wonder could be described as a machine in which one could look up and find it easily, like the wheel. Facebook is an internet machine that is looked up to be one of the most famous reasons why teens and adults alike spend so much time on the internet. Making the television one less thing for parents to worry about. Now to face the facts… what to do about the silent killer that can truly kill you. My parents did not have Facebook when they were my age. It was created in February of 2004. My parents and grandparents lived without facebook and all of the social networking sites when they were my age because they were all created in the last decade. And another thing that might have stopped them is that you must be registered as the age of 13 or older to legally have a Facebook account. Unfortunately, many take the age limit for granted and create a Facebook page when they are too young and don’t fully understand the meaning of this powerful social networking site. They have put too much truthful information on the internet, creating a dangerous world that they don’t fully know or care about. My mother does not like facebook but only because she doesn’t want my brother and I to spend too much time inside. My family does not admire the invention because of its overwhelming ability to over enhance the values of the real world. Facebook encourages me to really think about what information I put around. Because once it’s on the internet, you can’t get it back. I cannot stress this theory to myself enough to actually come to my senses and think about what I truly need to focus on. Like my schoolwork and grades like I should be. But it discourages me to do what I want to do when the time being has gone too fast for me to think over. And because I’m a real person and I make mistakes, I don’t always know what’s good for me and yes, I make mistakes. But like I said, I’m only human. Facebook was what pushed my feelings for the internet over the edge. I saw that so many people were talking about it and it seemed like I was the only person that didn’t have one. I even created a bubble around myself trying to get the words out of my head, but as more people talked about how great it was and how much fun they were having, my bubble shrank and eventually popped, and I made the mistake of creating my own account. So I guess it would be considered as peer pressure, even though no one even made fun of me for not having one. Life went on as normal and it was a dumb mistake that only I could reverse. The impacts of Facebook have been enormous. People are staying indoors and wasting electricity just to go and look on their profiles and chat with their friends. This has created a social disaster as well; so many children have been affected with this new ‘plague’ of inhumane activity. So many children have been harmed by cyberbullying, and it is only getting worse as the days go on. People find new ways to use cruel words and secrets against innocent people. And these people have actually harmed themselves. It’s terrible to know that you can be harmed by what should have been a safe, friendly site for you to stay with your friends and distant family. But so many times it has harmed people, and so many times these people have done what they shouldn’t have and gone against the world. Facebook is also harming our education, when people spend too much time on facebook, they can’t focus on their grades. This has created a whole new perspective of what social networking can do to us. It can tear us down in more ways than one, personally, socially, economically, and educationally. When you are using Facebook, you can choose to go with the flow of it, or you can fight it and go as far away from it as you can. And whichever one you choose, you can make the biggest mistakes and won’t be able to correct them. One mistake and you are done for. It can enslave your mind and even your body to the darkest room with the brightest computer screen. There is nothing worse than staying up all night chatting with your friends or posting what’s going on around you like your dad is snoring loudly or your baby sister is crying. Then you have to get up and you are so tired that you can’t focus the next day at school. My final evaluation and judgment on the creation and the makeshift of the world of social networking sites and facebook is that you can use them but to only one extent. If you can’t focus on what you need to, you won’t be able to succeed. Facebook isn’t the best site for you to go on. Actually, none of them are, they will all sooner or later ruin your life in some way or another. Like making you regret what you said or what you’ve done. And eventually, someone will hold it against you will no mercy. So you must be careful when you are using such a powerful site with such a little bit of knowledge and ability to control what goes on around you. Just be careful and you will be okay in the end. 