Social Networking in Society

Social networking plays a major role in society today because the internet is like the main resource for information these days. On the website Twitter, they have trending topics that people talk about, or "Tweet" about, and the word spreads fast with the use of social networking such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, and other websites. I think Twitter and Facebook are the most used these days and are the most effective for spreading news because like I stated before people talk about it and not only do people have accounts for those sites, but companies and news programs such as CNN, FOX News, CBS, etc. have accounts so they keep people updated on what is going on. Those two websites have the ability to post as many messages as they want whenever they want so people know what is going on all the time with those websites. For example, I have a Twitter account and when Michael Jackson was in the hospital I knew before a lot of people knew because of Twitter. Michael Jackson finally passed and I knew the very second he passed away because of the communication with the people and news programs on Twitter. I feel that these are very helpful when such things go on in the world like earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, or other natural causes. I was on Twitter and read about the earthquakes that Haiti and Chile got and then I heard about it on the news. A lot of people have internet access on their phones so just about anybody has the ability to reach the internet and read about current events that are going on not only in the United States but in the world. People post things on Twitter and Facebook every second of the day and whether it's good or bad, people will know about it and if it is a big issue then it will be talked about a lot and everybody will know about what is going on. There are some negatives to having these sites though because people share too much information about themselves and make it easy for them to find. There was a video I saw online about a female that posted all of her information on Facebook her phone number, address, pictures, etc. and some guy tried to talk to her she then denied him. Since her information was online he was able to see her so he went to her house one night and killed her. That is the worse way to learn a lesson but that is definitely a negative about social networking.