A social networking site is a large
community existing through the Internet. Social networking sites are a platform
to connect to other people, to keep in touch with family or get society feeds.
Social networking sites can be used by groups of people, business or
individuals. There are a wide variety of social networking sites for example
Facebook, Line, WhatApp, Wechat, QQ, Instagram,Twitter and so on. In these days,
social networking sites are easy to access and people are free to post or share
their ideas or their photos on social networking sites so information on social
networking sites can be good or bad.
Social networking sites make the world
smaller than before. Some people think, social networking sites are so useful
they spend a lot of time on them .Firstly, they can keep in touch with family
or friends who live far away. For example my friend who is studying a master’s
degree in Japan, always uses Facebook or Line to keep in touch with me. We have
been using social networking sites to keep in touch for five years. Secondly,
they get foreign friends and learn their languages or their cultures. For
example I have a lot of Japanese friends on Facebook and I have learnt about
Japanese culture so last year I decided to go to Japan and I got a lot of novel
experiences. Thirdly, they acquire some knowledge such as cooking. For example my
aunt learnt how to cook from Facebook and two years ago she opened a restaurant
and her food is fabulous. Lastly, they get more involvement with people and
issues. In my opinion, social networking sites are an easier method to get
information or news.
However, others say, social networking
sites are just waste their time and there are more disadvantages than
advantages. Firstly, people can become addicted to social networking sites. For
example my friend, could not finish her master’s degree because she spent a lot
of time using social networking sites therefor she did not have time to finish
her thesis. Secondly, they meet up with each other less. For example I did not
meet my cousin for more than five years even though we lived in Bangkok. We
always used Facebook to talk so last year I decided to meet her before I came
to NZ but my feeling was different. We talked like people who did not know each
other. I think, our relationship was affected by Facebook. Lastly, some people
forget how to write characters because they communicated with others by typing.
For example last two years I heard from my Japanese friend, this problem becomes
a big problem in groups of people who use social networking sites because most of
them forgot how to write their own language.
In conclusion, I do not take sides
with this topic. Social networking sites can be positive or negative. We can
learn a lot of things that we have never learnt in a classroom through social
networking sites. The most important thing that we have to focus on is
balancing your time to use social networking sites to get the maximum profit
from its and learning how to use its in the right way.
Well balanced thoughts, Rose! I have a question for you. Was the friend studying for a Masters degree in Japan the same friend who didn't complete her degree because she spent so long on SNS?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your feedback ^____^. They are not the same people. My friend who could not finish her master's degree is working in Bangkok now and she is happy. At first she was sad that she could not graduate, however she accepted her mistakes. My friend who is studying in Japan is good, and I think she can balance her time well enough to excel in her studies towards her Phd.
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I'm interested in Facebook and I was surprised at your aunt uses Facebook for open her restaurant. Certainly, using SNS is very useful for us, but we should think about bad influence when people use these a lot of time.
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