Are you a addict ?

 

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.