Social networking Sites

Social networking sites have had a positive influence on relationships

Ryoko Oda

These days, people connect with other easily, because of social networking sites like Facebook, Instagram, LINE and so on. In fact, most of them always use their mobile phones and they cannot be parted from them.

 There are some advantages of social networking sites. One is that we can get new information quickly. For instance, if a train is delayed due to an accident, we can know about it soon on Twitter before we arrive at a station. In addition, we can also share the information with others. We can feel that we will help them by telling them the important information. Another advantage is that we can keep in touch with our family and friend even if we are far away. I often connect with my parents on LINE, despite I study abroad. Fortunately, it’s almost free! Furthermore, this also means that we can make many kinds of friends around the world, because we can connect with them if we have a same hobby and favourite thing.

On the other hand, social networking sites can cause some problems for us. One problem is that communication skills could drop. For instance, we can focus on opinions on social networking sites more carefully than in conversations even though we chat with others directly. It means that we are likely to have less face to face communication. Another disadvantage is that we are easily influenced by others. We would depend on other’s opinions and change our ideas quickly if our ideas are minority on social networking sites. This can cause us to decrease confidence and not to deal with problems by ourselves. In addition, someone tend to spend money too much, because they might not pay attention to how much they paid. For example, various stamps are sold on LINE and they are very cheap and cute. As a result, we can fall for cheap trick and buy them too much.

In conclusion, I think that social networking sites have a few disadvantages, but they bring more positive influence to us than negative, because they make our lives more comfortable and convenient than before. Therefore, we need to use social networking sites correctly while paying attention to the negative influence.