Social Networking

Both of these sites talk about the positives and negatives of social media. All of the doctors are worried that the fast communication of social media will make us as people’s attention span shrink and could lead to increase in ADD in our population. I doubt this seriously because I think it will increase boredom in people because they are used to a constant stream of information and when not continually intrigued. This is why the older generation thinks we are addicted to our phones because when they are talking about things we already know we will get bored and check our phone or text our friends. I think one thing all of us will agree upon is that studying and social networking do not mix at all. It is common knowledge that if you get on the social network when you try to study most students will end up spending all their time “studying” scrolling through the varies news feeds. Attempting to understand this issue is a big problem for new college students. That is why they preach time management as soon as we got to Henderson State. However, as stated in these sites, social networking can have a big positive in kid’s lives. It can help the quiet kids have a voice and have it be acknowledged which will help them come out of their shell. This is assuming that they have a good social networking experience and not get bullied online which is a big problem nowadays. There are plenty of good people online who will boost their self-confidence, but all it takes is one bad apple to ruin all the good comments that the other good people left. The primary consensus over these articles is using social networks aren’t bad as long as you aren’t dependent on them.


http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/the-health-effects-of-social-networking/comment-page-1/?_r=0

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2011/08/social-kids.aspx