De-Socializing Network
Mission and Issue
The social network is one of the fastest growing industries. The social network is spreading and used for many different intentions such as leisure activities, chatting, advertising, market research and homework. However, the growing concern is that people are spending too much time on social networking website such as Facebook or Twitter. According to the New Media, since 2006, the average time spend on social-networking site has doubled from 2.7 hours to 6.9 hours per month. Even though social network website such as Facebook is a convenient way to keep in contact with your friends and family, Facebook or Twitter made personal information and references easily accessible, which makes individuals an easy target for internet frauds. Our group wishes to properly address the concerns regarding social network because it’s a huge part of our lives and growing substantially, which means more risk are involved on how it is used.
About
Our mission as a producing group is to ask deep questions of the audience as to how social networking sites have impacted our lives. We hope that by asking these important questions all of us will be more cognizant of the way we communicate in this technological age. Social networking allows people to broadcast themselves personally and in anonymity, causing new issues to arise about characterization online. Social network sites like Facebook have increased our ability to communicate, in both positive and negative ways. In a positive manner, social networking sites connect people in ways they never could before, but also negatively impacts productivity, facilitates hate-speech. The magnifying effect of Facebook increases the spread of both good and bad news, meaning we have to be more cautious about vocalizing our thoughts and opinions.
