In the article the consequences of online social networking, we read about how there is a gap between online and being face to face. We have now read this on more than one occasion when we have read about social networking. This article does reiterate the fact that we do loose things in translation and there is a gap, but now we can communicate more than ever before. “An average Facebook user was found to have 217 network members more than one-and-a-half times the number expected in real life (Hill and Dunbar, 2003)” (pg. 16). I think that is most likely true. On facebook I have many more groups than in real life. Online I have family, church friends, regular friends, co-workers, old grade school, jr high, and his school friends, and people I meet through other friends. In person all I have is my family, close friends, church friends, and co-workers. But i do talk to people more through networking due to limited time and availabilty of others.
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post. I agree with you that in the virtual world of Facebook, we do add more people into our network than we have in real life. I too have my family and close friends as apart of my personal social network and what is so funny about Facebook is that fact that 80% of the people I am friends with I do not talk to online or in person... some of them I wouldnt even go out of my way to say hi too, because they are completely different people from when i knew them. I do feel more confident and willing to talk to more peopple online then I would in person. Good job with your post :)