Using Internet

 

Using Internet

Can social networking help us or it will soon destroy us?

We all know that Intrnet has many social networking communities like Facebook, My space, Twiter… We all think that is an ordinary place where we can meet our friends, talk with them, share our fellings on „Wall“. But most of us never thought about how  dangerous can it be, and what are the consequences of using them.

Peronally I like using only Facebook, because most of my friends have Facebook accounts so I can be always in touch with people all around world. We all live happy „Social networking life“. Fortunately we haven`t got any privacy problems, yet. But what about others, usual peoples, wich ordinary life become, their worst nightmare.

 Today on Facebook we have lots of abusing, especially children abusing. We know that we usually argue with our friends, but in my opinion the worst place to argue is on social networking sites.

Imagine this situation: You have a verbal fight on “Wall” with your best friend. Then whole your class joins you and argues along with you. This happened to eleven-year-old girl from the USA. And that was not the end. Many older students threaten her, and abused her privacy. She told later to the local newspaper that she got hundreds of chain letters.

Can you imagine what did this poor girl had to suffer to get over this horrible scene. It was also her fault, because she shouldn’t start complaining on Internet. So next time when you start having verbal fights on Facebook, just tell that person that you want to talk with him alone in the school, or somewhere else, not on Facebook.

Hacker can also destroy your privacy. They have many methods how to hack your password, how to send you many chain letters… I suggest you not to click button:”Accept friend request” except you are not two hundred percents sure that that person won’t abuse you while you are having good fun with real friends.

Social networking can turn us to asocial beings very easily. This happens usually to someone who doesn’t have many friends, or somebody who is quiet shy, so that one thinks that Facebok is his: ”safe place”. Want my suggestion? Facebook can never replace talking to friends face to face. If you are talking with your friends live, than you will be more communicative, and you will use more expressions than you use it on chat. For example you won’t have to write happy face when you want to express that you are happy. You can just smile. Isn’t that easy?

Facebook has also his good sides. You can talk with friends far away from you for free, and you can use also other Facebook facilities just as: games, applications… But remember this: you are the one who will decide:” Should I use Facebook correctly, or if I don’t take care of my account, someone can do something bad to me!” The choice is yours!

Dejan Kovač-VIII₂