PLN Post #4: "Social Networking Websites - A Good Thing?"

Regarding social networking, I have heard some pretty positive and negative things whether this new online phenomenon is particularly a good or a bad thing. So I started researching how other people thought about social networking sites like, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and etc. I came across this article called, "Social Networking: Good Thing or a Bad Thing?" by John Michael Jayme, and he had some pretty controversial stuff. He didn't really come to a conclusion in the end, but he did come up with some good points in his article. Jayme says positive things about Facebook, like it's a daily necessity to share your thoughts, pictures, and other things with all of your friends. But then he talked about the problem of privacy, and that there are too many Facebook stalkers that might be ruining the social concept of Facebook. So we come to the question again, is social networking websites a good thing? Unfortunately, I'm going to have to end the same way Jayme did with an undecided opinion, because it really depends on the user itself. If the Facebook user takes extra precautions stay private, and wants to share his/her thoughts on the internet, than Facebook really might be a good thing for that person. But wrapping up my thoughts, Facebook and other social networking sites don't really lean toward a good or a bad side, but only has pros and cons that the person deciding will have to layout on his/her own, what they want from the internet.

Thanks for reading!
Matt

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