Social networking has a lot of benefits. It is a platform that allows anyone to connect with each other. Companies can use this technology to advertise their brand, directly exposing them to more potential customers and clients. Sometimes companies can even pay social networking platform to allow them for brand placement.
Social networks allow a more connected world. Facebook aims to do exactly that. However, there are ups and downs to a more connected world. Something good that Facebook has added is their updated search function. The function lets the users tailor their searches. This allows finding people a lot easier and can help users connect with lost connections.
A dark reality to Facebook is that this social platform is so widely used that it replaces some people's social life. Hilary Stout of the New York Times calls this antisocial networking. Teenagers often spend so much time chatting online that they have completely translated their social life onto the webs. In the future, I believe that platforms like Facebook have so much potential to grow that they will have complete control over our private lives. They may even add a live location search for every user, completely wiping out our privacy.
Source:
"Facebook search." Tribunedigital-chicagotribune. N.p., 15 Jan. 2013. Web. 16 May 2017.
Stout, Hilary. "Antisocial Networking?" The New York Times. The New York Times, 01 May 2010. Web. 16 May 2017.
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