Social networks are a great invention that allowed people to always have access to their friends and acquaintances, know what they are doing, are fond of, see photos of people from different parts of the world. It’s convenient, sitting in your easy chair in front of your computer or lying with a laptop on a soft sofa, and all your friends are at a glance, because a completely filled page reflects almost the entire essence of a person. But not everything is as good as it seems.
First, let's briefly talk about social networks. A social network is a project that brings together a large number of people to communicate, meet and provide them with various entertainment. The main income for creators comes from the desire of users to increase their rating and from the income of application developers for these social networks. The most famous social networks in Russia are: Facebook, Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki, My World, Mirtesen, Twitter.
1. Address on the form. It is very convenient when you forgot the address of your friend, just go to his page and see it there. But this is convenient not only for your friends, but also for apartment thieves. You say: "you can close access to the page." Yes, you can, but how well do you know each of your 200 friends? This has happened more than once, you can see IT news. In those social networks where it is possible to indicate where you are now from your mobile devices, this is much more common, I think it’s not worth explaining why.
2. Escape from reality. Social networks make the process of communication more convenient and simple. Agree, it is easier to write something to a friend / girlfriend in a personal message than to say it in person. But there is also a negative side to this: people eventually get used to communicating on social networks and wean themselves from communication in real life. People who hang out on social networks for a long time find it difficult to communicate normally in life, they become more shy and shy, which is not always good.
3. Content. In social networks, it is possible to view various media content (video, audio), the content of which is not actively monitored by the administration. On the one hand, it is convenient when you can watch any video, listen to a song, but on the other hand, the social network turns into a huge dump of pirated content, in which it can be difficult to find something you need, and what you don’t need will find you.
4. People. The more known the social network, the more likely it is that you will find the one you need. This is due to the large number of people on social networks. But it is also possible that this person did not want you to find him at all. Imagine that in real life you are tired of some person, maybe he infuriates you at all, and then, one fine day, you receive something like this from him in a personal message: “Finally, I found you XD.” Also, the amount of spam in social networks is directly proportional to the number of people.
Conclusion
This article is written to get acquainted with social networks and warn against possible problems. The pros and cons may not correspond to the actual ones in some cases, they are written from the author's own experience. In fact, social networks are an invention comparable to the invention of the Internet, it also made our life easier, but everything would be much better if this convenience were not so much abused, although it is convenient, it is very addictive.
Also, people began to spend less time on other interesting activities, and the "fall" of the social network is comparable to a computer breakdown. All this, of course, will not affect you if you know all this, if you are a confident person and the disadvantages of social networks will not bother you.
Can you list all the social networks that exist on the World Wide Web? I think that it is not possible to list all networks. And even if you set yourself such a goal and try to find all the social networks and make a list of them, it will take a lot of time. Therefore, we will not do this, but rather try to understand what they are for, what are the pros and cons of social networks.
And so, social networks unite user groups according to mutual interests and other parameters. With the help of these projects, you can find classmates, remember your old friends, make new acquaintances. In addition, social networks allow you to exchange information, as well as pass the time playing online games.
And now let's think, weigh everything carefully and highlight all the pros and cons of social networks.
Let's start with the positives. And so, one of the most important pluses - social networks make it possible to communicate. In addition, social networks contribute to the promotion of Internet projects. To do this, the truth will have to unite a lot of network users, that is, make them your friends. If this succeeds, and they really share your interests, listen to your opinion, then you can easily promote your Internet project and even promote your business. As you can see, the advantages are very significant, one might even say fat.
Now let's move on to the cons.. Social networks take up a lot of free time. Why is there free, sometimes even at work, social network users spend time at the computer, chatting with friends and playing online games. Every minute is a piece of our life. Let's say you decide to play in My World or another social network. As you know, time flies by playing games is not noticeable. You've wasted a couple of hours. What can be done during this time? Try to answer this question yourself. And now about such an important thing in social networks as finding friends. In fact, finding friends who really share your views and interests is extremely difficult. No, over time, of course, a small group of friends may appear, but this search may take months and even years. Therefore, as a rule, everyone is added to friends in a row, if only they were. However, such a list of friends will be absolutely useless. Now let's talk about communication. Users communicate on social networks. One said "hello". Another answered. The third supported. And so on and so forth. For such a conversation, in a group of friends, you can spend more than one hour. At the same time, such communication will look like useless chatter. Isn't it easier to talk on the phone or write a letter? And don't forget about live communication! Are there any other downsides to social media? I think it can be found.
Now try to answer the question, what do social networks give you personally, what benefits do they bring?
Within the framework of this article, I am not going to consider the acting of the actors of this film and go into the vicissitudes of the real relationship between Mark and the Winklevoss brothers. In this article, I will touch on the very concept of "social network". Does it bring good or is it a tool of the Evil One to enslave our souls.
First, let's figure out what social networks were originally created for. Zuckerberg saw this as the idea of connecting people in one place with the ability to exchange messages and view photos. The goal was good and (Oh, miracle!) It worked. Today, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires from around the world. Well, the flag is in his hands. Let's now take a look at Twitter, it differs in functionality from Facebook, but also carries a certain positive idea of expressing one's thoughts for everyone. For this Jack Dorsey honor and praise! But for the further writing of the article, I chose the notorious brainchild of Pavel Durov "Vkontakte". Oh yeah! Here is where to roam thoughts. Get ready for the fact that I will simultaneously praise and also smash to smithereens everyone's favorite little world of VK.
Why Vkontakte should be closed?
Now catch your breath, and make your indignant eyes return to normal. I am not going to push slogans and manifestos in favor of shutting down this social network. No. I will only highlight those reasons that adversely affect us and those who are slightly weaker in mind and hormonally unbalanced. I think that no one will object that VKontakte hang out mostly kids from 10 to 18 years old. But what they can pick up there is beyond description. As everyone knows, nonsense spreads on the Internet much faster than in real life. And what's more, a solid part of the population of our country begins to become infected with such garbage, like trolling. Various stupid ideas hover around Vkontakte and they simply eat up developing minds. It is precisely because of the fact that our nation is not corrupted more than ever that it is worth closing this social network.
But! There's no way around this without a "but". Let me say a few more grandiloquent words. Even if Vkontakte is closed, then all the irrepressible activity of our youth will pour out in some other way. Perhaps it will be a different social network, or everyone will return to the yards again to drink beer. What can be the way out, if everything is so twisted? And this: everyone is responsible for his own future and for what he wants to become. Develop your personality and don't be influenced by the masses.
Is there any benefit from Vkontakte?
Despite what I described above, not everything is so bad. Vkontakte is only a way, but good and bad are created by people and have an impact only if you let all this nonsense or, conversely, useful information into yourself. Thus, each of you decides for himself to believe him or not, whether to follow the ideas presented or let them pass by the eyes, ears and other senses. So, discarding all the negativity, let's see how a social network, in particular Vkontakte, can be useful.
1. Chat with friends.
This is the very idea for which social networks were created.
2. File sharing.
The main thing, of course, is viewing photos. This also includes vidyuhi, music tracks.
3. Promotion of your site.
For me personally, this is the most important plus. But more on that below.
There are many more benefits, but these are the most obvious. I, as the author of the blog, would like to describe how to use the described social network in order to promote your site.
Promotion of your site Vkontakte
Since my blog is aimed at beginners in the blogosphere, I cannot but touch on the topic of promoting my site through the above mentioned social networks. There is something to use here. Here are the methods I use and which you can apply to your blog.
- Posting to your page.
And it's very helpful. If you have a lot of friends on Vkontakte, then surely some of them will view your blog if you post announcements on your wall and talk about it. I will say from personal experience that it was through this social network that I received my first visitors. I launched my blog on April 12, 2012, and April 27 was my birthday. Here it coincided successfully and I posted the announcement on my page in time. Cunning, of course, but it worked and just a 2-week blog got its first uniques.
- Vkontakte community
This social network provides such an opportunity - to create an interest group on any topic. The idea is simple: for those who very often sit on Vkontakte, it is much easier and more convenient to check the news, so to speak, without leaving home, that is, from the social network. By joining a group dedicated to your blog, he will be able to learn about announcements in a format convenient for him. By the way, I also have such a group, or rather a page. You can go to it by clicking on the corresponding icon in the sidebar.
There are, of course, more ways to use Vkontakte for promotion, but the ones described above are the most accessible and easy to use. Purely for information, I can give a few more examples of using this social network to attract visitors:
— Video- the benefit of this social network contains its own video hosting. You can create videos with a link to your web resource and post it in your group or on the wall of your page.
— Applications- But this method is suitable for those who are familiar with flash technologies. Such applications are very popular on Vkontakte and can become a stable source of a not frail number of visitors.
— Audio- If you correctly approach this issue, then you can use this path, for example, create audio courses or podcasts. If they are not a significant source of visitors, they will spark interest in your web portal.
— Advertising- Well, of course, not without it. By buying yourself an advertisement, you can attract new visitors to yourself. In this method, Vkontakte acts only as an advertising platform and nothing more. The audience for this system is quite extensive, so if you have extra money, then it makes sense to try this method.
So what's the bottom line?
And this question is perfectly relevant here. Having smashed Vkontakte to smithereens at the very beginning of the article, and then highlighting the significant advantages, you are wondering what I am getting at. If you put the question point-blank, demanding a clear answer “Yes” or “No”, then my opinion is this: I am “For” social networks. Yes Yes! It is not Vkontakte that makes people dumb, but people become dumb under the skillful use of this social network by other people. That is, those who spread all that shushara that crawls into our monitors achieve their results, no matter how insulting it may be. They zombify with their advertising banners, trolling, memes, the Adonka language, and social network visitors are led to this and open the doors themselves and launch this heresy into their brains. Folks, don't let yourself be fooled!
If you are not malleable and have been able to isolate your brain from extraneous influence, then use this tool to your advantage. It is unreasonable to completely abandon Vkontakte, as well as Facebook, Twitter, Livejournal, etc., since these systems can and should be used to develop yourself and your projects. Turn the tool not to your own detriment, but to your advantage.
I think my position has been clearly stated in this article. I hope you will react adequately to what has been written and do not rank me among some anti-globalists. I am fully aware of what I wrote. Everything is as it is in reality, without pretense ... And now relax. I finished the article and I just want to say goodbye to you until the next post. Bye, bye, my die friends!
If a few years ago someone would have asked: what is social networks or the Internet? Any person would find it difficult to answer this question. Now everyone knows what the Internet is. And I think, in our time, anyone can answer this question.
This is a good way to communicate online, at absolutely any distance, even if you are thousands of kilometers apart. You can chat on Skype with your friends or close relatives. Thanks to social networks, you can find a new, interesting acquaintance. And then get to know each other live, this is a huge plus in our time. Here you can find a lot of interesting and informative information, the answer to absolutely any question that interests you. You can watch interesting films of any genre, funny TV shows, with all the amenities, without even leaving your home.
You can learn various foreign languages, there are various recommendations for this, social networks will also be useful for this. You can learn something new, do something with your own hands, here you can find various online lessons that will help with this.
But social media also has its downsides. For example, spending too much time in front of a computer or using a phone can damage your eyesight. Therefore, you need to rest, do exercises for the eyes. A person begins to avoid and be afraid of communicating in reality, with real people. Sometimes the Internet teaches not very good things or can influence the human psyche.
All human emotions in social networks are replaced by emoticons. There is a certain dependence on social networks, which greatly affects the person, his communication, behavior. Due to Internet addiction, various complexes may appear. Social networks bring many benefits, but it is worth remembering that they should not be abused. They have their pros and cons, and you should not forget about it.
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About ten years ago, communication via the Internet was mainly used for entertainment purposes: chats, social networks, ICQ and the like. But today, Internet communication is also a full-fledged work tool: webinars and Skype consultations, solving group problems in a general conversation, parents discussing school problems, clarifying information when working remotely, and even online training courses. Is it good or bad? Let's figure it out.
Online communication is a special type of communication in which people interact through gadgets and the Internet. It is worth defining what exactly is meant by communication via the Internet: email, social networks, Skype and video chats, chat rooms, online games, comments under videos or articles, forums - in general, almost everything that the Internet gives.
Features of Internet communication include:
- Lack of information (everywhere where communication is not conducted through the camera).
- Delay in time (the answer can be given much later than the received message).
- Elimination of any barriers (local, temporal, language).
- A familiar and comfortable place to communicate, which gives a person confidence and peace of mind.
- High risk of misinformation and false representations, deceptions (Read about online security).
- The ability to talk on any topic and talk about yourself everything. It is strange, but true: it is easier for people to tell something especially shameful and tormenting their soul (and thereby free themselves) to a stranger in the network than to a close friend.
- The ability to be yourself or vice versa to be in some other role, image.
- Practicing writing, if you consciously follow your speech. Internet communication can help improve literacy and improve the presentation of thoughts. And, for example, keeping a diary is a popular method of psychotherapy.
- Deterioration of oral speech. It is easier to express your thoughts on paper (keyboard, virtual sheet). And if you do not follow the letter, then abbreviations and slang will gradually enter into speech.
An interesting fact: on the Internet, people tend to exaggerate reality, embellish their lives and their image, and also show their best side. Communicating on the Internet, we learn only 3% of information about a person.
Skype communication is close to real interaction, but still inferior to it. You can schedule the connection time, prepare for it and, if you wish, embody some kind of image.
Advantages of Internet communication
The very fact of communicating with different people, removing any barriers is a plus, especially when it comes to work. It is virtual communication that allows many people to work without leaving home. And for those who are energetically depleted by real contacts (more often people) this is a real find.
Everything related to work and connected to the Internet is a plus. Apart from the remaining nuance in the form of a lack of non-verbal elements. This can sometimes provoke misunderstandings or misconceptions about a person. But this is solvable. Let's stop there and talk about leisure pastime on the Internet.
Among the advantages are the following:
- the ability of people suffering from complexes or to make acquaintances, find friends and partners in life;
- voluntariness of interaction;
- the ability to control the semantic, content, grammatical and other aspects of information;
- the ability to immediately find additional material and clarifying facts;
- the ability to interrupt communication and send a person to the black list (a plus, but controversial);
- stimulating one's own motivation, increasing and giving self-confidence (for example, keeping a diary and communicating with "brothers in mind" when losing weight);
- development of fine motor skills.
Disadvantages of Internet communication
Chatting on the Internet for entertainment seems to me a flawed form of communication. Yes, sometimes this is the only possibility (they are separated by kilometers), but in other cases I am for real contacts. And that's why:
- In real communication, we see all the reactions of the interlocutor on the principle of "here and now": the tone and speed of speech, gestures, facial expressions, and so on. This reduces the risk of misinterpretation of information or deception.
- Real communication is live. It does not allow you to remove the first thought. On the Internet, a person clearly filters what he writes.
- On the Internet, we receive and see what they want to show us. While in life it is possible to discern much more, the secrets of the subconscious. You can store gigabytes of correspondence and, in fact, learn nothing about a person (and this is a waste of time and effort), or you can get a complete picture of the person in a half-hour meeting.
- No matter how you decorate online communication with emoticons, it remains dry and unemotional. This, as I said, is good for business relationships (although not 100% either), but bad for informal relationships.
- As a rule, on the Internet, speech undergoes changes: abbreviations, mistakes, slang. Gradually, this is assimilated and goes into real life (one virtual “SPS”, which is also pronounced by some people in life, which is worth it). The quality of speech is an important element of personality. The Internet does not develop communicative-oratory.
- Illusory perception, the imaginary similarity of interests and views of the world, as a result - disappointment and a sense of lost time. This is especially true for online dating. What do we see if we are talking about the printed version of communication? Photos, pictures, emoticons, signs and symbols - information that they want to tell us.
- Interaction via the Internet leaves only communication as such, although in life it is often an element of other activities (work, study, play), and deeds and actions are valued more than words.
- Accidental sending of a letter to the wrong addressee, screenshots, records and other "compromising evidence".
- As long as virtual communication remains virtual, you can create and maintain any of your image. This is what makes some people addicted to the Internet. Escape from reality into a fictional world is an inadequate strategy of behavior, not a solution to problems. What tricks do not people go to, they even came up with virtual sex. How can this process be virtual? Yes, there is no chance of getting pregnant or getting sick, but what is the real problem? Fear of intimacy, self-doubt, complexes, failure in life - these are the real problems.
- Communication in virtual space, speech and ways of interacting with the world. Excessively "hothouse" conditions are harmful to the individual in the same way as chronic stress. If on the Internet a person creates his own ideal and comfortable world, then gradually he completely unlearns how to adequately respond to external stimuli (and in the real world there are always enough of them). The more often the irritation, the higher the desire to finally get bogged down in virtual communication.
Let's not forget about the possibility of anonymous communication. Unfortunately, this often results in a sense of impunity and permissiveness. Although sometimes it is easier to speak anonymously, to feel more confident, but this can exaggerate your capabilities.
By the way, the influence of anonymity and its use depends on the individual personality characteristics of a person. For example, those with an unstable psyche due to age and individual psychological problems (uncertainty, fears) are prone to the development of permissiveness, promiscuity on the Internet, which later turns into real life.
Internet communication as a way of self-expression
Of course, the entire Internet is a field for self-expression. This is what bloggers and video bloggers, magazine editors, authors of pages and groups on social networks use. All of these are forms of online communication. The opportunity for self-expression is wonderful in itself. The question is how exactly a person decides to express himself, what he wants to convey to people and what he takes himself. The main thing is that “loneliness in the network” does not arise: when there are a lot of viewers, and there are admirers, and virtual friends, and there are enough comments, but there is no happiness in life, and there is no one to turn to for help.
Afterword
Summing up, I would like to say that I am for the combination of real and virtual communication. Technological progress must be used, but done wisely. For example, you can discuss something with a friend in the evening and agree that everything will be finally clarified during a personal meeting.
As is often the case, the problem of Internet communication has two sides. You can not evaluate it according to the criteria of "good / bad". It is not the fact of virtual communication that is important, but the essence of this communication and the parties involved. You can communicate with interesting people and fulfill yourself, or you can just “kill time”, run away from yourself, creating the illusion of life and communication.
Therefore, it is impossible to judge risks without knowing the specific context. In the article, I conditionally divided the facts about Internet communication into pros and cons, but, as you probably noticed, each of them has two extremes: an advantage and a disadvantage of communication within the World Wide Web.
Will virtual communication replace the real one? Maybe. Is it good? No. Man is a social being, communication is an independent activity and an integral element of many activities. Without real emotionally colored communication, we cannot develop as a person as an individual.
Virtual communication - to a certain extent. On the web, we communicate not with people, but with their images (composed by them or by us), a repeatedly processed surrogate of personality. Real communication is more complicated, the risks of resentment are higher, and there is not always a chance for a mistake and the opportunity to be imperfect, by yourself, but it is much more interesting and useful.
