Blog Social Networking

Social Networking has become a staple in society for people to communicate with one another. Social networking provides society with a way to stay connected with others no matter how far the distance is. There is also the idea of LinkedIn, where people have been able to get career opportunities just because they fit the criteria that the recruiters were looking for. Social media has made simple task such as shopping to obtaining goals like getting a job a lot easier. In "Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting" it discussed how professional recruiters use social media as a platform to find candidates. There is no longer the need to constantly mail applications or walk around looking for a job. I wouldn't be surprised if online becomes the only form of applying to jobs in the future.

I think there is a dark side to social networking and it was discussed in "Antisocial networking?". I don't feel that talking on the phone or by texting comes close to how much you can understand a person by talking to someone face to face. I can spend my whole week talking to someone by text but spending a couple of hours with the person is so much more satisfying and creates a better connection in my opinion. You miss a lot when you don't have a face to talk to, and emojis just aren't enough. I think that there is no problem with having friends you only talk to electronically but I could never call someone a close friend of mine if I never seen them or ever been able to interact with the person face to face.

1. Antisocial Networking? by Hilary Stout, New York Times, May 2, 2010, p. ST1. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/fashion/02BEST.htmlSocial Networking Technology 
2. Boosts Job Recruiting by Frank Langfitt, NPR, March 16, 2008. available from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6522523&sc=emaf