First take a look at this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrlSkU0TFLs
Alright once you're done laughing, take into effect how facebook has shaped the way we communicate with eachother. I know its easy to look at, but honestly how has it changed the ways in which we've completely cut off the personal side of actually going and meeting new people...I know this is an extreme case. So i guess my short and 5 cent question of the day is, how has facebook shaped the way you or your friends look at communication.
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Facebook hasn't changed the way my friends and I communicate really, it has made it easier to communicate while we are both in class. It is a new way to "pass notes". I do know people who use facebook all the time to communicate so that they don't actually have to talk to someone if they don't want to. I still would rather talk to someone in person than online because you also have the nonverbal communication that sometimes says more than the verbal communication does.
I think that parents should possibably be worried about their kids using facebook. Haha.. I feel stupid saying this but it honestly may be true. I think that deep in thought is right in saying that having an in person conversation is way different because you see nonverbal communication. Even if you're talking on the phone you can hear pauses and voice tones changing. Facebook has gone so far as having a live chat now and I admit I do love facebook and utilize it, but I am an adult and have developed my communication skills. I'm worried about kids that grow up with facebook and myspace and sit at home and talk online instead of going out and communicating in real life!
That' pretty funny and so true. I think facebook has changed the way people communicate with each other for sure. In a way it's a nice way to stay in contact with those people who live far away but we still communicate with people who live close to us. Infact I think most people tlak to the people they are closer to in distance on facebook than those who are far away. A lot of people I know spend hours apon hours looking at other peoples walls and photos instead of ust living their own life. They stay on their computer instead of going out with their friends. They could talk to their friends on the phone, at a coffee bar, or somewhere on campus but instead they write on their wall. What is our world coming to?
Facebook ha, hasn't changed the way that my friends and I communicate, but like text messaging it is very impersonal and I think it is going to have a definite effect on some of the generations to come because they are being raised on it.
I was a birthday party the other day and a girl there says "why haven't you confirmed my request yet" which is making this odd for me because I have been so busy with school these last two weeks I haven’t been checking Facebook and if I do I haven’t been going through and confirming anything. So now I am wondering how many people have I seen that I haven’t confirmed that simply haven’t asked me this question. And is it because “she” is insecure and my other friends aren’t. Facebook has messed up communication between friends while in some way making it easier.
Remeber in class when that guy was talking about the kid that would leave messages on his wall, but would never communicate outside of facebook. That is a prime example of how Facebook can mess up everything and is another example of shitty communication.
Even before facebook and when there was just instant messaging I still think that was hurting the way people communicated. For example, when I was in 7th grade I was "dating" another kid at my school and all we really did was talk via instant messaging. Well the first time he came over to my house it was super awkward because we didn't know what to say to each other. I even recall him asking, so what are you up to...and I was like well hanging out with you...Anyway long story short, I think the lack of face to face conversation was really hard because we never really got to know each other that way. When we were actually put in the situation where we were face to face, then we couldn't sit and think about what we wanted to type to the other person and we couldn't hide behind a computer.
Yes I remember that guy it was AJ I looked on his wall when he talked about it. Truly it makes for a funny story. Below are the links to his wall if you have face book the guys name is Andrew Martinez you can see it at the top of the first link and follow it to the bottom of the second link. My favorite part is the guy Dan Cooper making fun of him by posting twice intentionally
http://www.facebook.com/wall.php?id=17201337&page=4&hash=6eef8db9c1506e90c5b0e0bf77ebb2bb
http://www.facebook.com/wall.php?id=17201337&page=3&hash=cb2fc9648ab489f49b4907faf4f21947
I think facebook is a great way to communicate with friends that you might have easily lost touch with. it allows for quick messages to be shared without having to commit to a longer conversation with someone.
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