The Benefits of Social Networks for Society

It is difficult to imagine modern world without computers, information technology and the Internet, as they have already taken a special place in life of each person. Social networks and communication technologies are very popular. There is opportunity to communicate with family and friends who are away from us. You will agree that it is very convenient. Nevertheless, scientists are increasingly concerned about the impact on social networks of people. I would like to understand what good or bad hide social networks.

On the one hand, social networks and communication technology provide opportunity to communicate with colleagues, relatives and friends, who are living in different cities and countries, and to make new acquaintances. Social networks can be used as a tool for self-development. Here you can listen good music, watch cognitive films, learn foreign languages, read interesting books. Along with this, social networks and communication technology can help during the educational process. With their help, you can exchange lecture notes, assignments for laboratory work and other useful information. And this is a platform for business development. Here you can advertise your online store, a web design studio or a rock school. You can find new customers and multiply the number of regular customers.

On the other hand, due to the abundance of entertaining, superficial and often unnecessary garbage information, the time was spending in the social network and in communication technology is significantly increased. This forwarding time can adversely effect on our health, because a large amount of information often tires and loads the nervous system. The minus is that a person loses the skill of real communication, as he is accustomed to communicating online. Corresponding in social networks, people often do not observe the rules of grammar and punctuation, use lean vocabulary, emotions are replaced by emoticons - all this negatively affects communication in the real world. Another disadvantage is dependence on social networks and communication technology as a telephone. According to statistics, children spend every week in social networks: from 7 to 14 hours - 23%, 14-21 hours - 57% and more than 21 hours - 20%. Every fifth child spends one of the seven days of the week on a social network.

Undoubtedly, social networks and communication technology affect a person. The main thing is to approach everything with the mind: do not waste your time, because time is the most valuable thing that we have. It is necessary to correctly use those opportunities that are provided to us by social networks and communication equipment. Internet communication should complement life, and not be the basis of all our activities! Social networks can bring many benefits. But the abuse of public networks can lead to dependence, loss of attention, waste of time, alienation and stupefaction. Social networks are both good and bad. It is in our power to take from them only the good and weed out the bad.