Social Networking

An Advertisement of a private bank goes like this-“When I was 25 we had face to face chat, but today it is Facebook chat”. This advertisement is an indicator of how big Social networking has grown making it the biggest phenomena of this decade and where you can find people of all ages, different profession, and multi talent personalities are connected to socialize.

Today be it corporate world or entertainment world use social networking sites to spot talent. If HR personnel comb through the cyber persona of applicants in LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube are networking sites which are combed by film production house to spot raw talent.
Companies like Microsoft and Google have realized the potential of these networks and have invested significant amount hoping to reap in huge profit. The craze among people have led big corporate to use whatever space they get to market their product. Telecom manufacturer and service provider are also cashing on by launching phones and package which helps people to be connected with their online buddies from anywhere. All this combined has made techie like Mark Zuckerberg billionaire in a short time.

Being on few of these networks has enabled me to keep in touch with my friends and the happenings in their life. It was games like Farmville and Mafia Wars which got me hooked to these networks and then gradually I started following the happenings of my friends’ life and watching interesting videos and photos posted by them. Personally speaking these networks have brought a positive change in my life and helped me to be connected with my friends, which might not have happened without these sites.

Like any other invention social networking too has a dark side which people like Adnan couldn’t realize, ignorance cost his life after being misled by his own networking friends. These networks have become forum where hatred students pose obscene message regarding their principal and teachers. A study has found out that employers have been found to spend more time in these sites there by bringing down the productivity hours at office. Minors fake their age to join these sites where they befriend strangers, there are chances of these minor getting influenced in the wrong way.

Socializing like my young cousin who has account in most networks is admirable but you should know what to and how much to share on the public forum. Use these networks intelligently to get acquainted to lot more people and get benefitted with the knowledge they have to share rather than being another Adnan.