Is it a means to socially connect or socially isolate? Are we so busy updating and uploading that we miss real-time connection with ourselves and others? Does facebook simply serve a electronic mirror— just reflecting who and what we think of ourselves, but with little depth or substance? It clearly seems to be addicting and produces little concrete outcomes, yet we spend hours and hours “socially networking”. Have we created a new Addiction or at the very least a bad habit?
What is the story with facebook?
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What is the story with facebook?
Is it a means to socially connect or socially isolate? Are we so busy updating and uploading that we miss real-time connection with ourselves and others? Does facebook simply serve a electronic mirror— just reflecting who and what we think of ourselves, but with little depth or substance? It clearly seems to be addicting and [...]
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in some case, that’s true that I myself addicted to facebook and twitter…spent hours a day in front of my lappy updating my status