Think about the technology, social networking sites and applications you use in everyday life. Which of these technologies/applications/ social networking sites do you think enhance your life and which do you think are detrimental? Post your response to this question, with relevant images and weblinks, on this blog.

My personal definition of social networking is; something that helps keep people connected with their contacts. In theory it sounds like a brilliant idea. For example: when friends move apart and go their seperate ways, then can still stay in contact with minimal effort and in frequent doses. However it becomes a problem when people start to use social networking as a primary means of communication, to the point of actually being anti-social. 'Social networking addiction' is a very real concern that is affecting the both the young and old.

Personally I don't have too much contact with a whole lot of different social networking sites. I've used Myspace and Facebook. To judge whether it is an enchancement or detriment to a person's lifestyle is an invidiual thing.

In order to stay in contact with busy friends during our busy lives, posting some family photos to the relatives, I think social media sites can be an amazing thing. However if you spend every waking moment of your free time updating your status; rather than actually communicating with people, you have an addiction. An addiction that may even lead to social awkwardness and anti-social behaviors later down the track

In conclusion, a line must be drawn. Social networking should be a tool used to communicate with friends that you can't go and meet. It should not be used as a primary medium of communication