social effects on IT

Social benefits and problems with the IT industry

How social networking affects friendships

Social networking has affected friendships massively for better and for worse. There are often the cases of people falling out with each other which might fix itself with given time but then people tend to post it on their social network account and then that creates even more tension on the situation and then this leads to the friendships becoming less likely to form back together, however social networks can help friendships as much as it breaks them, for example if someone wasn't very happy and they need some cheering up there is always someone on there that is there to cheer them up and when that person starts others join in and that creates a friendship between people because they have all the support that they need.

Also people tend to talk electronically than go to meet up somewhere outside.

How online communities join people together

Online communities join people together simply because there are many ways to communicate to other people whether it is on social networking sites or on a game that people have started talking to people they didn't know existed, e.g. Multiplayer game where team work is compulsory. There are some online communities where it is just sending information across to other members that need it, e.g. Karate group on Facebook.

Effect of Computer Games

Computer games have a lot of effects on people both positive and negative…

All the Positives are:

o   Improved reaction time

o   Improved concentration

o   Improved imagination

These can help with everyday life or even academically.

All the Negatives are:

o   Dry eyes

o   Late for work/school

o   Could become addicted

o   Could kick start a horrible personality to you

o   Hallucinating about the game that you are addicted to.

These are very dangerous when it comes to everyday life or academic life.    

Internet Addiction

Internet Addiction as funny as it sounds is actually a disorder which although it can be helped with professional psychiatric doctors, is serious…it can cause anxiety and strained vision and also split apart families. There aren’t specific sites that some can become addicted to, because there are endless websites that means there are endless sites that people out there are addicted to.

E.g. A mother was constantly on the internet, which was leading her teenage daughter on the verge of feeling neglected of love.

No need to leave the house?

Often people become so reliant to the internet that there is no need to leave the house, and instead of having a nice healthy walk to the shop it is easier to shop online. Instead of walking to the library and researching, it is a lot easier to type it in the search bar, which is not always the best thing to do.