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FCWR161SunTianle/TommyH15000319Socialmediaarecomputer-mediatedtoolsthatallowpeopleorcompaniestocreate,share,orexchangeinformation,careerinterests[1]ideas,andpicturesorvideosinvirtualcommunitiesandnetworks.Withthedevelopmentofcomputersciencetechnology,socialmediabecomesmoreandmorediversity,suchasQQ,MSN,Twitter.Asweallknowthat,everythinghastwosides.Socialmediahaschangedourlive,notonlythepositiveaspectsbutalsothenegativeaspects.SoIwanttotalkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsocialmediainthisessay.AdvantagesofsocialmediaAsocialnetworkisasocialstructuremadeupofindividualsororganizationscallednodes,whicharetiedbyoneormorespecifictypesofinterdependency,suchasfriendship,kinship,commoninterest,financialexchange,dislike,sexualrelationships,orrelationshipsofbeliefs,knowledgeorprestige.SocialNetworksaregroupsofpeoplewhoshareinterestsandwhointeractinavarietyofwaysviasoftwareonwebsites.Theseincludefile-sharing,chatting,messaging,exchangingphotosorvideoetc.Socialnetworksitesareusuallyfreetojoin.IncludeFacebook,QQ,Twitterandsoon.Wedefinesocialnetworksitesasweb-basedservicesthatallowindividualstoconstructapublicorsemi-publicprofilewithinaboundedsystem,articulatealistofotheruserswithwhomtheyshareaconnection,andviewandtraversetheirlistofconnectionsandthosemadebyotherswithinthesystem.Thenatureandnomenclatureoftheseconnectionsmayvaryfromsitetosite.TheImportanceofSocialNetworkingSocialnetworkingcanhelpabusinessgaincontacts,clients,andincreasedpublicawareness.Evenentrepreneurswhorunsmallbusinessesfromtheirhomescantakeadvantageofthisresourcetosetupaglobalpresence.Tomakethemostofsocialnetworking,it'simportanttofullyunderstandtheconceptofsocialnetworkingandhowitcanbeappliedinwaysthatwillhelpyougrowyourbusiness.Socialnetworkingismakingitsmarkinhistorythesedays.Infact,itisprogressingsofast,itisleavingthenewsmediainthedust.Everydaypeoplearereportingnewsfasterthanawholenewsteam.DisadvantagesofsocialmediaDespitetheadvantages，itisnecessaryforustodistinguishthedrawbacksofthesocialmedia.Beingaproductofhigh-technology,Internetandcomputersarebeingmoreandmorewidelyusedinoureverydaylife.Theycanofferusfastandconvenientserviceforcommunication.Inrecentyears,computersandtheInternethavebecomepopularamonguniversitystudents.Quitealotofthemusethematschooltokeepintouchwiththeirfamiliesandfriendsinsteadofgoinghometoseetheminpersonorwritingletters.Which,ofcoursebringsconveniencestothem,butIdon’tthinkitisgoodtodoso.Internetmakeselectroniccommunicationconvenient,butitwillneverreplacefacetofacecontact.Bothelectroniccommunicationandface-to-facecontactareimportantinourlife.Whatweshoulddoittoapplyeachcommunicationwaysintherightway.Technologydevelopmentenablesustocommunicationwithparentsandfriendinabrandnewandfastway,butitisface-tofacecontactthatdeepensthefeelingsandemotionsbetweenpeople.Whatthisthought-provokingdrawingmirrorsisthephenomenonthattheInternethaspenetratedintoourlife.Thereisnoconsensusofopinionsamongpeopleregardingwhetherelectroniccommunicationcanreplaceface-to-facecontact.Somepeopleholdtheattitudethatweshouldn’tspendtoomuchtimeontheircomputerterminalratherthanrelatingtopeopleintherealworld.Thereasonscanbelistedasfollows.Inthefirstplace,itwillmakepeopleaddictedtocomputerandInternettospendtoomuchtimeonthese.Whatismore,itwillimpactandinfluencepeople’sfamilyaffectionandfriendship.JustasanoldArabproverbsays,“Everyswordhasitstwoedges.”Onthecontrary,othersareundertheimpressionthatelectroniccommunicationcanreplaceface-to-facecontact.Therearesomereasonsbehindthisattitude.Foronething,theseusefulandpowerfulcommunicationtoolshavemadeitmuchfaster,easierandcheapertokeepintouchwithfamilyandfriendsinothercountries(andalsotodointernationalbusiness).Foranother,peoplecannotlivewithoutInternetandWi-Finowadays.Internetdoesexertsuchaprofoundeffectonourlifethatitrevolutionizesthewayofpeople‘slivingandthinking.Asissubtlyrevealedintheportrayal，therearetwoparentssittinginthefrontofcomputer，whoarechattingwiththeirchildontheinternet.Whatameaningfulpicture!Frommyperspective,theelectroniccontactcannotreplacefacetofacecommunicationowingtothefollowingfactors.Tobeginwith,over-relianceonelectroniccontactwilldamagetheinterpersonalrelationship,forthecoldmachineneverreplacesawarm-heartedgreetingfacetoface.Forexample,theagedparentswouldliketheironlysonwhoworksfarawayhometocomebackhomemoreoftenratherthantotalkwithhimontheinternetoccasionally.What‘smore,facetofacecommunicationispreferablebecauseitisbeneficialtobuildaharmonioussociety,foritattachesmoreimportanceonhumanaffectionandfeelingsinsteadofconvenienceandspeed.Hence,itisnecessaryforustouseInternetinareasonableway.Afterall,Internetisinventedtoconnectyouandme,andtobringconveniencestoourliferatherthansetabarriertokeeppeoplebeyondreach.Ifwewanttokeepourinterpersonalrelationshipmoreeffectively,weshouldspendmoretimewiththemfacetofaceinreallife.Onlyinthiswaycanwenotonlymakefulluseofthecommunicationtoolonthenetbutalsomakeourrelationshiptighter.Internetdoesexertsuchaprofoundeffectonourlifethatitrevolutionizesthewayofpeople‘slivingandthinki