Assignment 6: Source 8 & 9 & 10

Source 8:

Minding myspace: Balancing the benefits and risks of students' online social networks. (2007). Education Digest, Oct, 2007, Vol.73(2), P.4(5), 73(2), 4.

            The article I have found discusses the benefits and the consequences of having a social networking profile. While it discusses the cruel things students have and will do to each other such as cyber bullying, and putting themselves into the wrong place by meeting random people from across the country,

            I think this article shows the necessary precautions that people interacting on social networking sites should take. This article brings up a valid point about not always knowing whom your talking to, if you add random people that you don’t know from personal experience. I think this article helps to exploit the cruel side of social networking. 

Source 9:

Real and perceived attitude agreement in social networks. (2010). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2010, Vol. 99(4), 99(4), 611.

            This article talks about how the views of facebook friends, although they may similar, in reality may be a little more different then other wise noted before. This article uses facebook as a platform in which they can study the topic they are trying to discuss.

            I think this article is somewhat related to my topic because it discusses how they used facebook as a platform in order to survey people about how they felt about a certain topic.  This shows the different ways in which social networking sites, facebook in specific are currently being used for means other then just between friends. This shows that things such as advertising, and survey, as well as other ways of study and attracting people are widely being used in our society. 

Source 10:

Patton, C. (2009). The social networking express. Professional Safety, 54(11), 5.

            This last article brings up a very good point. It talks about how much facebook and other social networking sites are the key to socialization as well as communication in today’s society. The author talks about how sending a typed or hand written letters is so out of date, however sending an email, writing on someone’s wall, or tweeting has taken over. This author also endorses social media and takes it to be a very productive and positive source for information.

            I think this source is a great idea to keep in mind for my paper. Due to the fact that social networking, and the internet has taken over society, I think the points in which this author makes about jumping on the bandwagon because this is where communication is headed is very true, and a great example of the ever changing world of technology.