Assignment 12

Users- like connections they can make with people, being a part of something larger then themselves or their school or town.

            àAt this point I think I’ve included the viewpoint of the user, and think its important in addressing both sides of use, that from one who uses frequently, as well as those who don’t use it as frequently, but also those who don’t use social networking what so ever.

General Public- Does it share news quickly? Is the information they receive reliable? Is the information available in another resource such as television or newspaper?

            à I may have touched on the General public so far in my essay, however I think it is important that I bring up the point that information whether good or bad news, can be accessed and viewed immediately after being released on a social networking site, and information spreads extremely fast.

Government- Is it negatively affecting the government? Does there need to be controls on social networking? Does it need to be monitored in order to watch what is being said and shared?

            à I know I haven’t brought up this viewpoint yet, but I think would be very important, because the government should somewhat be in control of what is spread on social networking sites, especially when something important happens within the government, whether good or bad, its important that the right information is presented to the public.

Students/Children- is it distractive and disruptive? Does it aid in schoolwork? Is it just a social outlet? How does it affect their development? Are the things they see age appropriate?

            à I think I have began to touch on how it affects students, however I know I need to go into much further detail on how it can be a distraction to a student in a class (more specifically a college class).

Doctors/ Therapists- how does it affect the mental health? What about physical health?

            à Many of my articles have to deal with how the medical field views social networking, which I think is very important. I do think that its important to show the good things such as spreading information to a large mass amount of people in a small amount of time, but also the bad points such as cyber bullying and how students are hurt by it.

Parents- Are the children using it protected? Security on allowing children to use social networking, internet safety, cyber bullying.

            à I think this can easily be tied in with students/ children and the impact social networking has on them. By using stories and articles about what parents are doing to keep their children safe on the internet, as well as how they themselves are staying on top of technology and making sure they are ahead of the curve.

I think it’s important to include all of these stakeholders in my essay on social networking and how it’s became important in our everyday lives. However, I still do need to include how and why its important in our everyday lives. I think each one of these stakeholders has an important point and aspect when it comes to social networking, and their views are very important to my topic, and should every much be included in some way, shape or form.