Social networking is the act of
grouping people into a specific group. While social networking can happen
anywhere including schools and workplaces; it is most commonly found online in
the form of social websites or specific group websites that bring together
people with specific interests. Social networking websites act as an online
community for people to get together and share their hobbies or personal views.
While there are many benefits to social networking, there is also a lot of
misconceptions about online social networking.
The biggest misconception about
social networking is the idea that social is another term for people. Many feel
that social networking websites are nothing more than a list of names that
people can randomly interact with because they want to have fun or have nothing
else to do. Rather, social networking websites can only be successful if they
are able to bring together a specific group of people around a common subject
that everyone finds interesting.
However, the biggest drawback to
online social networking websites that has to be considered is the value of the
relationship. While it is quite possible to have a large number of friends with
interests similar to yours on a social networking website, you need to consider
how many of these relationships have true value. If you are joined with people
that you can meet both offline and online so you can focus towards a common and
specific goal then you can say you have a true relationship with an individual.
The goal of social networking is to focus not on the number of people you have
a friendship with, but rather the link that you have in common with them and
the quality of your relationship with them.
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