Monday, February 2, 2009

Lab #12

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Yes. Facebook.
It is pretty much impossible to find a person that doesn't have one. Why is facebook so popular? Simple reason: it creates social capital like CRAZYYYYY!
Also, this contains other electronic communicators, is that you can say something without showing your face, which can protect you, and sometimes it can put you into an endless pit of hell. Facebook is the main source on the internet that can create a lot of social capital, because you don't have to see that person with your naked eye, and it makes communication possible to people that lives far away, and you can talk to your friends when ever you want to.

However, it can also lead to a serious drawback. While talking to people on Facebook, you will start to lose communication that is outside of internet, such as your neighbors. Facebook makes it possible to maintain communication with people that you know, but it can disable the ability for that person to make new relationship with new people. 
Facebook can be the greatest tool to create social capital, but it can also destroy them too.

1 comment:

  1. I'm glad you see both sides of facebook. Good balance!

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