Disinformation Debate team b3

The popularity of the social networking sites increased rapidly in the last decade. This is probably due to the reason that college and university students as well as teens used it extensively to get global access. These social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook have become a raging craze for everyone nowadays.

The negative effects of these social networking sites overweigh the positive ones. These sites have caused some potential harm to society. The students become victims of social networks more often than anyone else. This is because of the reason that when they are studying or searching their course material online, they get attracted to these sites to kill the boredom in their study time, diverting their attention from their work. Other negative side effects of social networking websites include the following:

Reduced learning and research capabilities Students have started relying more on the information accessible easily on these social networking sites and the web. This reduces their learning and research capabilities.

When asked about a range of specific academic skills, teachers are much more likely to say entertainment media have hurt rather than helped those skills. (Entertainment media was defined as the TV shows, music, video games, texting, iPods, cell phone games, social networking sites, apps, computer programs, online videos, and websites students use for fun.) The biggest problem area for teachers is students’ attention span, with 71% saying saying entertainment media use has hurt students either “a lot” (34%) or “somewhat” (37%) in that area

Another key problem area for teachers is students’ writing skills. Nearly six in 10 (58%) teachers say their students’ use of entertainment media (including texting) has hurt their writing skills “a lot” (19%) or “somewhat” (39%). Many teachers think students spend so much time with media that they neglect their homework and aren’t prepared in class. Just under half (48%) say entertainment media use has hurt the quality of students’ homework “a lot” (15%) or “somewhat” (33%). Teachers also say that entertainment media has hurt students “a lot” or “somewhat” in their ability to communicate face to face (59%) and their critical thinking (42%). There were no statistically significant differences between veteran teachers (more than 15 years of experience) and those who are new to the job (less than 5 years). Nor were there differences between teachers who describe themselves as “tech savvy” and those who admit to being “uncomfortable” with new technologies.

As human beings, our only real method of connection is through authentic communication. Studies show that only 7% of communication is based on the written or verbal word. A whopping 93% is based on nonverbal body language. Indeed, it’s only when we can hear a tone of voice or look into someone’s eyes that we’re able to know when “I’m fine” doesn’t mean they’re fine at all…or when “I’m in” doesn’t mean they’re bought in at all.

Social technologies have broken the barriers of space and time, enabling us to interact 24/7 with more people than ever before. But like any revolutionary concept, it has spawned a set of new barriers and threats. Is the focus now on communication quantity versus quality? Superficiality versus authenticity?  In an ironic twist, social media has the potential to make us less social; a surrogate for the real thing. For it to be a truly effective communication vehicle, all parties bear a responsibility to be genuine, accurate, and not allow it to replace human contact altogether.

Negative views of social networking services

ypically, a negative review by a customer on one of these major social media sites reaches forty-five people. Of these, thirty people will not purchase anything from a company they’ve heard bad things about.