Comments on: Is MySpace Good for Society? (Freakonomics Swipe) http://pisforprops.com/2008/05/16/is-myspace-good-for-society-freakonomics-swipe/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:45:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pisforprops http://pisforprops.com/2008/05/16/is-myspace-good-for-society-freakonomics-swipe/#comment-111 pisforprops Sun, 18 May 2008 16:00:58 +0000 http://pisforprops.com/?p=119#comment-111 I think this sums it up best. The good: social networking technologies make it easier to keep up with a large circle of acquaintances and meet new people. They provide a venue for online socializing, as well as for coordinating in-person meetings. The bad: they devalue the meaning of “friend.” Our traditional notion of friendship embraces trust, support, compatible values, etc. On social network sites, a “friend” may simply be someone on whose link you have clicked. The ugly: for teens, who can be viciously competitive, networking sites that feature a list of one’s best friends and space for everyone to comment about you can be an unpleasant venue for social humiliation and bullying. These sites can make the emotional landmines of adolescence concrete and explicit. I think this sums it up best.

The good: social networking technologies make it easier to keep up with a large circle of acquaintances and meet new people. They provide a venue for online socializing, as well as for coordinating in-person meetings.

The bad: they devalue the meaning of “friend.” Our traditional notion of friendship embraces trust, support, compatible values, etc. On social network sites, a “friend” may simply be someone on whose link you have clicked.

The ugly: for teens, who can be viciously competitive, networking sites that feature a list of one’s best friends and space for everyone to comment about you can be an unpleasant venue for social humiliation and bullying. These sites can make the emotional landmines of adolescence concrete and explicit.

]]> By: MIkTheGreat. http://pisforprops.com/2008/05/16/is-myspace-good-for-society-freakonomics-swipe/#comment-110 MIkTheGreat. Sat, 17 May 2008 22:45:06 +0000 http://pisforprops.com/?p=119#comment-110 A cool addiction. A cool addiction.

]]> By: weslexner http://pisforprops.com/2008/05/16/is-myspace-good-for-society-freakonomics-swipe/#comment-109 weslexner Sat, 17 May 2008 18:52:54 +0000 http://pisforprops.com/?p=119#comment-109 almost like kickin a dog of a bridge a la jack black in anchorman almost like kickin a dog of a bridge a la jack black in anchorman

]]> By: weslexner http://pisforprops.com/2008/05/16/is-myspace-good-for-society-freakonomics-swipe/#comment-108 weslexner Sat, 17 May 2008 18:52:06 +0000 http://pisforprops.com/?p=119#comment-108 I love facebook... its like legal crack I love facebook… its like legal crack

]]> By: MIkTheGreat. http://pisforprops.com/2008/05/16/is-myspace-good-for-society-freakonomics-swipe/#comment-105 MIkTheGreat. Fri, 16 May 2008 23:43:03 +0000 http://pisforprops.com/?p=119#comment-105 Good for adults and networking. but Bad for kids who look at others myspaces and try to follow a trend instead of starting their own. Myspace uniforms our society. Good for adults and networking.
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Bad for kids who look at others myspaces and try to follow a trend instead of starting their own.

Myspace uniforms our society.

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