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Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

I believe social networking is a touchy subject and the side you take depends on your perspective. I stand in the middle on this and i will tell you why. Good: social media allows people to talk with anyone, whether they are in the US or China or where ever, it doesnt matter. I feel that 20 or 30 years from now that is going to change the world and most likely save our country. This is all possible if it is being used properly, as of right now, its not. Bad: It is literally a drug. How you may ask. Well according to an article on socialmediatoday.com it causes extreme addiction. Also in this article it mentions that it reduces physical human contact immensely! What happened to meeting people in person or even calling them? It is a dying age that needs to be revived. And i would much rather not get into all the fights that happen through it. Hardly anyone has the guts to face someone on person. It is very sad. I will admit I get on social media my fair share and I used to use it for all the wrong reason, but I have had a change in my head and it changed how I look at the things I say and how I treat people. Peace&Love
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

I 100 percent agree with how all of these networking sites are addictive. It is a shame that people enjoy interacting with someone with a computer or phone In between them, than interacting face to face; a complete shame.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

I think that social networking sites such as Facebook do more good than harm. While other social networking sites such as Twitter are mainly used for fun and are basically useless, Facebook is actually doing some good things while it has the fun stuff as well. Many people are concerned about the online predators and other safety issues that come with social network, but that is an issue that isn't always the website's fault, people can take care of that for themselves by being careful with what they click on.Sites like Facebook and LinkedIn can be used for Marketing, Political ads, and helping people find jobs. It's reasons like these that I think social networking sites do more harm than good.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Harmful

You're defending the site and saying that it's the users who misuse it, but what is Social Media without the social (people) aspect of it. Both need each other to create the Social Media label. Also, it's not always as easy as just not clicking on something. Sometimes harmful things come from bullying brought to you. Although you can delete your account or block them, there are other ways of that person getting to you emotionally because of a fight started on a Social Media site. Also, if you don't think the Media itself does harm, why do you frequently tweet about Twitter being the cause of your sleep deprivation? Isn't that your own doing, not the media site? :)
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

It does have benefits with heighten communications, bu annoying with everyone telling us about pointless stuff.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

What? You don't care that I'm having tacos for dinner tonight?
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Precisely, just like you shouldn't care that I had Diet Mountain Dew for breakfast.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Social networking can be helpful with moderation. When used excessively it can start to take over whats important in life. However it also has its good points such as keeping in touch with friends and family, being updated on major news and even being notified about worldwide events. It is said to be the more friends we have online the less we have in the 'real' world, this is shown by a recent survey carried out, that the more time we spend at our computers the less social skills we are likely to have or even develop. However all-in-all when used safely and correctly social networking is brilliant!
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

While deep in research, I found many sources that support this side. Little do people know, the advancement of our technological universe can support many positive effects that come from the cyber web and social networking. While many misinformed pupils believe that social networking, such as the world favorite Facebook, can bring harm to our knowledge and complete understanding of the English language because of the grammatical errors and lack of educational care. These people are wrong though. To many people, expressing their ideas and feelings can be very comforting and help them explain their life and let them pour their emotions out instead of bottling them up and letting them pester at them. Certain mindless and non caring people say that they don't want to know about people and their daily activities, but they overlook the big picture. They only think about themselves and never ponder the idea of other people having hardships or going through severe turmoil. While some people use these networks to keep in touch with others, some use them to confabulate with one another. Even though most of the worlds mass population has already been acquainted with these major sites, others are still serendipitously coming across these networks and using them for their main and full reason. Don't ruin it for others, and let people post and comment what they like. It does help in the long run.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Harmful

What is this "main and full reason" you speak of? Why is letting people posting and commenting whatever they like helpful in the long run?
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

I noticed that you only said you found many sources for your information. You did not specifically say what sources. This makes it sound like you are only voicing your opinion. Without the facts to back you up, you do not get your point across strong enough.Bandz a make her dance.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Im going to say that social networking is helpful. It is helpful for business. The most profitable form of advertising is now on social media. All the ads on Facebook, the sponsored twitter accounts, and other forms of advertising are some of the best money makers for companies and individuals. 82% of all adults ages 18 to 29 use some form of social media. That is a big group of people that companies can advertise to. Social networking is good because it is profitable.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Harmful

It's profitable for those on top. It's profitable for those willing to manipulate every aspect for their craft of advertisement. Who else besides those people is it beneficial to? Let's be honest....your argument applies to a very small group of people.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Its not just big businesses that use social media to advertise. People can use it to advertise themselves so people can support them. And most of the advertising on social media is word of mouth. (or word of the keyboard) People talk about the companies and products all the time on social media. and that is the most effective way of advertising. Small businesses thrive on this.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Social Networking is very beneficial for society. It serves as a place where people can communicate with long lost friends and family, research information at the click of a button and expand career opportunities in a blink of an eye. According to ProCon.org, "Social networking sites allow people to create new relationships and reconnect with friends and family. Increased communication, even online, strengthens relationships." The internet is a great way to catch up with people that you never could have found in a phone book or anywhere else. Information is now only a click away. Although it can serve as an unhelpful tool, it is also a major place where people look for serious issues around the world. According to ProCon.org, "60 million Americans received help with major life issues from the Internet in 2006." Not only is the news just a click of a button away, but people can find new job openings and research potential careers.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Yes, it serves as a way to communicate with friends and family afar, but how does that impact our interpersonal/face-to-face communication skills?
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

I agree that increased communication has a strengthening effect on people's relationships, even if it is online. For example, families that are separated because of college, family disputes, etc are able to keep in touch, which keeps them together.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

I agree with your post. Social networking is definitely beneficial to our society. Some things can't be looked up in a phonebook and encyclopedias are only updated once a year whereas the internet is updated every second.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

As a teen, I grew up as technology got more advanced and became more popular. I have used countless social networking sites for fun and for school. I think that social networking is a good thing. It helps to keep in touch with people you can't talk to everyday and it makes school work easier. Social networking sites can help expose you to new ideas and things from all over the world. You can travel to countries without even leaving the comfort of your home. Internet and social networking allow every person to use the advancement of today's technology for good. Social networking gives plenty of options to block people you don't know and make social sites secure. Although things on the internet stay forever, if you use it for good then whatever is on there should cause no issues.From a personal stand point, I use Facebook to stay in touch with my family that live in Kansas and California, I use it to stay in touch with my Uncle that is fighting for our freedom, and I use it to stay in touch with my friend on a peace corp mission in Africa. Without social networking, I would not talk to some of these people for months and even years. Social networking is definitely helpful and I am very grateful for it.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

I agree with you in the staying in touch standpoint of it, but regarding going to different countries without leaving your home- you aren't getting the full experience if you don't leave your house. Explain more?
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

I don't understand what you mean by visiting a different country on social networking sites? If I was going to visit someplace I would want to actually go there. I don't believe you can fully experience a different place without actually going there.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

But if you want to get nit picky....what are we doing right now? We are arguing for social media, through social media. Seems a bit ridiculous to me and just sad. So if anyone wants to talk more about this come find me in person or call me. There is such a lack of emotionality in all of these arguments, well social media in general. Anyways, come talk to me in person, it'll be fun.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Touche, Dan. Touche. The irony is absolutely evident and glad you picked up on it.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Social networking is productive for society and much like everything it holds risks but these risks should not label it bad for society.Social networking is enjoyable website where we can post music,events, and thoughts with our selected friends.It can also be a good means of reflection of one's many past memories that the photo albums, photo tagging, and uploads can carrry.Also the most notable attribute of social networking is the massive amounts of information streaming through it allowing people to aware of foreign,political,social,local and much more events throughout the world.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

I believe that social networks are very helpful. They let our relationships with friends and family get stronger. These days our lifestyles are so busy and it is almost impossible to keep up to date with your friends and family's activities. Thanks to social networking we get to see pictures and keep track of the people we care about. Also people can use social networks to connect with old friends and even get back in touch even if they are hundreds of miles away. Social networks are also good for people around the globe in the aid of finding a job, and also help people who are running a business get their ads, promotions, and products out their for others to see.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

I think social media is helpful. For one, people use it like a news paper. There is a reason its called a news feed on Facebook. It tell people whats going on in their world and in their group of friends. You can also use some social media sites for news about other thing that are happening around the world, in sports, and in any other things they are interested in. It also can be used to talk to many people at once by either making a group or making an event on Facebook. Social media is useful tool that anyone can use.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Social Networking truly is helpful, if used in the correct manner. Take for example a college student looking for a room mate. They need somebody that is reliable and someone that would fit in with their lifestyle. They could post an ad to craigslist or send one to the local paper. A few people might read it, pass over it and think nothing of it. A lot of the time a person that really isn't fit for the spot is the one that decides to try and take the spot. But a post on Facebook would be much more helpful, and much safer. They have added people that you trust and know, and only they will be able to view and respond to your status stating the student is in need of another friend to live with. Now don't get me wrong, there are some bad aspects of it too. A lot of what goes on is really pointless and has no reason to be a part of society. But a lot of the time it san be extremely helpful too. As another example, look at the injury of Isaac Pfeifer, the student from Norfolk Catholic that was injured in the game we played against them. Would you have known about the benefit and spaghetti feed for him and his family that is coming up soon? It is perfect for getting the word out much quicker than mouth to mouth, although i think everyone can agree that in Calhoun things travel quickly no matter what. All in all, there aren't very many things that TRULY harm society. Yeah, it's nearly pointless most of the time, but there really are good uses that come out of it. Putting up information about yourself is up to you. And one more thing. 98% of the people that are against this have a Facebook and/or Twitter and will use it tonight for a few minutes or hours when they get home tonight.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Its helpful because we can stay in contact with our friends and family and our relatives.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

It is very controversial issue but in my view social networks is good. I have two reasons for this. First of all, social networks like mail,vkontakte, facebook etc allow you to chat with your friends. If you are study abroad it's impossible to not to use networks because you are always need to chat with mom or sister by skype. We are all use social networks anyway. the another reason is people become informed of all news which happened in the world as a result of using networks. As you can see social networks is good for our society.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

In my point of view, social networking have many positive sides, rather than negative. Negative sides: it takes too much time and it is harmful for eyes. But benefits of social network privilege. For example to keep in touch with friends from other countries. Other benefit that everybody use social network. Even in job you need to have email address. So i take the view, that social network is helpful if you use it once a day for 1-2 hours. however, sitting in front of monitor whole day can damage health.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Social networking helps us say what we want to say. Some people find it hard to express themselves to others personally, but when they use the social networks, it makes it easier for them to express their feelings and judgments.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Social networking is just a tool people can use for what they want, to keep in touch with loved ones or perhaps bully others. Social networking its self is not the evil its the people that choose to use it excessively; instead of getting exercise, or making real relationships. Personally I only use social media to keep in touch with my many friends and family members that live overseas that I wouldn't be able to see face to face without Skype, or be to chat live with without Facebook. Just like with anything to much isn't healthy and it can be used to hurt others, but its the people behind the screens doing the hurting, not the social media sites.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Harmful

Karina, did you find any research to support your argument?
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

http://www.parentfurther.com/technology-media/social-networking/benefits
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

I completely agree with you. It's not the actual social networking site that is at wrong at all. It's the person, and their decision on how they use the site that makes all the difference. The person can either use the site positively or negatively, it's all up to him or her.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

I believe that Social Networking is good for society because it actually helps people feel happier and more comfortable in social situations. According to Carnegie Mellon University, people who are more engaged on Facebook actually feel better. Another fact backed by the American Psychological Association, social networks helps introverted adults learn to socialize behind the safety of a screen. They also said social networks can offer more interactive learning opportunities for students. Now, many people believe that dangerous child predators and criminals use social sites to take advantage of many people. They may do that, but many are caught before they can do much damage. For example, the State of Illinois passed a law that no registered sex offenders can use social networking sites. So the protection is there, but the best protection is the awareness by the user.http://socialnetworking.procon.org/#Background-Heres  the site with the Illinois Law.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Could you put up the website or the other source were you got the information saying that Illinois law forbids sex offenders from using social networking sites? - Thanks
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

I like how you want to read more about this position. Good for yoU!
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Harmful

You make some excellent points Luke, but what about the rest of the world that doesn't monitor sex offenders? In theory, A Russian could sexual manipulate a native Illinois child, regardless of the law
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

That can be true, but like I said before, the best defense for a user is to be aware of what they are doing. And if a child gets involved with that, it is the parent's responsibility to protect their child.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

You make valid statements Luke, and I agree also that it is up to the user to be aware online.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

When most people think of social networking Facebook, and Twitter come to mind. I believe that social networking is a helpful thing because it allows you to stay in touch with friends and family. Of course using the sites comes with a certain responsibility. People posting things online should remember to use privacy modes for protection, and they should also remember that what they are posting could have an effect on someone so they should be conscientious of what they post. “They(Social Networks) can be really useful but you have to be careful,” Flint said. “Everyone can see what you put up on the web, and a lot of employers look at that when deciding who to hire.” (http://www.dailyillini.com/special_sections/archived_special_sections/article_5a66ff14-dc14-574c-bd50-7bef03a022e5.html) I completely agree with this statement. Social Networking is good if you use it in the right way. People can use them to stay in touch and post things like family photos, and vacation photos. Those things are good, but if all your doing is posting things like "I hate HyVee" then it could be harmful. It really matters more in how you use the social networks rather than if there just plain harmful or helpful.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Harmful

Did you take in to consideration the amount of people that don't use social media in the way they should?
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Yes, but if you are on sites such as Facebook you could unfriend the people you don't think are using the sites the way they should be. People are taking a risk by it but they also know the appropriate ways how to use the sites. If you use the site it is your responsibility to use it appropriately.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Nice work of acknowledging the opposite cons but then sandwiching it between two good points of yours. It really helped your argument come off strongly!
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Social medias today have influenced us in the way we communicate. According to Social Media Today, social medias help us keep in contact with friends that we may not come in contact with very much. It also says that it allows us to communicate our thoughts and perceptions to a large crowd. It allows our voice to be heard. Social media also links us to groups of people who share the same interests that we may have.
Debate: Social Networking: Good for our Society?
Side: It's Helpful

Almost every day, teens are on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter. Posting a status and liking or commenting on someone else's is a part of the daily life of a teen. According to Dr. Larry Rosen, a social networking site is a place for a teen to grow and develop. Posting a status and sitting back to see how many people like it has a positive effect on one's mood. Dr. Rosen also stated that a social networking site helps a teen to develop a sense of who they are in the "online world". Busy teens can keep in touch with their friends with just the use a computer or smart phone, even if they aren't able to meet with their friends in person. A person is able to keep up with the world even when he or she is too busy to be involved in the "real world".