Blog Social networking

Today people interact with each other more on social media than in person. Social networking has enabled people to interact with each other like never before. We do not have to setup meetings in person but instead the world has become a global village, where everyone is virtually connected. The use of social networking is evident today. Most of the companies today setup interview over Skype. They even reach out to candidates for jobs through linked in. The rise and rise of Facebook has become a platform for companies to reach out to audience like never before. Just an advertisement on Facebook can reach out to a wide variety of people in a very short time. A lot of corporations from multi national to small businesses have taken advantage to connect with people to sell their product/service. In the article Facebook search: Facebook adding search feature, Facebook search would allow advertisers to target specific groups according to their needs that would be interested in their product/service. There are a variety of benefits of that social networking has caused to the society. It has consolidated the globe into one single platform where users post, share and comment on ideas of each other. It has some great benefits on job recruiting, job searchers do not have to run after companies any more. The use of linked in has open doors for recruiters to reach out the candidates who are suitable for a job description. According to the article "Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting", a groups of job candidates can be scouted in just half an hour. This saves time and money to reach out to different candidates through a different platform. But obviously everything comes with a good side and a bad side. Social networking has also made people victim of privacy issues. We have our entire life posted online and its open to public. Many people have been a victim of privacy issues where explicit content has been leaked online. There is a great potential on how these technologies can be evolved in the future. I personally think that in the future our online classes might be conducted on social media websites like Facebook. I also think that we will be in a wearable tech zone in the future, there are already smart watches that connects us to the world without using our computer devices. There should be more of wearable technology with video context that could make interactions more attractive between people.  





http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-01-15/news/chi-facebook-01152013_1_ceo-mark-zuckerberg-social-network-long-term-money-making-prospects

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6522523&sc=emaf