Monday, December 7, 2009

The Addictive Quality of Social Networking Sites

By: Danielle Gilford

Most people belong to some sort of social networking site. Whether it be MySpace, Facebook, or Twitter. People love being able to keep tabs on other people. That may not have been the original intent of the creators of these sites, but if people think that most people sign up for these types of sites, just to "stay in touch" with old friends then they are wrong. Maybe that is the initial appeal, but many users add people to be their friend, might say hi to them once or twice and make small talk , then they creep on their pictures and other profile information. Who are certain people dating? What are others wearing? Where did your friends go last weekend without you? The most addicting component of these sites is that audiences are able to peek inside the lives of others in addition to keeping up with their own busy social life through this new means of communication.

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