Is social media the most modern way of communication? Social media is the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into an interactive dialogue. Social media gives the users an opportunity to socialize and communicate with each other mutually as compared to other regular media that offers one-way communication such as newspaper and television. This use of technology has enabled social media become efficient than any other form of communication. Therefore, can we out rightly say that social media has enhanced and improved our interpersonal relationship among one another?
Thesis statement: Social media is the most reliable and available way of communication today which promotes interpersonal relationships in the society. …show more content…
It is a way for many to see what their friends are doing on the weekends and works as a gateway to an interpersonal relationship, breaking the barrier of online friends to personal friends. Almost every social media user has a significant social network of friends and relatives whom they contact through the same social media in time of need. Facebook for example also allows new friends to be made by making it easy to connect with new people. It allows others to find common interests and …show more content…
In this time of the century, face to face communication with others is something that many of us don 't have or practice in our normal day to day activities. This is prevalent especially for those people who spend their regular days in a computer. People spend so much of their time on their relationships on social media networks that it has become difficult to distinguish between our real-life relationships. In doing so, our more important relationships with our loved ones suffer because we put more time and effort into social media (Krakowsky, 2014).
But then, the argument depicting that the social media undermines interpersonal relationship holds no water. If there is no face to face communication between people, it does not mean that communication will not take place. The platform that the social media provides is so wide to the extent people can even send video messages and even hold video conversations through social networks like Skype. It is important for individuals to always try to communicate with all devices available, and thus social media gives people the opportunity to remain in contact at all times (Jackson,
Thesis statement: Social media is the most reliable and available way of communication today which promotes interpersonal relationships in the society. …show more content…
It is a way for many to see what their friends are doing on the weekends and works as a gateway to an interpersonal relationship, breaking the barrier of online friends to personal friends. Almost every social media user has a significant social network of friends and relatives whom they contact through the same social media in time of need. Facebook for example also allows new friends to be made by making it easy to connect with new people. It allows others to find common interests and …show more content…
In this time of the century, face to face communication with others is something that many of us don 't have or practice in our normal day to day activities. This is prevalent especially for those people who spend their regular days in a computer. People spend so much of their time on their relationships on social media networks that it has become difficult to distinguish between our real-life relationships. In doing so, our more important relationships with our loved ones suffer because we put more time and effort into social media (Krakowsky, 2014).
But then, the argument depicting that the social media undermines interpersonal relationship holds no water. If there is no face to face communication between people, it does not mean that communication will not take place. The platform that the social media provides is so wide to the extent people can even send video messages and even hold video conversations through social networks like Skype. It is important for individuals to always try to communicate with all devices available, and thus social media gives people the opportunity to remain in contact at all times (Jackson,