Social networking has become a major factor in people’s everyday lives. With the fast advancement of technology in our society today, numerous aspects of human existence are available through online social networking. The trend is extremely common to students in tertiary institutions. OSN has become an integral part of communicative activities students indulge in. But the use of social networking at university level remains a contentious issue; the crucial points that need to be addressed are whether social networking sites enhance student academic productivity, or impede a student’s educational enlightenment. This essay will critical analyze the major pros and cons of this highly debatable subject, concluding firmly that with sagacious use,
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As most of us know making new friends can be incredibly challenging, but thanks to OSN, this activity has been made easier. More than 25% of teens report that social networking makes them feel less shy, 28% report feeling more outgoing, and 20% report feeling more confident (Common Sense media, 2012). Being less socially adept can be very upsetting, and can cause depression and lack of self-worth amongst young adults, University is a time in ones life where friendships are very important, because being away from home is hard, and having no friends to support you through the transition can be extremely damaging to one’s self esteem. But thanks to social networking students have a greater sense of their identity and this can contribute greatly to their academic success. Shy people find it easier to communicate with people if they don’t have to make direct eye contact with the person. They can be themselves, and social awkwardness doesn’t arise and therefore it is not an …show more content…
In July 2012 Americans spent 74.0 billion minutes on social media via a home computer, 40.8 billion minutes via apps, and 5.7 billion minutes via mobile web browsers, a total of 121.1 billion minutes on social networking sites (Nielsen Wire, 2012). Looking at the numbers given by Nielsen Wire, it would be rational to jump to the conclusion that online social networking attracts people to waste valuable time of their lives. University students have a higher tendency to put off coursework to the last minute, because of their constant engagement in social networking sites. A study performed by Urs Gasser and John Palfrey in 2009, shows that it takes a person twenty to twenty five minutes to return to a given task after an alert for a social media platform has gone off. OSN is a major cause of poor time management in most university students. Because time is crucial and students waste it on social networking the consequences can be
As most of us know making new friends can be incredibly challenging, but thanks to OSN, this activity has been made easier. More than 25% of teens report that social networking makes them feel less shy, 28% report feeling more outgoing, and 20% report feeling more confident (Common Sense media, 2012). Being less socially adept can be very upsetting, and can cause depression and lack of self-worth amongst young adults, University is a time in ones life where friendships are very important, because being away from home is hard, and having no friends to support you through the transition can be extremely damaging to one’s self esteem. But thanks to social networking students have a greater sense of their identity and this can contribute greatly to their academic success. Shy people find it easier to communicate with people if they don’t have to make direct eye contact with the person. They can be themselves, and social awkwardness doesn’t arise and therefore it is not an …show more content…
In July 2012 Americans spent 74.0 billion minutes on social media via a home computer, 40.8 billion minutes via apps, and 5.7 billion minutes via mobile web browsers, a total of 121.1 billion minutes on social networking sites (Nielsen Wire, 2012). Looking at the numbers given by Nielsen Wire, it would be rational to jump to the conclusion that online social networking attracts people to waste valuable time of their lives. University students have a higher tendency to put off coursework to the last minute, because of their constant engagement in social networking sites. A study performed by Urs Gasser and John Palfrey in 2009, shows that it takes a person twenty to twenty five minutes to return to a given task after an alert for a social media platform has gone off. OSN is a major cause of poor time management in most university students. Because time is crucial and students waste it on social networking the consequences can be