"The Social Network," Neal Gabler.
Brief Summary:
In the article, The Social Networks, obtained from page 54 of One World, Many Cultures, Neal Gabler focuses on friendship in terms of the way it is in reality versus the way we view it on television, which correlates with social media.
Early in the article, Neal provokes the reader to think about formed friendships within many television series'; he lists t.v. shows such as "Seinfeld", "Friends", "Sex in the City", "Desperate Housewives", and several others to prove that friendship is often portrayed in groups of three or more. He goes on to mention that within these fictional series', large groups of friends share merely every aspect of their lives as well as every move they make with …show more content…
I found it particularly interesting to learn that one specific pro listed concerned the fast rate of which social networks delivers information as opposed to other media sources; on the opposite side, I didn't find it quite as shocking to learn that while information is spread quickly through social media sites, the reliability of the information is false 49% of the time (check wording in article). The article also discusses the role of social networking in politics and social change, which I found to be especially intriguing since it relates to the article in the fact that friendship is a social …show more content…
The article discusses the reasons people tend to engage in social media, taking note that the main reason is that of my own: to keep up with friends and family. It states that in cases such as social media sites, friendships come almost effortlessly. While it appears we have many friends in sight of our social networks "friends list's", actual friendships take loads of time and commitment, lasting and meaningful ones especially. Sites like Facebook provide us the opportunity to rekindle old friendships and reconnect with others', they don't provide us with strong friendships. I enjoyed that while the article noted that friendships maintained through social networking sites may not be as strong due to lack of face-to-face engagement, it didn't discourage us from keeping our accounts on such sites so long as we also include personal time with our friends, balancing between both social sites and actual time spent together as the article
Brief Summary:
In the article, The Social Networks, obtained from page 54 of One World, Many Cultures, Neal Gabler focuses on friendship in terms of the way it is in reality versus the way we view it on television, which correlates with social media.
Early in the article, Neal provokes the reader to think about formed friendships within many television series'; he lists t.v. shows such as "Seinfeld", "Friends", "Sex in the City", "Desperate Housewives", and several others to prove that friendship is often portrayed in groups of three or more. He goes on to mention that within these fictional series', large groups of friends share merely every aspect of their lives as well as every move they make with …show more content…
I found it particularly interesting to learn that one specific pro listed concerned the fast rate of which social networks delivers information as opposed to other media sources; on the opposite side, I didn't find it quite as shocking to learn that while information is spread quickly through social media sites, the reliability of the information is false 49% of the time (check wording in article). The article also discusses the role of social networking in politics and social change, which I found to be especially intriguing since it relates to the article in the fact that friendship is a social …show more content…
The article discusses the reasons people tend to engage in social media, taking note that the main reason is that of my own: to keep up with friends and family. It states that in cases such as social media sites, friendships come almost effortlessly. While it appears we have many friends in sight of our social networks "friends list's", actual friendships take loads of time and commitment, lasting and meaningful ones especially. Sites like Facebook provide us the opportunity to rekindle old friendships and reconnect with others', they don't provide us with strong friendships. I enjoyed that while the article noted that friendships maintained through social networking sites may not be as strong due to lack of face-to-face engagement, it didn't discourage us from keeping our accounts on such sites so long as we also include personal time with our friends, balancing between both social sites and actual time spent together as the article