Also, be sure to complete the e-journal before we meet again. Here is the prompt:
Spend the weekend being a bit more aware about your social internet usage, via your computer, your phone, or otherwise. Describe in detail what you are typically doing when you visit one of these sites. How many hours a day do you spend on social sites? Are you a multi-tasker too? Do you feel that face-to-face interaction is at risk of becoming obsolete, or do you believe that social ties are becoming stronger via new, electronic mediums?
I noticed that when I'm online, I visit three main sites over and over again. First, I start off with Yahoo! to check my emails, then I visit Facebook and spend hours "socializing" with people I know and even find myself viewing pictures of people I don't even know. Lastly,I always visit Netflix for shows, movies, and documentaries. At the end of all of that, depending if its a weekday or a weekend, I may just start the cycle again. I spend about 2-3 hours online, sometimes even more. Fortunately, I have not acquired the habit of "multi-tasking", but I have friends who could eat, do homework, watch TV, and use the internet all at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI strongly believe that face to face interaction is at risk. Even though, there will always be some face to face interaction, with each new technological development there is less effort put for meaningful conversation. Although, social networking allows one to "meet" many new people, most do not partake in deep and meaningful conversations. Instead, the conversations seem to be shrinking and becoming less meaningful with all the abbreviations we use today. Self expression, is therefore at risk as well.
Usually I use my iPhone as my Internet source. I am always logged on to Facebook and check it often (whenever I receive a notification). Hotmail is another site that I visit to check my e-mail. Moreover, I like being informed of the news so I visit cnn.com via iPhone. I spend many hours on the net everyday. Mostly I am online at night when I am lying in my bed and have nothing to do. I would spend about three hours in total being online. I usually do not multi-task however I do try to hold conversation with my family members while I am on my iPhone, which usually turns out bad because they accuse me of not “listening” or “responding.” Personally I believe that face to face interaction is becoming scarce because even though I am near my family and friends I am usually tuned out and am consumed in my own world of interaction. I do not think that social ties are becoming stronger because how is a person able to make stronger relations if he/she is already ignoring the people who are around them (while they tweet, change their statuses etc.) These new electronics are making it easy to access the Internet however they should not influence us to the point that they become an addiction.
ReplyDeleteI have realized that I check my phone daily, spend the bulk of my time on the computer, and use television as company. I recently got a cell phone, so I am not use to getting calls or text. My family and friends are always yelling at me with complaints because they say I never answer. The only way to fix this is to check constantly for missed calls and messages. I really enjoy texting while listening to music while on the train or bus. It makes time fly and I feel some sort of protection. When I have company or when I am with a small group of people ,I refrain from texting because its rude and I know how it feels when you try to spend time with someone and they don’t even notice that you are there because they are too busy talking to someone who isn’t.
ReplyDeleteChecking my cell phone takes less than a minute, but checking emails or messages from social networks can go on for hours. I usually end up doing more than checking if I have a necessary message. I start to look at pictures and events. I caught myself looking what other people are doing and I started to make conversation with friends. But I use the computer for more than socializing. My laptop is used for homework, music, applications for jobs and for scholarships. For information from the school and for any other information I need e.g. directions and answers to random questions. I only use the computer by itself. The computer usually requires my undivided attention. I’m doing too many things with it, to pay attention to anything else.
The television is my company when I am alone and I don’t feel like listing t music. I use it every time I eat and in order to entertain guest.TV doesn’t take over my life so it’s easier for me to break away and come back to reality than other people. I do watch and do homework at the same time and channels that I watch range from basic channels to Cartoon Network to life time and oxygen.
Personally I feel that Face to Face social ties are stronger now with electronics. I meet people in really life before adding them to a social network or to my contacts. Electronics are used to strengthen and maintain relationships rather than make them.
Social networking sites and electronic messaging have always been revolutionary in my life personally. On Facebook, I would always check out the newsfeed and maybe post a status about what I am doing or comment on others’ statuses. About every hour or two I would check Facebook or check status updates on blackberry messenger, so I’d say I spend around an hour the least a day on Facebook unless I’m having a conversation with someone through inbox or private messaging then that time in increased greatly. I don’t find conversations or checking Facebook to be bothersome while I’m doing my homework or other tasks. I’ve integrated that factor to my everyday life and go about as regular as breathing or walking. I believe that social networking sites provides more opportunities to people due to its convenience and updates on people you may be close with. It connects to people around the world and sometimes new people who meet and become friends through social networking may want to meet up in person. I don’t think it will make face to face interaction obsolete, but maybe encourage it a little bit more. People can take that first step through Facebook or whatever they use and continue the friendship in person. After all who wouldn’t want to hang out with a friend in person?
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ReplyDeletei realize that im a Facebook-holic ... i check my Facebook new feed every hour for some reason .. i seat and look at my friends pictures , comment on theirs status or just seat there and laugh at them . i tend to put one or two status a day ,and talk to my friends through private msg or comment..i love it beacuse it keeps me inform and close to them ... but Facebook its not only my addiction while on Facebook im also blogging on tumblr, i could spend hours and hours picture blogging and i get lost in the social site.. but at the same time im on youtube blasting music or finding funny videos to watch ..yes im one of those person who cant live with out my computer/ internet... but when im not using the computer your always going to find me on my phone texting with my friends , checking my emails , and dowloading music from 4shared or blasting music on pandora All while on my facebook app. yes i have a problem .. but i know how to control it.. because i tend to do all those things when im alone at home or in the train but if im with my friends or having a face to face conversation with someone i put my phone away , i find it very disrespectful when you are with someone and your just paying attention to your phone or with your earphones like you don't even want to be there.That's why you should know when its appropriate to let technology take over you.
ReplyDeleteSo last week was my birthday week and I had a lot to do. My friends were taking me out to Applebee’s and my parents were in Jamaica. I had to clean up the house since my parents were returning Saturday night. I was getting text messages, and calls on my iPhone. The ringers were going off constantly, with calls and text messages from family and friends alike. It was seven and I had a task to do, but I was lacking because my phone kept buzzing. On top of that I turned into a Facebook addict. I was on Facebook on my phone for a good hour, responding to notifications. The TV was on in front of me and I wasn’t watching it. That entire hour the TV was on, and I was busy on my phone. Next thing I got my laptop and I signed on to Facebook. I was on Facebook on my phone and laptop and I really don’t know why. Finally I looked at the clock and it was nine. I should have been cleaning the house but the technology was a serious distraction. The notifications just kept coming and I was in sync with my laptop. I usually don’t spend that much time on Facebook but this weekend was different. Another thing I noticed over the weekend is that I was multi-tasking. On Saturday night I was multi-tasking on oovoo, texting, and playing Gears of War at the same time. I think face to face is important but the technology makes it difficult. People don’t really have meaningful conversations through social networking plus conversations dwindle. Face to face I think is more important when it comes to getting to know someone compared to looking at someone’s info on Facebook. I don’t think face to face interaction will become obsolete because we all have to meet face to face one way or another. But I feel that social networking sites aren’t really helping and are weakening connections between people. Face it we have a lot of friends on Facebook and twitter but how often do we speak to all those people.
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ReplyDeleteWell in truth I am always in the internet since I do have an IPhone it is much easily to be on the internet and to have my emails quickly checked, and to check up on Facebook. I am ALWAYS on Facebook. It is crazy I sit there scrolling down my news feed seeing what other people are writing, what pictures their posting. And it can be my friends or friends of friends who I don’t talk too. I have over 500 friends and I obviously don’t talk to all of them. I spend the whole day on Facebook. I’m also ALWAYS on YouTube looking at idiotic videos or looking at some music videos. I am also ALWAYS on twitter pages like “GirlsLine”, “OhTeenQuotes” and “GirlDictionary” reading some great quote. I do believe I am a multi tasker but I know that my usage on the internet and especially on Facebook has gotten be into trouble. Yes I do believe face to face interaction is at risk, some people rather be home on the internet than going out and enjoying someones company.
ReplyDeleteThis past weekend I have been paying more attention to my social internet usage. I spend the majority of my time on my blackberry reading blogs written by celebrities, entertainment articles, or looking through pictures. From the moment I wake up I normally go to Eonline and read the latest celebrity news, and from there I will spend hours clicking around reading different articles. What bothers me about my internet usage is that I spend so much time reading things I really don’t care about, yet I can’t stop. While looking through pointless articles, whether I’m on my phone or laptop I notice that I have the television on and I can also be doing homework, or I can be cooking dinner. Since the start of college I have deactivated my Facebook. Even though people believe that social networks decrease the amount face-to-face interaction I disagree. I used Facebook, as a way to meet up and make plans with my friends, now that I don’t have it I feel out of the loop as to what is going on. Yet the amount of time I spend reading pointless articles does waste other time that I can devote to studying or a part time job.
ReplyDeleteI check my cell phone every morning. During the weekdays I text in a day maybe 5 times or less and I barely talk on the phone. I don’t have internet on my cell phone so I really don’t use it as much as other people. As soon as Friday comes I may text 10 times or so a day and I talk way more. When I’m not doing homework on the computer many times I have the television on. I check my emails, face book and read the aol or yahoo news and Google stuff. My television usage has decreased this pass few months, this always happen during the school time. During the week I watch 3 hours if I have time. Weekends two or three hours, I like watching movies not really into shows because most of the time I’m lost. Speaking for myself I can say I’m not cell phone and internet crazy.
ReplyDeleteI strongly believe face to face relation is in danger. With all this technology people barely meet. For example in my job for meetings they usually have telephone conferences or have a web cam meeting. And everything is done through email if you want to ask something or get something done you email the person. This person can be two offices down but you just email them. Not all of it is bad you don’t waste time; you get too comminuted with people from all over the world. But then again people kind of abuse technology because they think its fine to just text all day instead of speaking to the person or be online and watch television instead of having a conversation.
I have noticed that I'm not a big fan of Facebook , I cannot sit there for hours looking at peoples' status or comments its not my thing it gets me bored. My phone its what keeps me in contact with my closer friends and family. So I have it with me all the time I could spend hours talking or texting in my phone but I usually don't spend a lot of time in the computer for social sites because I'm always with my sisters even thought I constantly check my emails or messages . I could spend like an hour or so on YouTube watching funny or music videos because it keeps me active. I love to dance so I spend a lot of time downloading songs for my sisters iPod or my phone. Sometime when there is nothing to do I search for movies or I rent them to watch it with my sisters . I think now a days face to face interaction is at a risk because people tend to used their phones and social site to interact with their friends but it also could be that social ties its becoming stronger because you can communicate with loved ones when ever you want.
ReplyDeleteThe only social networking sites that I use frequently are Facebook and Deviant Art. When I visit Facebook it is usually to plan a hang outing with my friends, post any doodles I’ve drawn, and to check a “few” statuses. When I visit Deviant Art it is usually to view art work that my friends made or post my own work. It’s easy to plan an outing with facebook because I know that almost all my friends could find and tell me if they want to come along and etc. Texting is also something I participate quite a bit in, when I get any texts I always feel like a have to respond until the “conversation” runs thin or the day ends. Texting is very distracting and it holds your attention especially when you are waiting for the reply. It’s odd in the sense that there are a lot of different things going on here and there around you but for some reason when you text it somewhat disappears for that moment and all the focus goes to what you are going to “say” back in that text.
ReplyDeleteI also find myself going to Facebook almost somewhat like a routine; it’s almost always the first place I go to whenever I turn the computer on. Sometimes I do muliti-task with text and chatting online because I often hook my phone up to the computer to put music in or take pictures out. I could be doing many social interacting at once from facebook chat, e-mail, texting, etc. I would say it’s easy to do so. In a way I do feel like face to face interactions is at risk because not many people would walk to a friends house (even if they were a few blocks away) and ask them properly to hang out; but I also believe that these electronic means of connecting with friends could promote face to face interaction with how rapid information can reach anyone almost anywhere. It can help get friends to get together but only if someone makes the offer.
When I am browsing the web it’s usually check my Facebook and Twitter page. I go on these websites to keep up to date with what is going on with my friends. I sign on to check for notifications such as friend requests, new picture postings, and comments. I also go online to do research for school like if I have a paper to do or for news updates. I can spend up to a whole day on my laptop just listening to music, browsing the net, and watching videos taking breaks in between. This is mostly because I seldom watch television. The time I spend online also depends on the website that I’m on. Sometimes I would be texting and listening to music while on Twitter all at the same time. Face to face interaction is becoming scarce because of this. Most people are choosing to go online to socialize like on video chat, instant messaging, and blogging. Social ties are definitely getting weaker also. On the internet people only know you from the profile information and what you tell them.
ReplyDeleteI spent the weekend being more aware of my social internet usage while I was on my computer and my phone. Usually when I am using the internet, I am on AOL or on Youtube. I recieve most of my emails in my AOL account so I spend most of my time online checking emails. When I am on Youtube, I am mainly watching videos that interest me or videos that my friends recommend that I watch. I typically check my email at least once every hour and I try not to spend over an hour watching Youtube videos. Also, I do multi-task quite often doing various tasks like using the internet, watching TV, playing video games, eating, and doing homework. There are times when I am on the internet checking my emails while watching a football game, talking to someone next me, and having a snack. I do believe that social sites are becoming stronger due to new electronic mediums because cell phones can be used almost anywhere and anyone can go on Facebook or on other social sites whenever they want to. It gives people the freedom to share what is on their mind at any given time.
ReplyDeleteI realized that I have a habit of going on my Facebook app on my blackberry and refreshing the news feed to see any new status that my friends have. It is becoming a form of entertainment for me, to see any new funny videos that people post or laugh when people get mad and post a mean or furious status. I never post what i'm doing with my life but I like to post videos that I find to be funny or any interesting quotes. I feel that face to face contact is not becoming obsolete because you will always hang out with those people that are really close to you. But it does help you keep a connection with those that are least important in your life by commenting status or chatting with them through Facebook chat.
ReplyDeleteI am constantly online if it’s not on my laptop it’s on my iPod touch. I am constantly on Facebook and online at all times when I can be. I only use this social network on my laptop and iPod touch because my phone has no internet connection and I am ok with that because I only need my cell phone to text and call people. I can’t spend that long on Facebook I only go on to check stuff out and see what’s going on the only time I can spend long periods of time on Facebook is if I am talking to someone but that’s about it. I love multitask I think that’s it’s the best way to get a whole lot of things done in a small period of time. I don’t feel like face-to-face interaction is being of becoming obsolete because these sites are helping us keep in contact with people, what I do believe is that social ties are becoming social mediums, me and my best friends don’t get to see each other as much as we hope we could because we all have school and different things going on but by Facebook and texting and calling we are able to keep in contact with each other and be able to communicate like we are there with each other.
ReplyDeleteWhen I visit the Internet in my free time, I do what almost any teenager does, log into Facebook. It the website I visit the most. I'm logged into Facebook on my phone, and on my computer 24/7. I get notifications every time I receive a message, comment, friend request, etc. After Facebook, the next website I visit the most is YouTube, where I find songs to listen to and videos to watch and pass my free time. I also am logged into my email, so I can receive my emails from different websites I have accounts on. I also look for news around the world, but I usually do that before I go to bed. When I log into Facebook I usually go down the news feed, and see what my friends are up to. I also read what people post on different groups I joined. I don't spend too much time on Facebook and YouTube at one time. I usually go on to these sites all throughout the day. I probably go on for about 1 to 2 hours a day. I don't think I am a multi-tasker. It's very hard for me to concentrate at something important and go onto a social site. As for face to face interactions, I don't think it will ever become obsolete. Usually on Facebook, people meet others online but they then want to meet face to face. They're not usually satisfied with only social interactions. Social ties are becoming stronger via new electronic mediums. People can interact with their family and friends from all over the world.
ReplyDeleteWell, this weekend I went to pennsylvania, so I always have my my laptop with me! I did not really go on the internet since I couldn't figure out peoples wifi passwords! But I did play sims 3 for hours maybe about 4 to 5 hours. If I did not go to Pennsylvania normally I would spend the entire day watching my laptop catching up on my episodes!! I hate facebook I do not spend my time on that.
ReplyDeleteI use my iPhone as my Internet source.Facebook is the website i use most.i log in 24/7 and be in touch with my friends.I get notifications every time I receive a message, comment, friend request, etc.Secondly i use the website skype on internet.its really kool as we can talk skype to skype for free no matter how far we are to each other.i am regular visitor of the website youtube where i watch different movie,listen music and see video etc. I don't spend too much time on internet.i only use if i have free time or getting bored.Facebook,skype and different websites are really good as by using these we are able to keep in contact with each other and be able to communicate as we are with each other.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that I turn on my computer, I connect myself automatically to Facebook, msn, and blackboard. As soon as I'm online, I visit three main sites over and over again. First, I begin with Facebook checking other people online status, picture, chatting on Facebook messenger, socializing with others and finally updating my status as well. Next, I visit msn to check my emails. Lastly, I always visit Blackboard to check my cultural diversity class updates. At the end of all of this I usually follow the same routine during the weekday and weekend. I spend about 4 hours online or sometimes even more. I would say I have acquired the habit of "multi-tasking", since I divided my attention to eating, watching TV, doing homework and using the internet to do some research. I disagree with the fact that face to face interaction is at risk because sometimes it is necessary when someone is in some other place and you need to find a way to communicate. I believe face to face interaction will at a constant grow since new technology is now offering ways to communicate face to face. For example the iPod touch the 4th generation offers facetime in with to individuals can talk face to face via a camera installed in the iPod touch. Even though social networking allows us to "meet” new people and engage into conversations, some conversations are meaningless and have no point. I believe that conversations seem to become less frequent, attracted, and don’t catch our interest.
ReplyDeletePersonally I do not spend a lot of time on the computer at home but i do spend a lot of time on my phone. On my phone I have my email hooked up to it too. On my phone I tend to check for text messages or emails when i wake up. About two hours later I check my facebook, but don't really use it a lot. When Im on the phone I do multi-task. I text and watch t.v. or eat. On occasions I do video chat with family members I have in california and florida to keep in touch and actually be able to see what my cousins and aunts look like. I feel if a person uses technology correctly it is more helpful than distracting.
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