Blog Social networking

Social Networking technologies can be used in many corporate and otherwise ways. For example, social media networking creates a platform for users to share information. For example, in the "Social Media in Plain English" video by Common Craft, we are presented with a metaphor example of a community that is able to create their own ice cream flavors , share feedback, and rate each others ice creams for free. Creating a feedback based environment is a great catalyst in creating new ice cream flavors and pushing for a community. Benefits of these technologies would be greater exposure to the world , a more tight-knit community regardless of distance, and more ways to learn about the world. In "Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting" by Frank Langfitt, Langfitt states that "Professional recruiters have started hunting for job candidates using social networking technology -- like the kind found on the popular sites MySpace and Facebook." Social networking technology benefits both employers and potential employees by increasing personal exposure and making more information available. However, there is always a dark side. In Facebook Exodus by Virginia Heffernan , Heffernan starts off with, "one person shut down her account because she disliked how nosy it made her. Another thought the scene had turned desperate. A third feared stalkers. A fourth believed his privacy was compromised. A fifth disappeared without a word.". Heffernan's article is a clear indication that social networking  technologies is not all sunshine and people have their concerns about privacy and the effects social networks have on their everyday lives.