Internet and SMS social networking has changed us forever. Or has it? Have we really changed that much? And if so, is it for the worse?
Social networking has not change the basic nature of the way we socialize. It has just allowed us to do it faster, across any distance, and at any time.
A person may now carry out a conversation with another user without the constraint of being expected to reply within a short amount of time and without needing to set time aside to engage in conversation.
In Japan, studies showed participants rated friendships in which they communicated face-to-face and through text messaging as being more intimate than those in which they communicated solely face-to-face.
Which makes sense, because you can think about what you’re going to say and you can form your answers really easily.
I am a fan.
Ishii, Kenichi. "Implications of Mobility: The Uses of Personal Communication Media in Everyday Life." Journal of Communication 56 (2006): 346–65.
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