Many of us spend hours in front of our computers and
communicate more by e-mail or instant-messaging than in person.
Some people believe that this is good because it helps shy people
communicate more openly with others. Others believe that
computer communication prevents us from developing
interpersonal skills and limits our ability to have meaningful
relationships with others. How do you feel about this issue? Is there
anything about your current habits that you would like to change?
What did today's presentation teach you?
What today's presentation taught me is that just by knowing a persons name, you can find out anything about them down to what music you they listen to. I think technology and media are useful when you use it as a buissnes or a hobby, for example I have a make up page. I wouldn't mind if people saw it on my facebook or google because I am proud of it. I think communicating with people online can be good or bad. Bad because if you only have online friends than that's makes you out of this world in a sense. It's also good because you can meet new people and find different connections that can help you in the long run. I admit that I am constantly on facebook however I watch what I post. I have learned my lesson when I was young. I know everything gets around in the web!!
ReplyDeleteThis issue is very relevant to me because I am not a very open book type person or social person you could say. My feelings regarding this issue are that moderation is key when it comes to this topic becausue a little bit of both can help you a long ways. Some of the things that I would like to change is to improve my communication skills and talking to people on a less superficial level and actually getting to know people rather than just talking for the sake of talking. today's presenstationt taught me that I need to be more controlling of what I put online because one day it come back and bite me in the but.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think that communicating through email or text is much easier to have an intimate conversation versus in real life. Face to face conversation may be more meaningful but I feel I can open up easier through text, especially in those late night conversations.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I don't like that people will interpret what you text or email incorrectly because they don't know what tone you're using. This can cause people to get offended when you're being sarcastic or just joking around.
As far as changes to my internet habits, I want to go through my facebook friends and delete those I don't talk to and those who post stupid things that annoy me. I used to post my every thought on FB like it was my diary but I've learned not to do that because it gives people the advantage over you. If I was having relationship problems and posting about it on FB and any girls saw that, I noticed they would try to wedge themselves between me and my significant other. I just need to work on being even pickier about what I post. (So sorry if none of that makes sense)
Today's presentation just reminded me that what you post on the internet, blogs, posts or pictures, stays on there forever, even after you deleted it. And the whole thing about creating your brand. I was completely fascinated by the idea of a "brand" and I plan on having a section in my dream book dedicated to my brand, just in case I ever feel lost or I forget what I want I can refer back to it.
I think that meeting people in person is better than interacting online because you can better understand people's personality. Seeing people's facial expressions and hearing their tone of voice are important because it shows you how they feel and this helps you adjust your own behavior when interacting with them. I use Facebook a lot and I post a lot of pictures of my friends and me, but these pictures are not offensive to people. I want to use Facebook less often, so I can spend more time practicing volleyball. I learned a lot from the presentation. I learned that I have to be careful about who I am friends with and to be aware of what I post. It's important to be aware of what I post, so that it won't make other people uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteI think there's a good middle ground to communicating online and in person. But it's to the extreme when your main source of human interaction in through the internet. Text and social media is better served as a supplement to talking to people. A current habit I would like to change is not thinking my opinion doesn't matter, because that hinders my communication with others. The presentation taught me that it's extremely important to know internet safety and the potential dangers that can occur with using the internet carelessly.
ReplyDeleteThe face-to-face interaction is something that we as humans need in order to fulfill some needs such as feel a kiss, a hug, the warmth of the body, etcetera. These needs cannot be replace by anything but the social media helps us to feel close to people that in fact is far away. I love face-to-face interaction because I am able to see the reactions of the people that I am having contact with and that is such a great moment. The media is not bad; it allows us to be in constant communication with family and friends. The way many of us is using it, it is not the proper one. The presentation taught me that we have to have limits on our use of these mass media. Now a days, people can find everything about our life in just a few clicks and that it is not good at all. I think I should stop posting pictures about my family, that is a problem that I have.... I am so proud of my family that I want everyone to know them.
ReplyDeleteMy experience with technology brought me to really branch out more within my "awkward" years in middle school. The use of YouTube, Myspace, Facebook and all the other sources of electronic socialization made me have a way of being myself without breaking my shyness barrier. However recently I've used technology less and less for social issues due to it being to impersonal and can't find a way to show my persona online like I used to. I feel like the presentation really showed the professional side of the internet to express the idea that you are like a little celebrity under the lime light of the internet so its worth it to fix it to your advantage to show who you are with out anyone meeting you.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion communicating through email or instant-messaging doesn’t prevent meaningful relationships with others or helps shy people to communicate more openly. However communicating through email is considerably faster and very productive. Email communication has many advantages, for example, it’s free and easy to use. Regarding this issue I feel that computer communication is a useful resource of technology because it makes communication between people much faster. For example, in school I use my email a lot to communicate with my professors.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the presentation from Amanda Cheynney. Her presentation was useful and I learned that you make your own brand through social media. I also learned that you need to be careful with what you post online. Over all I thought Amanda was a friendly person.
I definitely feel that electronic communication is convenient, especially when most of us have busy schedules; even with the use of Siri and other features that type for you as you speak to your phone. I do have to say, however, that electronic communication has begun to not only prevent us from developing interpersonal skills, but it also has an impact on our cognition. With short hand texting, and acronyms, we some times forget how to spell some of the most basic words. Grammar, also, is thrown out the window; most people don't even bother to include punctuation marks in their message thus confusing the reader with what may very well be 3 or 4 sentences thrown together as if it were all in the same sentence. I will admit that I communicate a lot via text messaging and email, but only when I know I cannot get a hold of the other person for what ever reason at that time. Amanda's presentation reinforced what I already knew about the cyber community, but I never really though about branding myself, especially online. It's pretty scary what you can find out about a person through Google.
ReplyDeleteAbout people using more computers to communicate more than in person, I do not believe that it helps shy people to communicate more openly because that would just help them to develop writing skills but they would still be shy people since they would be writing instead of speaking. I do believe that it prevent people from developing interpersonal skills and limits them to have meaningful relationship with other because they would be only spending time in social networks rather than with friends, reading book, or doing anything beneficial that is going to help them in a future. Concerning about myself, there is not anything that I would like to change related to communicate by online services. Amanda’s presentation taught me that there are a lot of naïve young people who post on social networks bunch of information about them and that it would always be online. Also, it is a good idea if you begin to create a professional networks account so that when people look up your name, there would be good things about you and not the kind of things that people would see in your social networks.
ReplyDeletei honestly do not believe that communicating over text messages is the same as actually talking face to face. People say that it is a way for shy people to actually break out of their shell, but i think it actually sinks them deeper. the reason for this is because they get so used to talking to others only through messages that they don't know how to engage conversation in person. But whether or not i have any habits that i would change, i don't think that i do. For the most part, i keep all of my personal business to myself. and i tend to limit myself on what i post or talk about on social network sites. i also spend very minimal time on them. ill be on them only to send private messages which others cannot see. the idea that i picked up from the presentation was linkedin. i think that's a pretty awesome idea because when it comes time for someone to look you up on google, that will be the first link that comes up and it will be a professional information, almost like a Resume.
ReplyDeleteI think there's nothing like talking to a person face to face.I think talking face to face makes people create a better bond than if they talk only by email,Facebook,or Myspace. For myself yea I think I need to change some behaviors because some people I just talk to them online but not face to face which i think is not good.Today's presentation just made me remember that there are dangerous out there that might not affect me as much but it does my little nephews so ill be able to warn them about the dangerous out there. Also it thought me that i need to think twice before putting something out there.
ReplyDeleteSo if guys if you are going to take a Naked pic don't show your face!!!!!!!!!!!.
I believe that it depends on the person. They can either use it for socailizing or networking. The key is to do a little bit of both. Have a professional personality. Gone.
ReplyDeleteWell I was not in class this week, but I think communicating with people online isn't bad as long as you are mindful of what you post, cause what you put online can affect you. I also think that communicating with people in person is very important because you get to know who the person really is and that's not the case online because there're lots of fake profile.
ReplyDeleteI feel that people are spending way more time with cellphones, computers, and other technologies... Instead of spending time/communication with their own kids, family, or friends. It's hilarious how many people complain through FB, twitter,etc about not having a social life ! ... Well maybe they will, if they get their lazy butts up and face the real world. I understand that many shy people do need this type of system to communicated ! But half of this people that are now stuck to their computers or what not ... Are not shy what so ever. Now a days we see 10 year olds using a computer and having iPhones, some of them even have fb; personally this really upsets me , kids now are not as active like they used to due to these type of technologies... And are even more shy and scare to speak up, because they are so used to doing everything behind a computer or cellphone screen. Before I couldn't spend less than an hour without my phone; I would start shaking if I knew my phone wasn't around for me to reach and txt or check my webs.... But at our retreat I finally just faced the fact I didn't need a phone, there's a lot of nature I was missing out and life I had to faced. As for now I'm doing great!
ReplyDeleteThrough the presentation I learned to have self control; control what is at my reach before it goes out of had.
I think it is good because you can keep in contact with people that you care about, also you can know what is going on in the world even if you do not watch the news. I think it is a positive!
ReplyDeletewell personal communication over a text or email has had its ups and downs on society some of the ups is that we know that there is more then one way to communicate now and days which is completely different from how it was back in the days which is a huge advantage, but the disadvantage is our lack of interpersonal communication now and days people wont even bother to call to say happy birthday or invite someone to an event now they just do a Facebook post or an email blast which is not personal or sincere and now and days people in class cant even take 2 hrs out of there days not to touch their phones i personal remember when i used to get caught with my cell phone and get it taken ii would feel soo empty with out it and my whole day i would not be focused because i would be worried about who is texting me. so from personal experience i know what it is like. Now the presentation has been on my mind a lot because that is a serous reality check for me because now i check my name on Google all the time ii think it has really taught me a lot about thinking before i post.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion instant messaging has pros and cons and it depends on how the person uses it. i think it has to be balanced between messaging and in person interaction. some people are not very comfortable having conversations in person but they find a solution in using messaging. however, although internet/cellphone is an important form of communication, it will never going to be the same as in person. we need the complete set of skills and abilities to improve as a person. In my case, i use email and messages via internet or cell phone but I also have interaction with my friends, family, or people and that way i have a balance between "electronic" communication and in person communication. for me, the most meaningful part of wednesday's presentation was when Amanda talked about the social pages and how information or pictures can destroy a person's reputation and how those photos/info can stay up in the internet forever. that made me think about what info/pics i should share and what not in the web.
ReplyDeleteI strongly believe that the people who are stuck behind the computer do not get that interpersonal relationship with other people like they should. As far as the people who believe it helps shy folks, must be the people that are shy. Because in actuality, if a shy person is stuck behind the computer and e-mailing people rather than meeting them face-to-face, they are maintaining that shyness by not confronting the person that they are supposed to meet. Besides, from the presentation I learned not to have relationships online with people because you never know what they could be capable of in the end. I have nothing to worry about because I am not a person who devotes their time for online social networks. I have other things to worry about rather than going on twitter and posting what I’m eating, if I’m pooing, or if I’m going out and having fun. However, in the past in high school I do have pictures with friends that I am not all that proud of. From what I learned in the presentation is that anyone could look at that and get the wrong impression of me. For example, if someone took a picture at the retreat of me twerking and posted it up, whomever sees that would think I’m just like Miley Cyrus! My point is that the internet should be used responsibly, not irresponsibly.
ReplyDeleteI coming across correctly but in a conversation face to face or anything over the phone gets across more clear
ReplyDeleteI have a respect for the potential that social media has in bringing together people, but I hate how it is now. It seems filled with the clutter of stupidity. It's mainly people posting up kinds of things each day. Was there suppose to be a deep meaning in your winking face, was there suppose to be someone specific you wanted to get that message across- if so why couldn't you say it directly to them so you don't get hurt they didn't acknowledge it. I feel my mind slipping away from the low stimulation I get from most posts, I look for actual natural conversation (I don't take part of) that's substantial enough to think of through out the day.
ReplyDeleteI do believe media can unite people, i.e oversea military seeing their family on a t.v/computer screen, nonprofits around the world, coordinate riots over Facebook, just as it can hurt people, i.e cyber bullying, identity theft, predators. It all matters who uses the media and for what.
One last thing- why post R.I.P, if you really believe in the afterlife and a divine power then follow your faith and get on your knees and send a real prayer (or whichever way you give respect and hope) instead of just saying "They're in our hearts and we pray for them" because really how could you expect this same person to really ever pray when they only post thoughtless things.
ReplyDeleteI feel we now live in a world full of technology and it easier for people to communicate. For me I rather send you a text or email instead of talking on the phone. I would like to change that, And the Presentation taught me that you need to be more aware of what you put online people can find anything online and everything stay online to it always better to think twice before you put something up
Me personally like to have a conversation with people face to face. I think having a conversation by text E-mail or Facebook is not as good because you don't have that connection that person. Also I like talking to people because you can express more than just by reading an e mail text.
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