Social Networking as a Human Need!


Human beings feel an inherent need to connect and expand their connections. There is a deep rooted need among humans to share. In the past, due to geographical distances and economic concerns, connections between people were limited. A social network is made up of individuals that are connected to each other by a particular type of independency. It could be ideas, values, trade, anything. Initially social networking happened at family functions where all relative and friends would conglomerate under one roof.

Social networking has always been prevalent; it is just that in these times the face of social networking had changed. Where earlier the process was long drawn, involving a chain movement wherein one person led to another through a web of social contacts, today the process is highly is specialized. Communication has been instrumental to a large extent to a growth of social networking. With the invent of internet and cell phone a lot of social interaction is captured through email and instant messaging. Today there are lot of online networking sites where individuals volunteer information about themselves and their social networks. Social networking allows for like-minded people to interact with one another.

Social networking is important as far as an individual’s personal and professional development is concerned. The social network sites have emerged as a powerful and effective means for people to not only link and get linked but to use these services as effectively as possible. The growing popularity of these networking sites only proves the simple truth – Social networking has arrived.

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  1. rohan6 March 2018 at 09:08

    Is it better when compared to news papers?

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    1. Shalini6 March 2018 at 09:41

      No, there is always high possibility of false news in social networking sites. There could be misjudgment and mis-reporting of the news. As there is easy access of smartphones which have cameras, people themselves create news rather than going into the details of the matter. There is no study of facts, unlike the reporters who goes into the depth of the matter.

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