Facebook Effect

last SG · 2011-04-06T23:06:14+00:00

That why it really depend on how the teenager decide to handle the situation, the can blindly follow their new "friend" they meet online. or they can choose...

MikkiLim SG

Hello people,

I am doing a research topics on 'What are the Impact and Usage of Facebook among Youths".

Please share with me :)

MikkiLim SG

I did find out something!

Found out on web saying: Facebook are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young ...people more self-centered ..

Is it truee?

Ä«Õß:¸ïÀë SG

last night watch a taiwanese talk show, topic are some researchers commented if a person plays facebook more than 10 mins a day, he cannot be a sucessful person......

MikkiLim SG

Wow.. Thank I suppose there's alot of cannot successful person.. :x

Anyway, thanks for sharing :)

MikkiLim SG

mistyblue SG

I am sure all my friends hate my game posting.... but I am self centered because I want those who play the game to respond and give me gifts! :-D

AYYX SG

I did find out something!

Found out on web saying: Facebook are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young ...people more self-centered ..

Is it truee?

Hmmm... I use FB almost all the time, and can lock my attention on FB almost 24/7. That kind of attention span not too short ba? =P

Gratification? I always plan, invest, then wait long long before harvesting crop/reward de. Like that not instant ba?

Self-centred? No ah, I beri sociable de, always come back here make fwend de...... =D

Veggie Bao SG

Addiction.

Virtual world overtaking real-world social interaction.

Narsicism.

MikkiLim SG

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iEuGZz SG

Facebook does not only have negative impacts on youths it can also have positive impacts on youth. With proper usage, Facebook can be beneficial to youths.

A research from social times has shown that using Facebook for 3min can improve a youth’s self esteem.

http://www.socialtimes.com/2011/03/study-browsing-facebook-for-just-3-minutes-improves-students-self-esteem/

In addition , Facebook has proven to help improve Social skills and expand the social circle of youths it has also been proven that Facebook can help to improve the already good relations that youths have with their friends.

Therefore with proper usage, Facebook may not necessary only have negative impacts to youths

Haruhi Suzumiya SG

Even PAP and opposition party uses facebook to reach out to the young voters.

BigBang T.O.P SG

I did find out something!

Found out on web saying: Facebook are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young ...people more self-centered ..

Is it truee?

Personally, I think the reason why Facebook is said to shorten attention spans would be the fact that youths are getting more and more addicted to it. When a person gets addicted to something, he or she will unconsciously keep thinking about it. As for the addiction towards Facebook, he would keep thinking about, for example, whether or not his friends has uploaded new photos from their recent outings, if his friend has commented about his status, if a friend has accepted his invitation to a game, etc.

BigBang T.O.P SG

Addiction.

Virtual world overtaking real-world social interaction.

Narsicism.

The issue about the virtual world overtaking the real-world social interaction would be mainly because, in my opinion, a person is either too shy to be able to communicate well with others in real life due to low-self esteem and etc. or he just wants to pretend to be someone he isn't. For those who do not communicate very well with other people, virtual world interaction is actually a very good solution for them as they are able to take their time to think about what to say next, not having the need to maintain eye contact while talking, not having to worry about his body signals, etc. As for the pretending part, most of us are actually not very happy with our looks and feel that it affects how others see/treat us. Thus, the virtual world interaction comes in handy as they are able to customize the way they look through their profile and stuff like that.

Crumpler SG SG

ur homework?

iEuGZz SG

I agree with your view. Facebook and other social media can be a portal for youths who are shy to interact with other people. Using Social media gives them more confidence to speak with people as this helps them to break the barrier between them and other people. With long term use of Facebook it may help a shy youth to gain enough confidence to interact with other people in real life

Darkness_hacker99 SG

heard about the term facebook stalking?

AYYX SG

Got FB matchmaking also ma?

JuN-hA0 SG

I did find out something!

Found out on web saying: Facebook are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young ...people more self-centered ..

Is it truee?

Well, i would say is only partly correct, as the impacts of Facebook, or rather how Facebook change a person is solely on the user itself. They have to use it properly, thats for sure. However, i feel that making users to shorten attention spans is not quite real as i feel that Facebook encourages people to be more aware of the surroundings, pay attention to more stuffs around the user.

luscious SG

Facebook has many uses for example making new friends, getting to know more about them as well as catching up with people whom you have not met for a very long time. In my opinion, facebook has been beneficial to me rather than 'bringing harm' to me. Although facebook causes you to lose focus on more important thing such as school work, it does not discourage me from using facebook because i believe all this negative impacts arises from lack of self discipline. If the individual itself has a very good self discipline and could manage its time well - between work and play, all the negative impacts would never be a problem. Thus, i believe facebook is not so bad as what had been said about it.

iEuGZz SG

Yes i agree with you. As long as the user uses it appropriately Facebook could be more beneficial rather than detrimental.