Social network: The easier way to communicate with others.

Since technology is advancing with time, that brings new online features that the world will get accustomed to by testing them out as they come. Lately, every part of a person’s life seems like it’s getting more and more hectic by the minute. That being said, whether you have to attend a meeting for work, join an online discussion for your class, or you just want to speak to a friend, there are different situations that might not allow you to meet face to face with the individual. For example, you might live in a different geographic location and let’s be honest gas prices and airfare are costly, or you just don’t have the time to actually schedule a place to meet. The most convenient way to be able to communicate with a person is through social network. Social networking is popular because not only is it more convenient for both parties but you could communicate from any location that has internet access. Some examples of popular social network websites are Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Tumblr, etc. The only disadvantage of this type of communication is that not everyone is computer literate. Those individuals communicate the old fashioned way.

In the business world communication is the key to success. If you don’t find a way to grow a good bond with your customers and make them feel like they’re valued, then you won’t gain the reputation through word of mouth that spreads quickly from one source to another. To gain this bond you need to find a way to interact with them, and a good way to do that is to create a discussion forum on your businesses website where you can communicate with the future buyers of your merchandise. This will give you the personal feedback that you need to keep your business running. Who else would you count on to tell you if you’re doing something right or wrong with your store? Not only does this help you, but it makes others that are giving you their thoughts and opinions feel like they’re important and have a say in what they purchase. Another useful communication tool is a chatroom where discussions could go on at any time during the day.

In my opinion social networks is one of the best inventions ever made because communication is important and you’re limited to who you could talk to without the computer. The best part about social networking is the fact that you’re able to interact with a lot of people from anywhere around the world. The obvious downside is that you’re exposing your information for others to see and in reality you don’t really know who’s looking at your information. It could lead to good or bad things. I agree that you could have a lot of followers on your network but if you don’t take the time to stay connected with them, it’s pretty much as if they weren’t even there. It’s easy to say that you have an endless amout of friends or followers on your webpage, but do you personally communicate with all of those people? In reality you only know a few of them and just have the others added to increase your number of friends. In the end, I believe that social networking websites are getting more successful because people want attention towards themselves and have a lot on their minds that they’d like to share with others who might understand them. It’s all about getting your ideas out there as well. You could catch the attention of busy people who you would dream of meeting with in person but would never get the opportunity to. It doesn’t get better than that. Do you agree?


Sources:

http://www.rttnews.com/Content/TopStories.aspx?Id=1555974&SimRec=1&Node=B1

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/feeds/the-importance-of-the-social-feedback-loop-in-the-enterprise/3684