Social Networking

Social networking when you think about it has an unlimited number of uses.  There is no reason to think that it can not be applied in every instance that networking could.

For us in general social networking and the sites that are available allow us to open up our networks as much as we like.  Geography no longer prevents you from staying in touch with friends and family.  You can let everyone know how you are doing every minute if you wanted to by tweeting your heart out.

For corporate users they can join any of these social networking sites to stay up to date on the latest trends, keep up on what the lingo is with today's new workforce.  The great part is that they can do all of this for little cost as many of the sites are free to join.  

These sites benefit society by providing a channel and voice to everyone to stay connected and give their input on any issue.  In the past there was not a way for everyone to be included.  In the future these sites will be available to us in almost realtime through our phones and tvs and possibly through kiosks in major shopping centers.

Is there a dark side?  I guess that depends on who you ask.  Me I do not see any downside to this, with everyone now afforded the option of getting in touch with the world how can they be left behind.  One concern I have is that people in the future may not be able to interact in a live real world social setting.