Effect of Internet social networks.

[the_nihilist_reason]

Has anyone experienced so-called social network sites making your friendship or relationship with someone deteriorate?
Like it becomes totally meaningless or something?

 

[Petal]

lol yep social networking sites are a waste of time if u ask me. or maybe thats just cuz im a boring stupid person with no life that no one wants to know:huh:

 

[hammockmonkey]

i have friends who've meet their girlfriends on place like myspace and livejournal . . . . some other friends have made very close friendships over livejournal so i dunno. personally, i don't really care about them.

 

[the_nihilist_reason]

I don't have any problems making new friends. I was thinking about how it affects already existing interpersonal relationships.
I also think that Livejournal and Facebook are somewhat different in their nature, though that depends entirely on the user.

 

[Angelo_91]

i believe networks can help you meet people but without real human contact the relationship would fail.

 

[ggg456]

Do you mean someone preferring to network socially on the internet than real life- and the real life relationship deterioates? I've heard of things like this yes. I personally can't see how networking can take over a real life relationship but I'm not a networker myself so maybe I just can't see the appeal..

I love your avatar by the way.

 

[Crue-K]

No, I haven't.

 

[BlackPegasus]

I haven't seen it. A lot of the people on my friends list are real life friends. Also I actually use social networks for professional networking and business reasons and yes it's gotten me some jobs and connected me with helpful people.

 

[the_nihilist_reason]

Well, WTF, it's just me then. :huh: Hah!
Thanks peeps. :smile:

 

[FoReVeR LoSt]

I met someone from here, she lives in Holland and I live in Canada. I flew, all by myself, over the ocean, to go stay in her house for 2 weeks. Yes, i was scared shitless, but after surviving the first night, i knew i'd be ok :laugh: I've met quite a few friends over the internet actually, it's really weird!!! and um...stupid, maybe just a little bit haha but ya, i do it too

 

[the_nihilist_reason]

I met someone from here, she lives in Holland and I live in Canada. I flew, all by myself, over the ocean, to go stay in her house for 2 weeks. Yes, i was scared shitless, but after surviving the first night, i knew i'd be ok :laugh: I've met quite a few friends over the internet actually, it's really weird!!! and um...stupid, maybe just a little bit haha but ya, i do it too

Hey that's great. :laugh:
Way to go!

 

[FoReVeR LoSt]

No one ever thought that I would do it either hahha

 

[Sa Palomera]

And I hope you don't regret it. I sure as hell had a blast, Samy :hug:

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Most of my social network contacts are friends I met online. But that's probably because most of my real life friends do not have facebook or Myspace accounts. They are all over this Dutch equivalent of it: Hyves. Which in turn I am not too fond of :dunno: