The popularity of social networks is huge: in recent years practically each Internet user has the page at least on one of the websites. In spite of the fact that on the Internet it is a little social networks, they are so demanded that do not need additional promotion.
Communication phenomenon
Social networks today - one of the most demanded ways of communication. They allow to carry out correspondence and to communicate with people at any distance and at any time because someone from other time zone will surely respond. Communication requires the computer and connection to the Internet. Social networks allow to share photos with friends today, to show the videos, to share news, to evaluate friends. They are very simple and convenient therefore they are so popular.
Relevance of a phenomenon and forecast for the future
High employment of the population - work, a side job, study, household chores, traffic jams - take away practically all the time from the person. On meetings with friends and acquaintances of time does not remain absolutely. Social networks come to the rescue. They allow to maintain the relations with those who it is far, with the old acquaintances and also to get new friends. New acquaintances interest someone more, and it is optional to use the personality: quite really to replace her with another, other than real. And if it is difficult to person to communicate in the real world, then on social networks it is rather simple and easy because it is possible to avoid constraint, misunderstanding and sneers. This form of communication is preferred in most cases by youth.
The senior generation has a few other priorities: on social networks there are many chances to find that with whom parted life long ago, to meet school friends or fellow students. Many use social networks for contact with the children living in other cities or the countries. Along with communication on social networks, groups on interests where it is possible to express the opinion are created, to ask council or to learn a position on a matter of concern, to share information which was pleasant to you, to share the progress. Advertizing is widespread in social networks - from simple sentences before business creation.
Social networks save time, give the chance to communicate to the interesting people and to obtain useful information. And on it development them is not finished, they will be improved further. But you should not forget - nothing can replace normal human communication.
Phenomenon of "loneliness in crowd"
Communication on social networks leads to the fact that some individuals get to direct dependence on the Internet. Psychologists of a consequence of such communication call a phenomenon of "loneliness in crowd".
Criteria of a phenomenon of loneliness:
- Dependence on the computer or laptop and other modern devices.
- Dependence on communication in networks or games that replaces real communication with people.
- Visit of the different websites, portals at large.
- Dedication of all free time to social networks, to the detriment of affairs and real-life communication.