Edited by John Kennett and Ben Evers
In an electronic world, personal connections are looked at in a whole new way.
Midland sophomore Becky Arnold said, "Facebook has benefited my communication with others because everyone is accessible through the same channel of communication. There are a lot of extra programs as well, which help define friendships."
When social networks such as Facebook connect people through the Internet, communication is smoother and more efficient.
"Facebook makes it much easier to stay connected and keep in touch," said Pinckney junior Genevieve Lapczynski. "I talk to more people much more often than if I didn't have it."
Once Facebook came out with the "news feed," some users began monitoring much more closely what they did, such as Essexville sophomore Lacy Wiley. The news feed essentially records what actions each user does and displays the actions on friends' pages.
"I think it's kind of creepy that you can know so much stuff about people and they can know so much stuff about you," said Wiley.
Arnold agreed.
"I don't really like the news feed, it lets a lot of people know what you're up to," said Arnold. "It kind of invades your privacy, it has definitely made me more careful about what I include and put on my page."
Lapczynski sees another side to the issue.
"It (the news feed) has its good side and its bad side. I mean, if you really don't want people knowing something, then don't do it on Facebook," said Lapczynski. "The whole point of something like Facebook is to know what is going on with other people."
Wiley concluded that Facebook has proven itself to be very useful, but it does have its drawbacks.
"I can send messages or write on people's walls really easily," said Wiley. "But, you lose that person to person contact."
Lapczynski believes that the privacy risks are worth it to keep in touch.
"I'm careful about what I say if I don't want the wrong person to see it," said Lapczynski. "But things like that are a risk you take when you decide to keep an online profile."
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