Social Networking

I think a new way social networking, through the use of technology, can be used is in public forums. When there are events for an upcoming movie or a release for a new book, there should be computer hubs where the guests can log onto their social networking site and talk about what they are seeing, hearing, and feeling. This can not only connect these people to their friends, but they will also be a channel of people actually at the event. As Nicole Saidi writes, "While many think such computer interactions could eventually be helpful" it shows that people rely heavily on computer interactions. If you have this channel the guests would be able to connect to people who share common interests. Of course, like everything else in the world, there is always a dark side to this. Computer interactions are always a target for predators, identity thievery, and scamming. As technology grows so does the advancements in the "dark side." I believe that we can keep ourselves more advanced then the scammers and keep our technology stronger and safer. I believe that more and more people are spending their social life behind a computer, but we should not keep it as a taboo, we should embrace it and find out ways to integrate online socializing into public forums. This way we can make it easier for people to have face to face interactions using the computer.