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What are some ways (corporate and otherwise) that these technologies can be used?

• Comparing to traditional ways of social networking, social networking technology provided us a better way in communicating and working with other people. New social networking has overcoming the time and space limitation with the help of internet and new technology. Nicole Ellison a assistant professor of telecommunication information studies and media at Michigan State University indicated that social network sites have benefit  our society and individual by organizing political activities and helping people to look for jobs. A great example will be LinkedIn. Maureen Crawford-Hentz recruits for Osram Sylvania has shared her experience with social networking technology. With social networking technology's help, employer can easily access to candidates' working history and specific skills and vice versa. Different people will use these technology in different ways but in general, these technologies have helped us in all ways. 
  

What are the benefits of these technologies to society? 

• Social networking sites has improve the quality of people's lives and it also affecting the labor market as well. For instance, Some people are afraid of talking in public social networking sites had provided them with difference platform to help them to making friends online and wining others recognition and understanding. As a result, there are more job opportunities have been created. Every social networking sites will need a group of people to run and support. Nowadays, the unemployment rate falls year by year these new technologies have made undeniable contributions.  
  

Is there a "dark side"?

• Everything has two-sides so these technologies. William Reader a professor of psychology at Sheffield Hallam University has his own point of view on these technologies. He thinks that these technologies help us on contacting with our friends. but in the same time, he also gives his concerns. He claims that social networking technologies will lead to a no face-to-face meeting situation. I agree with his point of view - social networking will never replace face-to-face communication. It is really hard to feel and understood your friends emotion by looking at theirs post and commons online. I think this is a "dark side" because in my opinion, social network technologies has provided us a easy way to communicate but in the same time, we also lose something what we have in our hands. 
  

These technologies might evolve in the future.

• In the future, these technologies might evolve in a way that provide more benefits. In India, a traffic police used Facebook to catch scofflaw drivers. In my opinion, with the rapid development of network development, we are empowered by these technologies. Everyone will need to take the responsibilities to protect and enhance the safety of our society and these technologies will be the best weapon. 

Work Cited 

1. "In India, Using Facebook to Catch Scofflaw Drivers" By Heather Timmons, NY Times, August 1, 2010, Available athttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/technology/02traffic.html?ref=business
2. Is MySpace Good for Society? A Freakonomics Quorum by Stephen J. Dubner. NYT Feb 15, 2008 http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/is-myspace-good-for-society-a-freakonomics-quorum/
3. Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting by Frank Langfitt, NPR, March 16, 2008. available from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6522523&sc=emaf