Lab+4

Lab 4*

The Connected and disconnect of this generation and the past generations varies. Since social networks such as Facebook and Twitter have only been in around for less than a decade.

The generation around 13-25 would be useful to connect with people on Facebook because instead of calling or going to their house you can just simply message them there. Also people who live far away, for example when someone moves to a new location for school, you can connect with old high school or university friends far better than contacting them on the phone. This connection would be considered to be a virtual experience since people who you haven’t had contact with them for a long time on facebook can be simply be found on this sight such as using the “mutual friends” and “suggested friends”. Facebook is now starting to be a traveling network because it is now an application on many phones. This connection ends up being a location and meet up sense because in my experience on my phone usually I go on Facebook to let someone know about event and group meet up.

Twitter on the other hand is a far different type of connection. Looking at “tweets” of friends and celebrities, this social network is more about status updates on current this that are happening at that moment. Similar to Facebook it is also an application on a phone where you can travel with it. I use twitter to tell about recent things such as buying concert tickets, asking a question if anyone is around the area, and usually these are my friends replying back. Other people use it to connect to celebrities closer by replying to them when the celebrity’s tweets.

Overall social networks, may vary to everyone because how you use it may affect your connection or disconnection from the real world and the virtual world. Connection and disconnection could affect one perception when it comes to the real world even blending them together. For me I am very comfortable with the virtual world as well the real world.