RJA #11a Introduction

The world in which we live in today is much different from the world that existed twenty or even as little as ten years ago. Technology has changed how most of us live our day to day lives. Instead of calling or visting a friend, an individual can simply send a text or write on their friend's wall on Facebook. These technological advances can be very useful but on the same hand can also be socially debilitating, for users of any age. The most sensitive group of users to social networking's impact are teenagers. Teenagers are still developing their social skills as well as mastering their learning techniques and abilities and with the combination of excessive and/or improper use of social networking sites these skills can be damaged. Social networking can be a very use tool in advancing one's way of keeping touch with others and keeping up to date with current events when used in the proper context. The dilemna is more often than not in regards to adolescents these avenues of social networking are not used in moderation.