The Internet provides wonderful opportunities for meeting new people, finding romance and making lots of new friends. And as online social networks continue to expand and are literally taking over the world, many are finding this new way of interacting with one another more enjoyable than socializing publicly. I have to admit, who wants to get all dolled up every Friday or Saturday night and go on a boring blind date or business meeting when you can sit at home in your PJs, watch your favorite show while at the same time socialize online with people from all over the world or finish up a business deal? So, does this mean socializing publicly is the thing of the past? Are we really saying farewell to socializing publicly?
Is Social Networking Taking Over real World?
President Obama used social networking to help get elected. Reports even show big companies like Dell is using social networking to recruit new hires. So, social networking is not only being used for connecting with long lost friends, families and making love connections. It is also playing a major role in every sector of our lives. It looks like social networking is taking over, but is it here to stay?
Is Social Networking Here to Stay?
Gav Shannon is a Network Marketing Professional who writes about different topics on streetdirectory.com and here is some of what he has to say about social networking and if it’s here to stay or not. “The word on the street lately is that social networking is in trouble. Networking site MySpace is, for all intents and purposes, the only successful site, with more than $20 million in ad sales this year and plenty of long-staying subscribers.
Social Networks are this year’s “next big thing”
Facebook is so hot that it’s theoretically valued at $15 billion. Because it has allegedly reinvented something huge: the way human beings interact in their social cliques and circles. With the advancement in technology and the ability for every web site to become a social networking site, it all can only get bigger.
Advantages of Social Networking Services
One of the great advantages of social networking services is that they significantly reduce the effort of keeping in touch with friends and keeping contacts updated. This allows users to share and backup content when they are on the move, share calendars, and to make it clear when they are available for a phone call. Enabling consumers to automatically communicate their location to their contact base is a risky move, and one which is meeting with initial resistance due to privacy concerns.
Regardless if social networks are here to stay or not, one thing is for sure – it is not taking over socializing publicly. Human beings need physical contact and face to face interaction and social networks just can’t replace that. However, on rainy nights or dateless night, social networks can come in handy and is an added bonus.

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