Technology: Anti-social Networking 科技：反社交网络
[audio]http://file.24en.com/bbc/tae/furniture_819146/bbc_tae_206_social_network.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px]Have you recently been [b]poking[/b] your friends, [b]twittering[/b], or [b]blogging[/b]? Well, according to a recent report from the global research company Nielson, you are most definitely not alone.
[p=21, 2, left]The report says that [b]social networking[/b] and blogs have now become more popular than sending personal emails. Moreover, one in every 11 minutes online is accounted for by people using social network or blog sites.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The idea behind these sites is that of global [b]online communities[/b]. To join a community you need to create a personal [b]profile[/b]. Then you can[b]connect[/b] with your friends, share pictures, music and your thoughts.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Social networks are not new but they are [b]evolving[/b]. Almost all the networks popular in the UK can now be accessed from a mobile phone. Sites such as Facebook seem popular with a broad audience largely thanks to [b]bolt-on applications[/b] which allow everything from photo-sharing to online gaming.[/p][p=21, 2, left][b]Not to be outdone[/b], the longer-established sites are [b]carving a niche[/b] for themselves in the [b]online marketplace[/b]. Myspace is now largely accepted as the social network of choice for music fans and Bebo appears to be targeting younger audiences through the provision of [b]parental controls[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]One of the most talked about sites of late has been Twitter, with everyone from P Diddy to Barack Obama twittering about their daily lives. Whether this is a clever public relations [b]stunt[/b] or a means of directly communicating with fans, it is undoubtedly fascinating [b]social commentary[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]Of course, there are those who fear that these online communities may in fact be anti-social. They are [b]anxious[/b] that the more time people spend on these sites, the more difficult it will become for them to communicate in[b]face-to-face[/b] situations.[/p][p=21, 2, left]We will have to wait to see the [b]long-term effects[/b] but in the meantime we can [b]rest assured[/b] that a large percentage of the world is online with us.[/p][/size][/font][/color]
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