Journal 4- Point/Counter Point: Can Facebook Replace Face-to-Face?- Nets 5

Anderson, L. S., & Hildenbrand, E. K. (2009, October). Point/Counter Point: Can Facebook Replace Face-to-Face?. Retrieved October 1, 2009, from ISTE.

This article described Facebook as a social networking website and also asked the question if Facebook could replace face-to-face encounters. It gave two different peoples perspectives. The first was that of Larry S. Anderson, who stated yes, it could replace face-to-face. He stated that Facebook allows judgments of people to be overseen because it is online and opinions can be heard with less fear of rejection. The other perspective was against Facebook, Ellen Hildenbrand felt that online communication can be wrongly construed and it takes out the person ability some may get from the face-to-face atmosphere.

What is your opinion on the social networking cite Facebook?

I believe Facebook is a great way of communicating with others but can have some negative aspects. I believe written work can lead to misleading perspectives on what people may trying to say. For example, sarcasm cannot be shown as well trough text and can sometimes be mistaken for the words literal meaning.

What are some other social networking websites and can they be considered a possibility of replacing face-to-face?

Another website that is similar to Facebook and can be consider to replace face-to-face would be Myspace. Twitter can also be considered but it is a little different because it is considered micro-blogging and has a limitation to how much you can say at one point in time.