Drawing The Line Between Professional And Social Life

Social Networks
I remember the days when you wanted to impress that special someone, so you got a new haircut.   You wanted to make a new friend so you approached them and started a pleasant conversation? Nowadays, you write something funny on twitter or update your profile picture on Facebook to really seal the deal. Even in our professional life, cyber socializing has evolved to such an extent that posting special pictures online can get you in trouble with your boss. Now businesses even take advantage of social media by tweeting about products and events. Who can draw the line between your professional and social life anymore? Society has grown dependent on reciprocal communication not only for social interaction but defining one’s social identity.
We have reality and the cyber world consisting of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr. There are obvious reasons why we get a social network account such as it is much easier to keep in contact with family members, reconnect with old friends or to promote businesses. They can also simply be good fun! Spying on your crush, stalking your favorite celebrities on Twitter so you feel like you’re part of their world or even checking up on an enemy to make sure her life is just as pathetic as yours. When one world disappoints us, we tend to shift to the other. I know people that are the most quiet, shy and uninteresting person in real life but place them in front of a computer and they are hilariously witty which gives introverted individuals a chance to express themselves. Gaining a new follower, friend request, comment or even your pictures being reblogged really does boost your confidence and can make you feel wanted thus curing forms of loneliness. However these websites can also have the complete opposite effect.
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