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Created by : Mahalakshmi Subramanium, QA/QC Manager, Genpact  | 03 24 2010 11:25:36 +0000
Industry : InternetFunctional Area : Quality Management(Operations)
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According to a new study, increasing numbers of social network users check their Facebook and Twitter accounts in the middle of the night when they can't sleep. Some social networkers even revealed that they would look at messages while having sex. People under the age of 25 were more likely to lose sleep keeping an eye on their friends' posts during the night.

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iPhone users and the under 25s were also much more likely to check their social networks in the morning to find out what was happening in the world. A September 2009 study conducted by Crowd Science on people's social networking habits showed that Twitter and Facebook users were so integrated with their online social networks that many of them checked their accounts when they were in the toilet, while driving a car or even during a religious service.

So users, is social networking addiction a good thing?

 
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I don't see anything bad in it till it hampers our work or health. Rather social networking increases our knowledge and network and in today's world, the more contacts you have, the more likely you can become successful.


By Mahalakshmi Subramanium, QA/QC Manager, Genpact  03 24 2010 11:25:36 +0000
 
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Social networking is not bad but this kind of addiction is really bad. How can one do this when having most intimate time with his partners and even in toilet and religious ceremonies!!! This shows in what extenct Social networking has hijacked the minds of people. People will become mad if they don't leave this kind of addiction.


By Prasad Rajadhyaksha, Assistant Professor, BIT  03 24 2010 11:33:43 +0000
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Anything in excess is dangerous. This is one place where we get distilled wisdom! The amount of experiential learning one gets is truly unparallel!
By S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner  | 05 04 2010 17:43:35 +0000
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The word ADDICTION word is Derogatory and addiction of any thing is bad so its.......................
By Raghvendra Tripathi, Area Executive, ITC Ltd,Bhopal  | 05 04 2010 15:30:51 +0000
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Social Network is required and should use the platform to the advantage. It's required as long as Social Networking is maintained clean, safe and healthy as long as it doesn't cause damage to self and others.

Addiction is only for those who have plenty of time on hand and has nothing to do. If some one is busy running for his goals..has little time for other things.

 

cheers

good day


By Chandrasekar Puvvada, Owner, evOlve business consulting  | 04 08 2010 04:27:32 +0000
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Man is a social animal and needs contact with other humans. Networking sites cater to this need and hence is good. Addiction is a bad state, where one is critically dependent on non-life sustaining thing and hence is to be avoided. However, with such new concepts, the line between addiction and deep interest is unclear and one would need to wait and watch before we can define certain behaviour as addiction...


By Kannan , Project Management Consultant  | 03 24 2010 12:57:52 +0000
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Social networking is good if it remains in its own limits and does not eat into the lives of the youth. It should by no means become a prime activity for the person. If immediately after waking up the person rushes to switch on the PC to tweet his latest thoughts then this behavior should immediately be checked. There is a large and beautiful life outside and a person should always give himself or herself sufficient amounts of solitude. And it is in solitude that we get the most refined thoughts. There should be a well monitored balance between life inside and outside of social networking. Social networking should under no circumstance become an addiction.


By Aarthi , CEO and Founder, Tanulipi.com  | 05 04 2010 15:02:55 +0000
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My answer to your question is "Addiction is already a negative word. Even a layman will say How an addition to any stuff can be good?", because addition takes over the control of your mind from you and deprives you of normal relationship contributions by making you think about your interest all the time. Now talking about social networking, I would say social networking on internet is nothing less than a wonder making people from different regions separated by large distances to come along and explore each others ideas like you and me doing here. Social networking becomes favorite past time of people fond of making friends and having internet connections at their places, people finding internet a fun game like video games, people who are introvert and feel shy to speak at public places so they find social networking sites best place to communicate without being face to face hence spending more time here. No doubt networking at internet bring some or more positive things to the lives of these people but excessive use of internet will just damage their life, will interfere will theirs relationships, work, households etc. It will make everyone say "If you don't bother about us then why should we care about you, go to hell with your internetworking". Believe me, try it you will come to know by yourself. I conclude social networking addiction is not good for your emotional self. 


By Sandeep , B.Tech/B.E. student, Amritsar College of Engg & Tech  | 04 08 2010 19:45:32 +0000
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How an "adiction" may be good ?

Before we become addicted with any social networking site, we should know that this is nothing but a "virtual world". How real life may be better than a virtual one ?

Lots of  aspects of such sites are really good. But addiction ... no ... no.


By ASOKE KUSARI, Domestic Private Banking-Executive/Manager, A large leading PSU Bank - India  | 03 26 2010 17:51:34 +0000
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Addiction to anything whatsoever is not a good thing


By Johnson Michael, Software Developer, Unnamed  | 03 24 2010 15:54:52 +0000
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Addiction to anything whatsoever is not a good thing


By Johnson Michael, Software Developer, Unnamed  | 03 24 2010 15:54:11 +0000
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There is a lot of learning to know abt an attitude a person of excellent attitude the  usal world cannot conquer him because he is superior to that.

our activities and our life cannot be taken by some practices if we have a right

attitude Today Face Book has come and Tommorow to attract world "A Book"

may come of Real stories  do u  we think if we have right attitude does this over

come us No.

In short we can overcome world  and worst things provided our attitude must be

of ethical , divine and self esteemed one.

we must not  blame world but blame individual.

Regards

Sanjay

 


By Robert Sanjay, Corporate Trainer, Confidential  | 03 24 2010 15:29:25 +0000
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Nice topic heading, :).

Any type of addiction is not good by its very nature, and it will definitely have a toll on our health, work and life in general.

Social networking tends become a nuisance after a certain limit, with people starting to pile up tons of crap information in the world of Internet where we already have a lot of it.

It does serve as a source of good information when used with the objective of sharing some good info., otherwise who wants to know what you did at a party last night or whether you just washed your face.....


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