Being a part of today's youth, I experience and witness the rise and fall of certain fads amongst my peers. It is obvious that the latest trend is social networking sites, specifically with teens. (Hayes, 2007) What is a social networking site you may ask? Social networking sites are "Websites that encourage social interaction through profile-based user accounts." (Keenan & Shiri, 2009) Myspace and Facebook are the prime examples for social networks. Myspace was founded earlier than Facebook and was, for a while, extremely popular. You could create then customise your profile, making it as attractive as you possibly could. It was also known for "Myspace Music". This is where musicians made their own profiles and updated regularly with tour dates, new tracks, photos and sometimes even communicating with their fans. But for some reason, this wasn't enough. Then, as we all know, Facebook came into existence. It wasn't till around 2008/2009 that Facebook became "cool".
"The emphasis on Facebook is taking your existing ‘‘real world’’ connections or networks and making them accessible through the web."(Keenan & Shiri, 2009)
Reference List:
Hayes, S 2007, 'The Myspace Culture', Voices From The Middle, vol. 15, no. 2, pp 50-60, viewed 24th August 2011, via Griffith University Database.
Keenan, A & Shiri, A 2009, 'Sociability and social interaction on social networking websites', Emerald Insight, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 438-450, viewed 24th August 2011, via Griffith University Database.
Reference List:
Hayes, S 2007, 'The Myspace Culture', Voices From The Middle, vol. 15, no. 2, pp 50-60, viewed 24th August 2011, via Griffith University Database.
Keenan, A & Shiri, A 2009, 'Sociability and social interaction on social networking websites', Emerald Insight, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 438-450, viewed 24th August 2011, via Griffith University Database.
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