Is Social Networking isolating people ?

Is Social Networking isolating people ?

In a recent Article entitled ,
'Can using Facebook send you mad ? '
in Adelaide Now / Advertiser by Kate Loveys ,

Prominent  Academics are attacking the perceived benefits of Social Media .

The Article continues ,
' A leading academic claims that the technology is threatening to dominate our lives ,
  making us more isolated
  and less human .......
  has even branded the use of the social networking sites
  a form of ' modern madness ' .

• In large Cities such as London , Los Angeles , New York  , Berlin and Sydney , were people already isolated before the emergence of Social Media ?
• Can Social Media technology really completely dominate our lives ?
• Are ' Ivory Tower Academics ' threatened by Social Media ?
• When the Telephone was first invented , did some Academics claim the new technology would isolate and harm people ?
• Why are so many peple using Social Media worldwide if it is increasing their isolation ?

Our experience of interaction with 10,000's of people
across various Social Networks ,
in many countries across the Globe ,
has been the opposite of these claims by some Academics .

A Case in point has been the promotion by our Team
of the Kunstwerk of renowned Artist
Veronika Kring .

Before the use of Social Media ,
Veronika Kring's Kunstwerk
was mainly appreciated by an Australian audience .
Since our prommotion on Social Media ,
Veronika Kring
now has a legion of fans in the USA , Europe and the Middle East .
Because Veronika is of Deutsche background ,
it was of particular interest to her to connect with Kunst lovers in Deutschland ,
which is now the case .
If it was not for Social Media none of this interaction would have been possible .

Social Media reconnects people with friends and family across the Globe .

• Is Social Media increasing the quality of our relationships ?

Copyright - Alpha Training - Jeremy Reynolds - 2011