The Internet has now become a large and influential part of people’s lives; large corporate companies, small businesses and individual users rely on the Internet.
Out of the necessity for people to communicate quickly and easily with each other social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Myspace have evolved. These websites have opened up a whole new way in which people can interact with each other and how different establishments can communicate with the public, making them seem more accessible and in touch. An example of this is the political parties using Facebook and Twitter in the 2010 General Elections in an aim to involve Internet users and reach a wider, younger audience.
It is argued that social networking sites such as Facebook reduce the amount of face-to-face contact people have with each other. The aim of this essay is to highlight and determine the different opinions based upon this hypothesis from sources online, in written articles such as newspapers and from the researchers own studies through questionnaires and surveys.
