Insights on “The Internet Makes it More Likely You Will Be Social, Not Less by Matthew Ingram”
“Use of the Internet in general, and social media in particular, has become the lubricant for chatter and outreach for all kinds of groups ranging from spiritual communities to professional societies to ad hoc fan clubs.”
-Lee Rainie of the Pew Center
I agree to the Pew Center’s claim that Internet users are more likely to discover and engage in groups. Groups who are using the Internet, Social Networks in particular, as their means of communication are most likely to be more productive as a group for they have an easier way to hold meetings or discussions. Online meetings are easier to attend to because it does not require members of an organization to travel all the way from their home to a certain meeting place –effort, energy, and money are conserved. If a member has a minimal work to be done at home during the desired meeting time, he/she could be more productive if the meeting will be done online, for he/she could do another minimal work while meeting with his/her fellow members. Information is also transmitted easier using the Internet.
In my case, Internet is really useful especially when there is a group work, for school, to be done. If the activity does not require actual meeting, I always insist to do it online through Y!M conference or Google Documents because travelling to go to a place consumes time which can be used for the meeting itself. I am not active in any organization anymore but yes, Internet makes me more sociable. It allows me to keep in touch with my old friends and also to meet new friends who I share common interests with.
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