Does social media help or hurt our social lives?

2. THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO CONNECT VIA
SOCIAL MEDIA

8. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS ARE
ONLINE…
A LOT OF OUR TIME IS SPENT
ONLINE…
IS IT HURTING OR HELPING US?

9. IS SOCIAL MEDIA REPLACING
FACE TO FACE INTERACTIONS

10. DOES SOCIAL MEDIA DISTRACT US
FROM THE PRESENT?

11. ARE YOU SENDING THE WRONG
MESSAGE?

12. SOCIAL PROBLEMS
CAN BE MADE
PUBLIC

13. SOCIAL MEDIA CAN CREATE AN
ALLUSION OF INTIMACY

14. SOCIAL MEDIA CAN CREATE
SUPERFICIAL RELATIONSIHPS

15. SOCIAL MEDIA
CAN BRING US
CLOSER
HOWEVER…

16. SOCIAL MEDIA ALLOWS US TO MEET
NEW PEOPLE

17. IT ALLOWS US TO CONNECT,
WHEREEVER WE ARE IN THE WORLD

18. IT KEEPS YOUR FRIENDS UPDATED
WHEN YOU’RE TOO BUSY TO MEET

19. IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BALANCE…

21. References:
“Sorry to be rude, but my smartphone needs my attention”, The Globe
and Mail.http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-
business/careers/career-advice/life-at-work/sorry-to-be-rude-but-my-
phone-needs-me/article14706158/#dashboard/follows/
“Is Facebook Making Us Lonely”, The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/is-facebook-
making-us-lonely/308930/
“Is Technology Helping or Saving Your Friendships?”, Canadian Living
http://www.canadianliving.com/relationships/friends_and_social_life/is_t
echnology_helping_or_hurting_your_friendships.php