Question: If managers aren’t important anymore towards the formation or control of groups using online tools, what do you consider the main role websites such as Meetup.com, Facebook, or MySpace have provided newly emerging groups?
Answer: In 2009, human beings are going to use whatever technology is available to increase the speed and convenience of social networking. In the modern Internet era, many websites have emerged that allow us to form large groups of people from all over the world, who never even have to meet each other face to face, that can accomplish great things. On Facebook for example, groups come up out of nowhere daily that spread various kinds of important missions - things such as raising awareness for Darfur, political campaigns, many types of disease, etc. Some of these groups can grow to hundreds of thousands of people in just days. Considering this information, my assessment of what the role of these social networking websites is that they exist to connect infinite amounts of people, as quickly as possible and as conveniently as possible. These websites provide large groups not only the ability to connect conviently, but they allow these groups to pass information along to all members virtually instantly.
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What happens if I don't play in Facebook? Can I join in these groups? Do some groups live only in Facebook, or do some have a life outside of this social network?
ReplyDeleteThese groups do not need Facebook or other sites technically. These sites are only a means to more conveniently organize their members, spread information, and grow the size of their group.
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