Social Networking, Good or bad?

Just to remind you that today's discussion will start at 9:00pm. We will try to start and finish it on time.

Do you have facebook account or use twitter to post your real-time thinking to share with your friends? If you use some sort of social networking sites do you find yourself addicted to these social networking sites? This week we will discuss something about social networking. There are loads of articles or criticism about social networking both in Chinese and English. However, I found the following one is quite recent and may give you some fresh ideas about the use of social networking.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/11/11/penn-state-scandal-teaches-ashton-kutcher-a-google-before-you-tweet-lesson/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/ashton-kutchers-joe-paterno-tweet-should-celebs-manage-own-twitter-feeds/2011/11/10/gIQAOFJX9M_story.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/07/AR2009070701162.html

1. Do you use some sort of social networking sites? What is it or what are they? Are you a heavy user of social networking sites?

2. Do you feel liked being watched or followed? What are your opinions about posting every single thing you do or place you go on social networking? Do you do that?

(If you do not use social networking sites or apps, do you feel alien when you friends discuss something about social networking sites or apps)

3. Should celebrities or famous people be responsible for false messages (or misguided paid adverts) that they posted?

4. As some may know that in China you can not access Facebook (unless you know how to go through the big firewall). What are your opinions about this.

5. Can you think of any good or beneficial uses of social networking sites or apps?