1	Online Social Networking Changing Communication Joelda Vega
2	Thesis The influence of social network sites such as MySpace is changing the way society communicates with one another.
3	Online social networking sites minimize face to face contact Visiting a page may update you on your friends life Online use may take too much time minimizing amount of time one can spend socializing A user may be able to focus more on other more important relationships while spending less face time with others
4	Social networking sites increase the amount of friends or acquaintances Able to keep touch with friends one may have otherwise lost touch with. Creates new friendships.
5	Online social networking sites offers multiple forms of communication. MySpace offers page comments, picture comments, blogs, bulletins, email, instant messaging, and video. Gives user a sense of always being “connected”. Gives user options for their own communication style.
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