An Interview by Becky Stanhope Social Networks An Interview by Becky Stanhope

The Questions Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Do you use Facebook, Myspace, and/or Twitter? Question 2 How many times do you check them in a day? Question 3 How long do you spend on each one? Question 4 Would you rather use Myspace, Facebook, and/or Twitter to talk to friends than call or meet with them in person?

Interviewee 1 – Ilse Hayse (age 20)

Questions and Answers Do you use Facebook, Myspace, and/or Twitter? Facebook and Myspace How many times do you check it/them? Once a day, about 5 times a week when I’m working How long do you spend on each one? About an hour total Would you rather use Myspace, Facebook, and/or Twitter to talk to friends than call or meet with them in person? No

Interviewee 2 – Tony Hayse (age 22)

Questions and Answers Do you use Facebook, Myspace, and/or Twitter? Myspace because my band made me get one. How many times do you check it/them? Never How long do you spend on each one? None Would you rather use Myspace, Facebook, and/or Twitter to talk to friends than call or meet with them in person? No

Interviewee 3 – Kitty Murray (age 51)

Questions and Answers Do you use Facebook, Myspace, and/or Twitter? No How many times do you check it/them? Never How long do you spend on each one? No time Would you rather use Myspace, Facebook, and/or Twitter to talk to friends than call or meet with them in person? NO

Interviewee 4 – Fuzzy Murray (age 16)

Questions and Answers Do you use Facebook, Myspace, and/or Twitter? Yes, myspace. How many times do you check it/them? Once every three months How long do you spend on each one? 10 minutes max Would you rather use Myspace, Facebook, and/or Twitter to talk to friends than call or meet with them in person? No

Findings 100% of people interviewed said that they would rather call a friend than talk to them through a social network. 75% of people interviewed said that they used Facebook or Myspace, but 0% use Twitter.

Conclusion Based on my interview of four people, I have realized that not everyone is using social networks like Facebook or Myspace. It is good to know that all of the people interviewed said they would still rather call someone than talk to them on Facebook. It’s my personal opinion that using social networks can often become impersonal. Also, I learned that even though many people use a social networking site, it is not necessarily true that they will spend outrageous amounts of time on them. While social networks can be a great networking tool, I believe that we have to be careful about how often we use them. I fear that the future will bring a world of completely automated and computerized processes, but I hope we are all able to keep a human aspect to everything that we do.

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