Social Networking Rebuttal

       Ebone Qualls and Constance 's rebuttal was mainly about how people with autism and ADHD are endangering themselves by using social networking and also about how teens don't know that people are viewing their profile. She also states that people can't have face to face conversations. In real life millions of people use social networking. It keeps everyone connected. Through kaisers website http://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/youngadulthealth/get_care/connectwithyourdoctor.jsp patients can talk to doctors, or if they have an account patients can change appointments, read all the messages the doctors send to each other, and also face to face chat with the doctor. This video shows how people can use Kaisers resources to stay connected. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgHqynDiK70 I found this on www.youtube.com which is also a social networking site.
       Thousands of people use youtube to share information, to entertain, and help people with their problems. Not every social networking website is bad. All Ebone focuses on are Facebook and Myspace. Those are only 2 out of a couple hundred social networking sites. She also asks how people could be helped recover through stroke using social networking. Well sites like blogger and youtube provide help through people who've experienced it, they give advice and exercises they could do, or people could go on youtube and look that up too. There are thousands of videos.
        Ebone and Constance say that there are internet predators. well.. yea there are, there is not one place on the earth where there is no danger. If most people that use social networking know that there are sexual predators, but they are willing to take the risk because they want to use something that is very fun and can save lots of time. Its there choice weather or not they want to add people they don't know.
       They also say that people can't talk face to face. well sites like facebook and aim allow for people to video chat with their friends and family or talk to them (voice chat). Some Social networking sites might be bad, but they are only looking at a small group, but not the whole thing.

SOCIAL NETWORKING DEBATE

Social Networking is good for people , it can help people communicate , has a positive impact on peoples lives, and has lots of safety features so that internet predators wont be able to contact you. Social networking allows people to talk over long distances. If your mom or one of your relatives live oversees and you wanted to see or talk to them you could go on gmail or Facebook and video chat, talk, or message them. Instead of paying for a phone, social networking allows people to voice chat, or on some sites call people for free. If you have a web cam you can video chat face to face with someone. Social networking allows for people to be more social and lets people see each other from far away. Studies have shown that people who use social networking sites have a better quality of life. It has reduced risk of health problems, helped with stroke recovery, and overall well being. It can help people talk to doctors or friends that know what you are going through and they could help you with your problems. People say that social networking is not safe for a lot of children, but most people don't know the facts. Most social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace have an age limit and if under a certain age, like 16 people cannot find them in the general search. People can also make all their information like name, age, and where they live private, so a random person cannot see their information unless they add them as a friend. This also allows people to deny and accept friend requests. Social networking sites also allows for  the user to block people  they dislike, this is very convenient because if the user is being bullied, he can block the bully so that he or she can't message, or communicate with them in any way. this makes social networking really safe. Social networking helps people stay connected, protected, and healthy.