Article Response 1

   After having our interests piqued by a vocabulary flood regarding Facebook, as presented by Professor Crawford, the class was assigned two short articles to read. In the articles written on the topic of Facebook, it was written that while some people know how to manage their time correctly and are able to maintain real-life relationships outside of electronic circles, there is a growing group who do not. For them, Facebook can be compared to illicit drugs. It is distracting, and inhibits their success in the off-line realm. Unfortunately, the two articles frequently contradicted each other, specifically in levels of severity and statistical analysis. In class, we divided into groups to discuss our views on the severity of the Facebook question. As a group, we came to the conclusion that there are certainly those who have lost sight of how to maintain relationships outside of those formed on the base of electronic platforms. However, we felt that the analysis of the articles was a bit harsh.