juliunizeer (Simplify your Internet life)

    If you want to meet friends, you have many options. People of all ages and all backgrounds want to meet new friends, but they do not always know the best way to go about it. It is not easy to meet new friends. Choosing the best way to meet friends will be dependent on many factors. One thing that many people can agree on is the fact that going online is one of the easiest ways to make friends. To make it faster, easier, and more efficient to meet new friends, many people have turned to the  Internet.

            The Internet is a great way to meet new friends who share similar interests. You can meet friends online in a variety of ways, but some of the most popular ways include participating in blogs, chat groups, forums, and video or music sharing websites. It is often hard to find people with similar interests, since it takes time to learn about a person.

    The process of getting to know someone can be much faster when you do it online. To meet friends online, you can participate in these forums and socialize with people. These people might be hundreds or thousands of miles away, or right down the street from you. You can meet people who live down the street, or from virtually any corner of the world. Looking through websites and participating in chat groups, blogs, and sharing videos and music is a good way to meet new friends who share your likes and dislikes, hopes and dreams, fears and concerns. When you plan to meet new friends in person, you want to make sure you use your best judgment and common sense. For instance, it is always a good idea to meet new people at a public place and make sure that other people know where you are going. Though the vast majority of Internet users are great people, there are always a few rotten apples in every bunch.
         There are many blogs and chat groups about all sorts of topics. You’re sure to find a blog or chat room that interests you in some way, especially since you can always start one yourself.

                            There are some tips for email users:

Only give your email address out to people you already know and trust - not to people you have only met online. Be careful that your email address is not in your profile or other Web sites where people you don’t know can find it. Respect your friends. Don’t give out their email addresses without their permission - and never use emails to bully or manipulate others. Tell someone if you receive a message or messages that are bullying, or make you feel uncomfortable or at danger. Tell your parents, or a teacher, or a counselor at school. even telling your friends can help. Don’t forward spam to your friends, no matter how threatening it is or what you have been promised.

written by Sir JCM

There are 54 million members worldwide, according to Washington Post. Friendster is an online social network of adults to connect with families and friends through the use of internet, launched in 2002 by Jonathan Abrams. Since internet is readily available almost anywhere, the number of friendster users elevates considerably each day. Today, the top four countries that most widely use the friendster include Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Philippines, which is at the peak.

In Pangasinan alone, the height of friendster users rises. Keeping in touch with loved ones from afar, expressing ideas and feelings with other people, meeting new people, pastime, and mate searching and selection are only some of the benefits of friendster. On the contrary, friendster is becoming an addiction to many teenagers and young adults of Pangasinan nowadays. Some of which are prioritizing friendster over classes, finding more importance on being logged in it than learning new lessons. A number of office employees often use work hours for frienster surfing, some spends their whole day allowance for the access, valuing it more than health. Most of this so called “friendster addicts” who can afford even secured an internet line at home in order to utilize unlimited friendster use. In spite the good purpose of friendster, a considerable number of users abuses by trading school and health to friendster, posting daring or even phonographic photos, posting offensive words making friendster an avenue for war. The addiction to friendster may lead to poor performance in work and school leading to a dim future, impoverished health, and corrupted mind of the younger ones.

According to the psychosocial theory of development by Erik Erikson, an adolescent need to find his/her own identity. An adult needs to have intimate ties with the opposite sex. And friendster may contribute to this need, illuminating why friendster becomes so popular these days. Thus, there is a growing need of eliminating the ill effects of addiction to friendster. Otherwise, number of “friendster addicts” will continually raise perpendicular to the number of added users. This will then turn identity to role confusion and intimacy to isolation, according to the said theory.

written by Sir JCM \\ tags: Erik Erikson, Friendster, friendster addicts, Friendster Heightens in Pangasinan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pangasinan, Philippines, Singapore