1. MERITS AND DEMERITS OF FACEBOOK
Facebook is a social networking website which has more than 700 million
active users. Facebook is very useful for people. However, it has many
negative impacts on us. In this essay, I will describe the benefits and
dangers of Facebook.
Facebook has many benefits. In fact, Facebook assists us to rediscover old
friends who had not seen for many years. For example, now I reconnect
with my friends from elementary school, senior high school, and junior high
school. Though most of them have not met me yet, but when I have
Facebook, finally I can be friends again with them. In addition, Facebook
assists us to advertise a new products or campaign. For example, after
seeing advertisement on facebook, many people buy notebook. Similarly,
several years ago, Barack Obama won in United State of America
presidential election because of aiding from Facebook. Moreover, we can
create a community on Facebook. In the community, we can share
experiences, knowledge, information, and discussion. We can produce a lot
of communities like the community of nature lovers, social observer,
peace-loving community and others. For example, I and my friends have a
community of education, so every time me and my friends often spend a
few hours to share on Facebook.
However, Facebook also has many negative impacts. First, many students
spend time to open Facebook. In Indonesia, many students play Facebook
when opening the internet. When they open Facebook, they forget their
duties and studies. Thus, they do not think to learn, and eventually many
students file in the exam. Second, facebook may damage the marital
relationship. In Indonesia, many husbands and wives are fighting because
of facebook. For example, a few months ago in Bandung a husband beat
his wife because his wife changed her status to single. Similarly, in Batam,
a husband divorced his wife because his wife said loving to a man on
Facebook. Third, do not put personal information on facebook carelessly
because many people are getting terror from someone, after saving
information on facebook about phone numbers, work, and home address.
In general, Facebook aids us to find an old friend, for advertising, and
create community. However, Facebook also causes students fail in
learning, broken home, and life is not happy.