Cyber-Communication And Its Impact On User And The Community

A research had been done by the Pew Internet and American teenagers. It found that 87% the youth representing 21 million youth go online. This shows that the internet has a povital role in the lives of teenagers. The development of cyber-communicationis very wide which include email, text, messaging and the proliferation of social networking sites such as facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Digg and CampusFace have produced both positive and negatives impacts.

One of the positive impact is Cyber-communication help we connect with people easily. For example, it help we connect with people easily. For example, it help we to connect with friend without distance. This situation has helped a friend living far apart to maintain a close relationship. Cyber-communication can help we maintain and reestablished a relationship. For instance, we can reconnect with a childhood friend. In particular, social networking has become a viable alternative to traditional forms of communication which is writing a letter, a face-to-face conversation or a phone call.

Internet Communication

Besides, cyber-communication help us reduce more sending time than the traditional forms of communication. For example, a sender an email, the receiver will receive the email after a few minutes. If the sender used the tradisional form of communication which is writting letter, the receiver will receiver after a few days. This situation proves that cyber-communication can cut down many sending time. Thus, it can help people potentially avoid awkward situation expecially for a big company which has many project or order. Cyber-communication allows they sit on or make order immediately.

Provide opportunities for children to learn something through the internet

Cyber-communication offers oppurtunities for valued learning, responsibility and independence. Student can learn to manage time and resources effectively, master the art of accessing and processing skills gained in a meaningful context and communicate this information clearly to the intended audience. This communication also allows students to share personal perspective, knowledge, experience and structure discussion for debate. In this phenomenon, students can learn and know many things all over the globe. Thus, students can save the money of buying encyclopedia, reference book or story book.

Communicate through the internet can save time (distance)

However, the communication has negetive impact too. The boundaries of cyber-communication is very complex. It's easy to be hacked, attacked or your passwords stolen witch can lead to identify thief. This is because many people think that there safe with locked password, have firewalls and anti-virus protection. Thus, the people will be hacked or attacked easily. The hacker maybe just fooling you because they can upload different pictures other than posting picture. They also can send you a virus or attack you. Most of the time they try to befriend with you. Then, they will ask your personal information such as where you live or what your password.

Saving energy using the Internet

Furthermore, most people demonstrate verbal aggression with cyber-communication such as cyber-bullying, cyber-stalking and cyber-harassment conversation. Some of them think that it's not faca-to-face communication and won't hurt anyone. i-Safe incorporated reports that 42% of kids have been bullied while online and one in four has facing the problem more than once. This is and astounding figure, Once anyone joins a social networking sites, the information bacome public all over the global. In this situation, there is no way to fully protect oneself.

Another negertive impact of cyber-communication is the communication has the ability to harm teen's mentality. A research done by Olsen reveals that one in five of youth which ages 10-17 received unwanted sexual advances online. Some of them will receive the information on how to build bombs, self-mutilate, be sexually active, participate in drug use many other illegal and illicit activities. This phenomenon shows that teenagers are exposed to unhealthy emotional ideas and outlets that they otherwise would not be aware of until a more mature age normally.

In a nutshell, cyber-communication has both positive and negetive impact. The authority must play own role and find the effective ways to eradicate the bad impact of cyber-communication.