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Trying to find people with my similar interest for a blog was at least, in my opinion quite difficult but I succeeded! Nicole Ellison I have discovered has interests similar to mine. Her blog is "devoted to the study of social impacts of new communications technologies. And a few other things". She comments on their role in society both good and bad and writes her own opinions about each article. Sadly though she has stopped blogging in 2009 but her site has kept an audience and her links have been extremely helpful with discovering new information I can use in my blog.

For instance one of her posts is titled “Media Coverage of New Technologies: Some thoughts on the Facebook and Jealousy Study”. She writes how the articles that are mostly chosen by the press are articles, which show the negative aspects of technology. This one in particular is about how Facebook now can ruin a relationship by creating jealous behavior. Nicole – giving her own opinion—says this isn’t true. People use Facebook basically as a way to give into their own jealousy ways by stalking their loved ones Facebook page. Facebook has created an avenue for people who are prone to having these bad tendencies to give into them and not feel like a creepy stalker. The other post I thought was really interesting is titled “ Freakonomics on the Benefits and Pitfalls of Social Network Sites”. The original article argues whether or not social network systems can have a positive and negative aspect on society. Nicole read many responses and blogged about what the majority was saying. Their response was how it just depends on how the person uses it. The other point the article makes is how Facebook will probably devalue the meaning of “friend”. How a person can now simply click a button to establish a “friendships”. However, Nicole says that it has become a great way for students who are about to enter into college to meet their future roommate or even future classmates.

 My blog though will be different because mine is not going to focus solely on Facebook but on all different technological ways relationships are endangered and affect a relationship. I plan on focusing on the negative outcomes, which have happened because of technology. I am going to include Twitter, Cellphones, MySpace, Facebook, 4 Square, etc. I want my audience to come with an open mind about this topic though and be able to state how they feel and be able to have the ability to disagree with me. That’s why I chose Nicole’s Blog, she has great topics, she states her own opinion about the issue and presents both a positive point and negative point on issues. Her blog is a space for learning and for an audience to take what she is saying and marinate on what they believe is right. I hope my blog will have that aspect for people to feel able to have their own opinion even after reading what I have to say.