Networked publics like the mall of the park did for previous generations of teenagers. As social constructs, social media creates networked publics that allow people to see themselves as a part of a broader community. Just as shared TV consumption once allowed teens to see themselves as connected through mass, social media allows contemporary teens to envision themselves as a part of a collectively imagined community." in other words we're living in a different era of technological advances than the previous generations of our parents. Boyd could not have said it any better, I agree to the fullest with what she said. Social media is connecting us with everyone we need to connect with, we can laugh with them and hangout in chats while joking around with them, it's like how the previous generations spent time hanging out in the parks and malls socializing. .
Using social media is helpful to those who are always busy; they could take a few minutes out of their time to talk to the ones who are far away or simply just busy. More importantly these people can do their work while they are chatting with others, in other words multi-tasking. As Turkle writes in "Alone Together" I met Ellen Once a week, she would call her grandmother in Philadelphia using Skype, an Internet service that functions as a telephone with a Web camera. Before Skype, Ellen's calls to her grandmother were costly and brief. With Skype, the calls are free and give the compelling sense that the other person is present – Skype is an almost real-time video link. Ellen could now call more frequently" Ellen is helped by the use of social media to connect with her grandmother who is really far away. Even though she feels guilty that she's not paying attention to her grandma, she's still connected, more connected than they ever were. Turkle thinks at odds, she believes that social media is leading us astray; she thinks we're living in a virtual world instead of the real world.
