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Most of the talk this semester is revolving around the question of what is the point of social networking? Why do we choose to put our information out for the public to read? For most of us we use facebook and twitter because it gives us the ability to voice our opinion and gives an even larger audience for us to talk too. But when it comes to the things that we are talking about on these social networks the question is still what is the point? Why do we want to update our twitter with a new interesting or funny quote? Why do we want to upload our cool new pictures from our spring break? Maybe its because we all just want to get noticed.

The internet is known for the vast amount of information it supplies but it is also known for rocketing the careers for the most random people in the world. Someone can get known worldwide by simply posting a hilarious video on youtube or by creating a really great twitter persona. An example of the power the internet has is shown in this article found in the New York Post on January 5th. A panhandler in Ohio was given the chance of a lifetime when a video of him begging on the roadside was posted on the internet and became a sensation. His outstanding radio voice landed him a job with the Cleveland Cavaliers and a free home. One minute this man is one the street and the next he his living out a dream, and why? Because of the internet.

So when the question is asked what is the appeal of these networks or why have they caught on so fast the answer can be simple. The internet gives people the access to the rest of the world. People are crazy and will become obsessed with anything so at this point anyone has the ability to become famous. The obsession with social networking makes sense, people want to be noticed, and the internet makes it that much easier.