Imagine this: An average teenager just wants to join the group and decides to join the bandwagon and get a Facebook account. It doesn't take long, a few questions, your name, your email, your password and, ta-da, a Facebook account has been created. Now let's fast forward a year. This same extroverted teenager is in front of a computer screen, not doing homework or researching current events, he is on Facebook, responding to messages, playing a little game, and just relaxing. It's what every kid does, and so what better way to keep up with other people? Once again, let's fast forward another six months; this same teenager, who was average and normal, is now a tech enthusiast, and does "face stalking" instead of communicating and the student simply posts information on Facebook to see how many likes they get on his post. This is a very possible scenario that is commonplace in social media. The purpose of social media is to keep people connected to each other and to help create deeper relationships. Sometimes social media can be helpful to the relationship, but more often than not social media interrupts a real relationship. There are different types of relationships and therefore multiple types of communication that are used within a single relationship, with all the technologies that surround individuals, relationships that take place in modern society are influenced by social media and most people he does not experience those close family and dating relationships, relationships with ordinary people or acquaintances, and long-distance relationships, which many people had enjoyed for a few decades ago. These basic relationships with other people are the cornerstone of all other r...... middle of paper ......L. (2013, October 31). The impact of technology on social interaction. Yahoo Contributor Network. Retrieved April 20, 2014, from http://voices.yahoo.com/the-impact-technology-social-interaction-12362343.htmlTurkle, S. (April 2012). Connected, but alone? [Video file].Vitak, J. (2012). The impact of context collapse and privacy on disclosure on social networking sites. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 56(4), 451-470. doi:10.1080/08838151.2012.732140. Retrieved from http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=4&sid=79321ae6-1427-4131-a6c9-e12aa8734585%40sessionmgr198&hid=127&bdata=JmF1dGh0eXBlPWdlbyZnZW9jdXN0aWQ9czQ1Nz I5 NDYmc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZl#db=aph&AN=84221415Welton, R. (nd) . How has texting affected teenagers' social lives? Daily life. Retrieved April 20, 2014, from http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/texting-affected-social-lives-teens-10871.html