Kate R, Mia B & Sophy W.
Meeting people online.
Meeting people online.
Our main topic question for this assignment that we decided as a group is:
How successful is meeting a person online compared to real life?
To collect data and answer this question with accurate information we are going to create a survey composed of three questions. However before this is gathered we have formed our own thoughts on what the results will show.
Hypothesis -
We predict that the survey results will come out with meeting someone online high in percentage for college students as we are a generation that have grown up with media and social media websites online, compared to adults say 50 or so that have only been introduced to this modern way of communicating later on in their life (It’s a more unusual concept to come to grips with for them). Our reasoning for this theory is that for younger people it is less confrontational and it's easy to manipulate the way you look on social media to look prettier/more attractive than you do in flesh.
One of us has had a real life experience in which we met our best friend online. Here is
their story -
Hi my name is Kate and I met my best friend Alisha through social media. I started talking to her through a mutual friend that told me he liked her and I guess I was curious to see where the situation was at so I messaged her. The conversation quickly moved on to more of a flowing friend kind of chat. We exchanged skype usernames and I remember the first times we Skyped I always got myself looking really nice so she would “like me”, even though from the very first call there was no awkwardness and it felt like we knew each other more than just chatting for a while online.
Once we had been talking for about 5 months she asked me if I wanted to come to her 13th birthday party along with about 100 other of her friends (it was quite a big party). At first my parents were a bit hesitant but the fact that we hadn’t actually seen each other's face reassured them that she was the girl in her pictures.
Mum, dad and I drove down two days before her birthday (the day of her party) but I wasn't allowed to stay at her house because we hadn't met properly yet so they booked a room in a hotel close to her house. The first time we saw each other we ran up to each other and almost bowled each other over! Really, it was like we had been friends for the past 7 months because we Skyped every day for at least 3 hours at first.
My mum gave in to letting me stay the night before her birthday as we were spending most of the time together anyway and she was very happy with how friendly she and her family were. We left after three days back home. That trip was among the best times of my life and she has come up to Nelson to stay a few times just as I have been back to Christchurch. We know each other inside out now and she is such an amazing person, I'm so incredibly lucky to meet her and have her in my life.
Without social media I don't think this outcome would be realistic now. These holidays I am going back to stay with her from her birthday for a week, this marks our 2 year anniversary of our friendship.
Hi my name is Kate and I met my best friend Alisha through social media. I started talking to her through a mutual friend that told me he liked her and I guess I was curious to see where the situation was at so I messaged her. The conversation quickly moved on to more of a flowing friend kind of chat. We exchanged skype usernames and I remember the first times we Skyped I always got myself looking really nice so she would “like me”, even though from the very first call there was no awkwardness and it felt like we knew each other more than just chatting for a while online.
Once we had been talking for about 5 months she asked me if I wanted to come to her 13th birthday party along with about 100 other of her friends (it was quite a big party). At first my parents were a bit hesitant but the fact that we hadn’t actually seen each other's face reassured them that she was the girl in her pictures.
Mum, dad and I drove down two days before her birthday (the day of her party) but I wasn't allowed to stay at her house because we hadn't met properly yet so they booked a room in a hotel close to her house. The first time we saw each other we ran up to each other and almost bowled each other over! Really, it was like we had been friends for the past 7 months because we Skyped every day for at least 3 hours at first.
My mum gave in to letting me stay the night before her birthday as we were spending most of the time together anyway and she was very happy with how friendly she and her family were. We left after three days back home. That trip was among the best times of my life and she has come up to Nelson to stay a few times just as I have been back to Christchurch. We know each other inside out now and she is such an amazing person, I'm so incredibly lucky to meet her and have her in my life.
Without social media I don't think this outcome would be realistic now. These holidays I am going back to stay with her from her birthday for a week, this marks our 2 year anniversary of our friendship.
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How is meeting friends from Facebook in real life?
Survey:
We sent out a survey to the whole school asking three specific questions under the topic of our main one.
The answers we found were somewhat varied because of people's different personalities and what apps they used. We expected this because of the vast range of anonymous people online. Something that we did not expect however; was how deep their answers went, and how far some of these relationships have gone.
Below we have recorded our findings....
Do you think social media is an effective way of meeting new people? Please explain your answer -
21/45 said yes 11/45 were 50/50 8/45 said no
5/45 were irrelevant
Have you ever meet someone online and become close friends with them in person ( we define a close friend as someone you hang out with and often take to online) if so please send you story -
9/42 said yes (Out of this 2 people met their Boyfriend). 27/42 said no 2/42 were 50/50
4/42 were irrelevant
Would you prefer to meet someone online or in person? Please explain your answer -
34/45 said in person 1/45 said online
4/45 said both
Survey:
We sent out a survey to the whole school asking three specific questions under the topic of our main one.
The answers we found were somewhat varied because of people's different personalities and what apps they used. We expected this because of the vast range of anonymous people online. Something that we did not expect however; was how deep their answers went, and how far some of these relationships have gone.
Below we have recorded our findings....
Do you think social media is an effective way of meeting new people? Please explain your answer -
21/45 said yes 11/45 were 50/50 8/45 said no
5/45 were irrelevant
Have you ever meet someone online and become close friends with them in person ( we define a close friend as someone you hang out with and often take to online) if so please send you story -
9/42 said yes (Out of this 2 people met their Boyfriend). 27/42 said no 2/42 were 50/50
4/42 were irrelevant
Would you prefer to meet someone online or in person? Please explain your answer -
34/45 said in person 1/45 said online
4/45 said both
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We did a survey on 3 questions asking people's point of view on social media. We got
around 25-30 responses and recorded them...
Personal opinions:
How is meeting friends from fb online?
P1: ‘“Too large to manage”
I became friends with a girl on a gaming website and we really hit it off, I met up with her for her 14th birthday at a theme park. We are 24 now, regularly meet up with each other and talk online almost every day. I consider her one of my most trustworthy friends.
P2: I spoke to a girl on messenger. We were both going through a hard time and found comfort from talking to each other online, though we were both shy people in real life. We decided to meet up eventually and didn't talk to each other for about an hour. Then we started to hold hands and said a few words to each other and at the end of the night we kissed (I will never forget the kiss). That was seven years ago.
What are the negatives I online dating?
P1: People are somewhat reluctant to join online dating because they often feel a sense of defeat as they feel they cannot attract a partner in real life.
P2: Some people are looking for a certain story-book relationship like ‘The Notebook’, and that's something that the social media world cannot offer.
P3: There is a definite uncertainty on social media with the level of seriousness wanted in relationships and there is too big of a range of people online.
P4: People feel they cannot properly converse in conversation so they hide behind a screen, then it becomes a continuous loop of people on social media becoming socially inept.
Conclusion:
Personal opinions:
How is meeting friends from fb online?
P1: ‘“Too large to manage”
I became friends with a girl on a gaming website and we really hit it off, I met up with her for her 14th birthday at a theme park. We are 24 now, regularly meet up with each other and talk online almost every day. I consider her one of my most trustworthy friends.
P2: I spoke to a girl on messenger. We were both going through a hard time and found comfort from talking to each other online, though we were both shy people in real life. We decided to meet up eventually and didn't talk to each other for about an hour. Then we started to hold hands and said a few words to each other and at the end of the night we kissed (I will never forget the kiss). That was seven years ago.
What are the negatives I online dating?
P1: People are somewhat reluctant to join online dating because they often feel a sense of defeat as they feel they cannot attract a partner in real life.
P2: Some people are looking for a certain story-book relationship like ‘The Notebook’, and that's something that the social media world cannot offer.
P3: There is a definite uncertainty on social media with the level of seriousness wanted in relationships and there is too big of a range of people online.
P4: People feel they cannot properly converse in conversation so they hide behind a screen, then it becomes a continuous loop of people on social media becoming socially inept.
Conclusion:
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In conclusion we have found that the majority of the girls that took the survey thought yes,
social media was an effective way of meeting new people and yes, they have met someone
online and become close friends with them (using our definition of a close friend).
A very large percentage said they would prefer to meet someone in person opposed to online. The first two questions we were able to predict, as it is common to meet people online and use that as a tool to stay in contact. But 34 out of the 45 girls we surveyed would rather meet someone new in person and this surprised us and we just assumed that they would favor social media because it is easier to manipulate your personality and the way you look to seem more likable.
Overall as a group we've discovered new and useful information that we were not aware of before starting our survey and would enjoy taking this investigation further in the future.
A very large percentage said they would prefer to meet someone in person opposed to online. The first two questions we were able to predict, as it is common to meet people online and use that as a tool to stay in contact. But 34 out of the 45 girls we surveyed would rather meet someone new in person and this surprised us and we just assumed that they would favor social media because it is easier to manipulate your personality and the way you look to seem more likable.
Overall as a group we've discovered new and useful information that we were not aware of before starting our survey and would enjoy taking this investigation further in the future.
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