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Has social media helped you gain more friends or lose friends?

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Question added by Duaa Saif , Translator & Copywriter , Bayt.com
Date Posted: 2015/11/24

Well, I would not exactly say friendship but rather professional connections in as far as my Job Search is concerned. Social Media has rather made me reconnect with long lost friends. The new friends I made, the friendship is rather virtual and impersonal and somewhat lacks weight.

Gayasuddin Mohammed
by Gayasuddin Mohammed , Advocate , Practicing Law before High Court at Hyderabad

I agree with Mr. Stanley's view as I feel the same. Thanks.

Abid  Patel
by Abid Patel , Freelancer , SAVERS GROUP ( CONSULTANCY )

I can imagine it as a two-sided sword and can cut both ways.People are conscious of their social image on the social platform. Although, social media can be used to keep in touch with people, it is difficult to be relevant to everyone at the same time. Friendships needs nurture, time and personal attention. Social Media can definitely help in the engagement process if we use it as an extension of our own self and supplement it to other means of building friendship.

 

Social media has contributed in growing acquaintances or follower ship who can be converted to friends by engaging them on a personal level.

 

I have used social media technology in addition to online and offline events, phone calls and meetups to inform, create awareness and build relationships.

 

There is no substitute to face-to-face conversations, however social media and technology can help us market better and reacher a wider audience.

i think social media gain lose friends..

khaled Ibrahim Sayed Abd El Salam Ibrahim
by khaled Ibrahim Sayed Abd El Salam Ibrahim , Chief Accountant , -ElMehy engineering company

Just be yourself and be sure when to say any words or when to stop of talking better than say anything.

syed muhammad naeem
by syed muhammad naeem , Quality Control Officer , Pakistan Cables

It has helped me gain contacts not friends.

Hammad Zaidi
by Hammad Zaidi , Engineer , I.T LAB

obviously increase friendship 

Muhammad Ishtiaq Qureshi
by Muhammad Ishtiaq Qureshi , Assistant Control Engineer , RMI

Gaining more friends in quantity.

Losing more friends in quality.

Monico Jimenez
by Monico Jimenez , Technical Support Representative (TSR) , Microsoft Services/Stream Global Services Company

Contacts, yes. But friends, no.

Mohammed Borham
by Mohammed Borham , Senior Procurement Engineer , Saudi Bin Laden Group

It helped me to gain more (new) friends & lose old ones :(

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