Lockergnome.com guest blogger Alexander Melton is an honor student, plays the viola and his love for technology runs so deep that he says, “I cannot go a day without using my iPhone.” Although Melton obviously enjoys the rush of sites like MySpace, Facebook and Twitter, he makes a reasoned observation that one can strike a balance between technology and face-to-face interactions. Thankfully, Melton acknowledges in his post “Are Social Networks Good For Our Social Habits?“ that there is no substitute for physically going out. Still, one might wonder how much “networking” is done among high school students – the more appropriate term is probably gossip or banter. The thornier issue may be whether Social Networks Sites (SNS) cultivate new perspectives or eat up valuable time. Gathering in an open, relatively unregulated space can be positive, but it can also have a negative effect on time management. Not just for teenage boys, but for employees or business owners without a sensible SNS strategy.

David Thimme, Feb. 28, 2010

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