Socializing through Social Media Video Project

     In today's society, almost anywhere you go you can see people on their phones avoiding human interaction or awkward situations. Technology seems to have become a gateway to stay in contact without having to be face-to-face. One viewpoint on social media is that it is being used to replace human interaction and is distancing individuals from each other rather than connecting. However after talking to University of Texas students, many of whom have been separated from family and friends due to college, it's easy to see that social networking has helped reconnect with friends that they otherwise would not have stayed in touch with due to distance.
     "I'm from Georgia," Melissa Sineway said. "With all my friends that don't go here, which is all of my friends from home, it has helped me stay connected with them."
     Matt Gandy brings up the point that social media doesn't control his social life and does not affect his direct relationships.
     "Because the people that I want to hang out with, I'll hang out with," Matt Gandy said.
Despite all of social media's critics, it appears that instead of putting a strain on relationships it helps foster friendships.