How Social Media Will Change Friendship in 2030

LACK OF NON-VERBAL CUES ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN 2030 Written by: Valéria Santos Social media has revolutionized communication and the way we interact with people. While on one hand, social media has afforded more possibilities for interaction and reconnecting with people you no longer have face-to-face contact with, social media hasn’t been able to allow users to use important components of in-person communication which favor interpersonal connections and relationships development (Venter, 2019). While we explore some of the ideas regarding interpersonal communication on social media and its relation to  the establishment of friendships, we examine current social media contexts and technology available nowadays and make correlations with what we anticipate in the coming years, especially in 2030. If we think of communication technology available now in 2020, we see that written text posting on social media is still very ...

CHALLENGES OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN 2030 Written by: Valéria Santos Digital tools and social media network have changed the way we interact with other people and have become one of the dominant ways we communicate.  Whereas some people emphasize that communication via social media has become a platform for socialization, allowing us to interact with a large number of people and not be restricted only to those we meet in person, it’s also true  that communication through social media has imposed some challenges on creating interpersonal connections and relationships online (Venter, 2019) and in face-to-face interactions (Ingram, 2017). According to Venter (2019) communication indicates “sharing of words, emotions, ideas, intent and messages” (p.1) which are essential for mutual understanding and building of relationships. However, when verbal or non-verbal cues are lacking on communication, there ...