Social networks - good or bad?

The internet is filled with a plethora of social networking websites, such as Facebook, Myspace, Friendster, Twitter, and the list goes on. Are they good for the society?

This is a very complicated question. These websites allow people to socialize over the internet in a way that was never possible before. They provide with hassle-free communication from anywhere in the world as long as you have internet access. However what are the side effects of using such communication technologies?

I think these websites are turning our society into robots. All people do now is go on their friends profile and stalk them to see what they are upto. People just blog about their stupid daily activities on Facebook as if anyone actually cares. If its a hot chick doing that, you see so many comments on their posts. If you want to go out with someone, the person would add you as a friend on Facebook and stalk the hell out of your profile to see who you are friends with, who you talk to, etc. These websites do provide great services but they are turning us into robots. There is no face to face human interaction going on at all. Smartphones make this matter even worse. Everyone you see outside walking, in class, or doing anything, they will be using their smart phone to either go on facebook or text message someone. No one even talks on the phone anymore. This is really bad as a societal point of view because if people are not practicing human interaction they will just be like computers in the future. We have to stop relying on these technologies and go old school. This is why so many people lack communication skills these days. Communication skills are mandatory for any type of job. If we start looking at each other as robots and judge each other based on their Facebook profile, it just shows how stupid our society is becoming. A medicine might cure you temporarily, but in the long run it certainly has side effects that are not that easy to reverse.