Do you think social networking sites are changing human relations in any way?
There is a lot of research in the field of Communication that suggests that yes, it is changing how we perceive people, how our relationships develop, and seeking depth vs. breadth in relationships (knowing a few people very well, or knowing a lot of people but not very well). It also promotes the existence of “weak ties,” which are friends-of-friends, people you haven’t talked to in years, etc. Moreover, social networking sites make people lose touch with keeping things private and knowing what is or is not appropriate to share or divulge publicly. Joe Walther developed what he called the hyperpersonal perspective, which suggests that people develop false impressions based on online interactions that are almost always going to lead to disappointment when you meet someone face-to-face.
