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New communications technologies have influenced billions of people in the recent years, entering ... more New communications technologies have influenced billions of people in the recent years, entering into every area of their lives, and social networks have become the focal point of communication with their use. The manner in which communities perceive the world has changed in line with this, and individuals have reached the point of being able to express themselves in different ways, at different locations. These technological leaps have resulted in significant changes in social life, and the changes which have taken place have had a big impact on personal relationships, the manner in which people socialise and even lifestyles. The network community, which is based on virtuality, has found the opportunity to expand and become organised at a level not seen until today, and individuals have obtained the opportunity to 'be together online' simultaneously, ensuring that a new form of organisation and type of action have been born. Social media generates information and news in a very quick manner, while social networks simultaneously forward these to the very wide masses, at the same pace. Users are actively involved in both the generation of this information, and its transmission, while at the same time endeavouring to remain in step with the information traffic which is flowing. Today, almost everyone lives within the mobility of sharing in the social media, tracking hundreds of messages a day, and forwarding many of these to others by sharing them, themselves. However, while they are doing this, they are also becoming detached from their social circles in their real life. Within this context, this study focuses on individuals, who are intensively in communication through the identities they have created in the social networks, but have become detached from their own actual environments – becoming indifferent and antisocial. Focus group discussions have been held with 12 randomly selected persons from among these individuals.

New communications technologies have influenced billions of people in the recent years, entering ... more New communications technologies have influenced billions of people in the recent years, entering into every area of their lives, and social networks have become the focal point of communication with their use. The manner in which communities perceive the world has changed in line with this, and individuals have reached the point of being able to express themselves in different ways, at different locations. These technological leaps have resulted in significant changes in social life, and the changes which have taken place have had a big impact on personal relationships, the manner in which people socialise and even lifestyles. The network community, which is based on virtuality, has found the opportunity to expand and become organised at a level not seen until today, and individuals have obtained the opportunity to 'be together online' simultaneously, ensuring that a new form of organisation and type of action have been born. Social media generates information and news in a very quick manner, while social networks simultaneously forward these to the very wide masses, at the same pace. Users are actively involved in both the generation of this information, and its transmission, while at the same time endeavouring to remain in step with the information traffic which is flowing. Today, almost everyone lives within the mobility of sharing in the social media, tracking hundreds of messages a day, and forwarding many of these to others by sharing them, themselves. However, while they are doing this, they are also becoming detached from their social circles in their real life. Within this context, this study focuses on individuals, who are intensively in communication through the identities they have created in the social networks, but have become detached from their own actual environments – becoming indifferent and antisocial. Focus group discussions have been held with 12 randomly selected persons from among these individuals.