As we all know, social media is a very big part of everyday life and almost everyone participates in social media. The article “Could You Become a Mean Meme” by Kristen Lewis discusses social media in depth and pros and cons to using social media. She also talks about how to be smart when using social media because when using social media, anything you post stays forever and you do not want to put something on the internet that you will regret. Being safe is one of the most important things you need to worry about when using sites that require your personal information. There are many advantages that social media offers to the public.…
As of January 2014, 74% of online adults were social media users. When social media began in the late 1970s with Bulletin Board System, a program designed to allow users to download files, games, and post messages to other users through telephone lines via a modem, not many were prepared for the effect it would have on the world 30 years later. As social media progressed through AOL (1990s), MySpace (2000s), and now onto Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, social media has continued to become a larger part of more and more people’s lives. A role that is now so large that many argue social media has become more of a curse than a blessing, and has poisoned communication, in person and over the Internet. But, social media helps protection services and law enforcement, assists people trying to stay up to date with the news, and allows people to stay connected with current and past friends.…
In an age where information and interactions are just a few clicks away, it has become easy to blame social media sites for problems in society. There are some who oppose this idea and others who are on board with the notion. Social media can have both a positive and negative effect on today’s society; it is up to the individual to decide the effect on them.…
Technology has advanced over the past decades, rapidly influencing today’s social culture. Social media is still developing into many different forms. Those forms can include Smartphone’s, computers, laptops, television, and tablets. Whichever the object is, it has also become a form of communication in many different ways. So much of people’s lives are impacted by social media, and there are many debates that whether or not it has a positive or negative effects on society.…
Many people in our society can relate. We wake up, check our phones. We go to school, check our phones. We go home, check our phones. And right before we go to bed, we check our phones. And for what? What are we constantly checking? Imagine logging out of social networking sites for one day. How would you feel? You would probably feel disconnected and want to log back on as soon as possible. This generation uses these websites to connect, to stay in the loop, and to become involved. However, people will take advantage of the use of these websites, and in return, the websites take over the majority of their life. The act of constantly wanting to be on a social website has become an obsessive, compulsive activity. Social networking creates a feeling of self-worth. It becomes a daily routine to always know others business, and if it is taken away, it becomes a craving. In this time, the current generation is very dependent and focused on social networking sites. Such social networking sites are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. These social networking sites have sparked a debate on whether it is good or bad for the society. Social networking can put people at risk for cyber-bullying, false information, fake rumors, and online predators, along with other negative results. It causes two friends that are hanging out, or a mom and her daughter in the car together, to not even converse with each other. Their focus is what is on the phone or the computer. Not the person that they are with. The person thinks they are communicating by being on these social networking sites, when in reality they are being consumed by it. Social networking provides a false sense of identity online where people become limited and blocked from the real world, by a screen.…
* Don 't add people you don 't know as friends! You don 't know if they are who they say they are...…
In the following essay, the benefits and consequences of social networking are explained and the different uses of social media are revealed. Websites, such as Facebook, have grown so popular that they have been created into mobile apps for individuals to use when he or she is unable to access a computer. With the significant increase in the number of its users, social networking has become a universal activity with its positive effects outweighing its negative ones. From being able to connect people from the opposite sides of the world to being able to provide a surplus of information, social networking sites have had a symbolic impact on the society that exists today. Without them, relationships would lose their potential to truly bloom and communication would become extremely limited. And although their opponents may claim that they bring too many safety risks, which include the effects that cyber bullying may bring, these websites have brought many advancements and have changed themselves over time to create a better environment for their users. The positive effects that social networking has created can be found everywhere, whether it is by enabling companions to communicate after a separation or by creating memorable relationships.…
Social media technology is one of the most popular and widely used technologies today. This technology is frequently used by consumers of different demographics as well as by businesses, government agencies and non-profits. Social media has drawn criticism by some as there have been widely publicized stories detailing the damaging effects of this technology. On the contrary, this has also provided much good in the world and has given people a way to communicate that is easier and more convenient than making a phone call.…
According to the science daily, it is stated:” Online social networking can help introverted adolescents learn how to socialize.” On the negative it states, “Young adults who have a strong Facebook presence show more signs of other psychological disorders, including antisocial behaviors, mania and aggressive tendencies.” Social networks have been a controversial topic for several years. Some argue social networking is beneficial to society because it helps keep in contact with people worldwide, professionally connects, and is convenient to spread news within seconds. Can this truly be one hundred percent believable? On the contrary, those who believe internet social networks are harmful to society say it results to lack of productiveness, a bad influence to younger generation children, harmful physically to the human body, and a huge invasion of privacy.…
Did you know that 23 percent of Facebook users check their account 5 or more times daily? Facebook is just one of the many social networks used by people all over the globe. It has become a way to connect with people unlike ever before. Social Media has become such a big part of Society that it is expected of us to use at least one. But how beneficial is social media really? Statistics show that an ordinary person spends an average of 7 hours and 45 minutes on social networks during a period of one month Those hours could have been spent doing something productive such as exercising or reading a book. Time is precious and it should not be wasted on unnecessary activities. Although Social Media sites such as twitter and Facebook may be helpful, but they re far more harmful, because of the arising issue of cyber bullying across the web especially on social media and all the reoccurring cases of mistaken identity that have disrupted let alone ruin the lives of many people.…
We can see clearly that social networking sites are advantageous only if they are used wisely. Using these sites would be helpful, if users do not spend time there unnecessarily. Wise members never provide personal information to strangers. Use of a tool depends on users. A doctor can operate with a knife and a murderer can kill a person with the same knife.…
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Division of City Schools – Manila ROSAURO ALMARIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Tondo, Manila SCHOOL RESEARCH STUDY School Year: 2013-2014 “Social Networking Sites: Beneficial or Not?” To Some Selected Grade Five Pupils of Rosauro Almario Elementary School” Submitted By: School Research Chairman: Research Co-Chairman: Research Members: FLORDELISA C. LICUP JACQUELINE T. ROXAS LORETA HABULAN ODETTE DE JESUS ANNA BAGUION SALVE MENDOZA REGINA OCTAVIANO…
Technology has evolved drastically over a short amount of years and has gone from an educational tool to that of a way of life. Services that were previously developed to aid professors and students communicate and learn have become regular in the lives of the majority of society. In this "reality television culture" of today, it seems that individuals find more entertainment from another individual's life than ever before and social networking websites such as online communities offer their users with the ability to become involved or even consumed by the lives of others around them. Social networking sites have already proven that they offer many positive aspects in the world of education and communication, but I strongly believe that society has become obsessed with this new virtual world that offers little to no limits. Even positive things become negative when used in excess, and just like any drug, online communities are abused and many individuals are consumed by the world that these sites offer.…
Eenhana - “I have been there, done that, saw and conquered……” This phrase is usually used by parents when advising children.…
The world of technology and communication has changed rapidly during this millennium era. We can not avoid that and as a matter of fact we will be lag behind if we do not follow it. Information Communication and Technology or ICT has become the major role to bring the world into a more modern and develop. ICT has also shaped the world to be more dynamic than ever before.…