Today's social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter can have both a positive and negative impact on society. Younger generations seem to only look at the positives of social networking and can forget about the dangers.
Some positive aspects of social networking can be stronger communication, easy access, and business ventures. By having social media sites such as Facebook more people are communicating with each other than ever before. Families who live on the opposite end of the country or even world can communicate back and forth with the click of a button. And not only can they communicate easily but they can stay involved in each other’s lives even with being thousands of miles away. Another positive aspect of social networking sites is the easy access to millions of people. Be it schoolmates, co-workers, or even old friends access to sharing information about an upcoming meeting or homework assignment is easily shared. Communication and the way ideas can be shared are a direct cause of social networking sites.
Businesses are also taking advantage of social networking sites to promote their business. Especially with younger generations we are always online or have easy access to the Internet which makes advertising through these sites key. Most businesses today have some sort of social networking site to promote and advertise their business.
Even though there are many positives to social networking sites there are also many negatives. One of them being the lack of privacy. When you have a social networking page of your own you are basically putting your private and personal life out in the open for the world to see. Even though sites such as Facebook has privacy settings you can never be too sure about what is actually truly private. Another negative aspect is the isolation these social sites are creating. Even though people are communicating the actual face-to-face time between people is decreasing making people stay in isolation. This unhealthy behavior can become quite serious. One last negative aspect of social networking sites in the increase in cyber bullying. Teens (even adults) are interacting on these social media sites, causing the act of cyber bullying to be seen, and committed, by both. This has become fatal in some situations and has even lead to death by teens that were being teased online.
These sites can be very useful and are a major part of our lives but can also have harmful effects of today's society. Negative aspects of social media sites are overshadowed by the endless possibilities these sites have given us through communication. The act that you can instantly connect with hundreds of friends with the click of a button is truly remarkable. These social networking sites are definitely not going anywhere anytime soon. I believe this is just the beginning of social media and its entirety.
Privacy will always be a major concern regardless of what you're doing. With social media sites, people can access your information whenever they want. Sure there's privacy settings in place, but what happens if someone hacks into your account? By having direct access to your account, someone can essentially do whatever they want to your account. Social media isn't always like that. If that were the case, less and less people would stop using the services all together. Social media has some positive effects as well. A ton of companies rely on Facebook and Twitter for free advertising. This is a great tool for any company who wants to get their name out there. Jessica mentioned, "... younger generations...are always online or have easy access to the Internet which makes advertising through these sites key." If you know where and how to market your product, there's no way that people won't at least hear about it. Anyone can use social media to benefit them in the future. It's hard to draw the line whether social media has more negative effects than it does positive effects. It ultimately comes down to who you talk to. For the most part, people will say that you can't have one without the other. One thing is for certain though, all aspects of social media is here to stay.
ReplyDeleteThere will always be a positive and negative approach to all social media aspects and it is very true that the younger generation just doesn’t understand what dangers are out there and what can happen if you put too much of your personal information on the internet. Yes, the positive aspects consist of staying in touch with friends, seeing what they are up to, getting yourself out there so people can be in touch with you and relate, or connecting with family members who you haven’t seen in a long while. But positive always go hand in hand with the negative which mainly consist of the lack of privacy. You did a really great job of making sure all the aspects of both sides of positive and negative were conveyed. Also you did a good job mentioning that the sites can play a major part in our everyday lives and be very useful but can also cause harm to today’s society. I couldn’t agree more that the negative aspects of social media sites are overshadowed by the endless possibilities these sites have given us through communication. Great job on conveying your thought and getting your point across clearly and precise.
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