Advantages And Disadvantages Of Social Media

In the modern world people operate their businesses and practically live their lives through the Internet, the use of social media, and easily obtainable information. Although easy access to nearly everything and everyone has many advantages, there are plenty disadvantages that accompany social media and easily obtainable information. If the world only knew how becoming aware of the rewards and drawbacks of social media and the ability to access information with ease people may change how they practice and consume it, especially when understanding the need to further question the reliability of their sources. It is important to understand the advantages,

The advantages of having your privacy and on social media. You can talk to your friends and family from along ways away. Also when your on social media you can post what you want on social media for your friends to see. While you talk online you can talk for as long as you want until the electronic device dies. When

The advantages and disadvantages of easily obtainable information, is convenience. By having newer communication technologies like social media, it has become the everyday norm to obtain information on social media instantaneously. Which is one advantage, everyone is into convenience, fast, like yesterday, (myself included), obtainable information is just that “convenient”. Everything is right at your fingertips, for example, an individual can be in one place and catch the latest news headline or editorial, while at the same time listening to their favorite tunes, view that video and share it all at the same time. An awesome multitasking advantages. Back in the day, the news would be read in a newspaper or viewed on your television, on the radio, or in the car on the way to work Listening to your favorite song would also be played either on your Walkman, in the car, or at home. Another advantage is the easily obtained information we receive off social media, it has become an expectancy more than an advantage, it’s known as the all information quick source, that includes information about serious topics, like circulating up-to-date minute information about cholera outbreaks in Haiti, identifying clearer water resources during the outbreak, (Fox 2011), Health professionals and health organizations are also seeing the advantages of adopting social media because of its seen as an

The Internet is full of endless information that is easily available at our fingertips. There are advantages and disadvantages to having access to such easily obtainable information. One advantage would be the ability to acquire more knowledge by having access to information outside of a classroom or seminar. Gaining this information can help with school or work projects if you are able to find helpful information. It is also a quick and convenient method of gathering data. An example of how it might help an everyday citizen would be if a person were thinking of moving to a new city or area, they could check the crime rates and frequency and look to see if any sex offenders are in the area. This is a good way to keep your family safe by using the easily obtainable information on the Internet. Some disadvantages of easily obtainable information is it may not be credible. Just because information is on the Internet, does not

Picture this, you just got the greatest haircut of your life. Feeling good, you take a selfie and post it on Instagram with the caption, “Feelin’ good.” A few hours later, you get a notification that someone commented on your picture. That comment reads, “You’re feeling good about THAT haircut? LOL!” You were just a victim of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is one of the many negative effects of social networking and social media on teens, and could create a situation that results in death (Mulvihill). Some people, however, claim that social media can improve teens’ knowledge of current social affairs, but others assert that the cons outweigh the pros. Although social media can inform teens

Advantages of easily obtainable information. You have the advantage to find out about anything that is within the reach of your fingertips thanks to search engines such as Google, Google Chrome, Bing, Firefox, and more.

The internet has a greater impact on people today than ever before. It has been a continual source of news, entertainment, and education for users around the world for more than 20 years. However, the most innovative of its technologies, social media, did not achieve mainstream popularity until about ten years ago. Facebook, Twitter, and similar services are becoming the most visited destinations on the internet. These websites allow users to quickly and easily share pictures, links, ideas, and messages with other users; theoretically facilitating social interaction. These services, through a combination of accessibility, simplicity, and intuitive design promote positive social behavior by encouraging interaction among friends, relatives, and co-workers; facilitating communication between individuals, and fostering a profound sense of community. Social media is a rising trends in the world today. Communication skills are exemplified by use of social media networking. Social media networking allows for a communication outlet. Social media is being utilized by students, parents, businesses, and religious organizations. It is being used in many forms by many different platforms for many reasons.

Information is a source where people will get knowledge and ideas about something that they will do. They need the right information to be disseminated to the public so that the information submitted does not conflict with the real situation. Other than that, to prevent the spread of false information , they should check out the validity of such information whether it is authentic or has been processed correctly. Social media is a medium where information can be disseminated quickly and widely with the growing technology .For further understanding of the meaning of social media, firstly we need to understand the purpose of the media. Media is a tool that use to communication such as radio or newspapers.Social media is a social application that is used to deliver information over the Internet through the application of facebook, twitter, myspace, blog and others. Many benefits can be utilized when using social media, and one of them makes it a medium for marketing a product, because it is more efficient and easier for the user to know the latest products released today. In addition, there are disadvantages in the use of social media and one of them is

It is widely agreed that social media has got many advantages in our live. Using social media has become a daily routine by many people all over the world. People use the social media websites to announce their points of views, enjoy watching some interesting movies, share information with other users, be in touch with friends, and in addition to many other advantages. Most of companies and business organization are using social media to monitor the change of the mood of their customers (Ormazabal, 2011) Most of Kuwaiti people are interesting in spending most of their time logging in social media networks like, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. using their cell phones. But on the other hand, some people do not feel comfortable with using social media sites. Social

In modern days people and organizations rely so much on the internet as the main source of information. Every business organizations must, therefore, evolve and develop a platform where people can access information about them. Social media as a tool for doing business as Wang (2013) continues to grow and in recent years it has seen an increase in usage as compared to mainstream media as a source of information and communication channels by customers. It offers a great platform which organization can use to create awareness and advertisements. Use of social media in any business entity has many advantages but Odden (2012) also observed that it also require commitment, strategy, and defined systems. Social media allow entities to increase brand recognition campaigns, improve brand loyalty and create more opportunities to reach covert customer (Saravanakumar and SuganthaLakshmi 2012). It is achieved through accessing many peoples and by having high conversation rate with potential and existing customers.

In August 6, 1991 Tim Berners Lee launched the first-ever World Wide Web site online (Inventor of World Wide Web Receives ACM A.M. Turing Award. April 4, 2017). Which had two main functions in which we’re to how to access another individuals file or document and to learn how to set up a personal server. Moreover, after 1991 technology has had technological advancements and improvements. The creation of Web 2.0 (Wikis, Blogs & Web 2.0 technology, 2008) allowed anyone to establish, create and share online information or express a certain opinion without any required usage of skill. Social Media in the twenty first century is the main platform for communication and staying updated with the latest pieces of information, such as academic articles, journals, books and much more. The purpose of this review is to understand the advantages and disadvantages of social media in politics and to explain how politics can be promoted in a stable situation and how politics can be manipulated by social media. The definition of social media is the sharing, creating and exchanging of different ideas, like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Blog groups and many other virtual communities or networks (Social Media Overview). Social media has become a main platform by politicians to let individuals join or participate in political engagement. (Kim & Chen, 2016) discussed that a new political participation established in digital media in which is called online participation, in which an

    Social media is now playing a large role in the lives of almost every member of today’s generation. Teenagers and young adults can not go a day without checking their friends’ Snapchat stories, Instagram posts, or tweets. These social media platforms keep everyone up-to-date with the latest news from friends and society. However, on the downside, the majority of  today’s generation is not capable of having a face-to-face conversation. The many advantages and disadvantages of social media proposes a challenge for parents who are trying to decide whether apps, such as Instagram and Snapchat, are helpful or harmful to their children.

One advantage of easily accessible information is convenience. Easily accessible information is convenient for people to catch the latest stories, listen to new songs on the go whether it is on the internet or the radio. People can watch and share music videos to those songs as well; while holding conversations through conversation with many friends immediately. This is more convenient than reading a magazine, watching television, listening to the radio and chatting on a cell phone at once to do the same thing. It allows people to multitask and do those things proficiently while conforming to society’s environment. One of the disadvantages to easily accessible information is when serious or sensitive information is available when it

There will always be advantages and disadvantages to most things in our lives. We may not all view them the same either, and I might view something as a disadvantage to me, but to another person, it might be an advantage. For the most part though, I do think most of us could agree on what is an advantage and disadvantage. When it comes to easily obtainable information, there are many pros and cons. With the internet these days, it is incredibly easy to get any information you may want or need. It can be good or bad either way you look at it. With easily available information, it makes finding things with little effort. It’s nice to find all the information you may need all at once, but it can be bad. When you can get things so effortlessly, it can cause you to do less work and be lazier in my opinion. I find it hard to retain information that I can easily access. Then I know I can go back to it anytime so why put so much work and in return, I do not retain the information.

There are many effects that stem from Internet usage. According to Nielsen, Internet users continue to spend more time with social media sites than any other type of site. For content contributors, the benefits of participating in social media have gone beyond simply social sharing to building reputation and bringing in career opportunities and monetary income, as discussed in Tang, Gu, and Whinston (2012).