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,

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

The purpose of this essay is to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of obtainable information as well as the advantages and disadvantages of social media. I will also explain how knowing these advantages and disadvantages can alter how a person might use social media. The last thing I will talk about what credibility issues can arise from information on the internet.

Where do you turn to get your information like the news, or to keep in contact with your family and friends? Social media is the primary way of getting your news, entertainment, and tools for everyday life. As you look around you many people are using social media as a source of their daily routine because they can access the information they are looking for quicker. Do you ever question about the advantages and disadvantages of uses social media to get your information? There is a credibility issues that arise form getting information that is shared on the Internet.

I think that the social media system cannot simply make humanity more peaceful and happy. I say this for a couple of reasons. Social media just makes people have a chance to insult or expose others without much punishment, people can use social media for any way they want, including on dark subject like murder, etc., and it has shrunk the world down in such a way it is a social media village now. After reading the article by Nicholas Carr, I could tell that it would do all of this for social media. I immensely agree due to him making his point; social media can corrupt people. People tend to share more exposed information onto social media a lot, so it keeps people from liking others the more they know of them.

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With a lack of control over Social Media, negative comments can easily ruin a companies and their brand’s image. Once a post is posted it can never be deleted, and not just only can customers post, but so can the competition. Some customers get so angry when they get bad service or unhappy with the company/product. If they believe they will get more attention through social media then they could start rumors, and bad press about your company. I would like to share a few examples to show how their image was ruined

Social media is a slippery platform of communication with others around the world and has an almost equal number of disadvantages to advantages. It allows one to release sensitive information readily available to be viewed by almost anyone. As in the case of my subordinate posting negative things about me online, I should not have accepted his/her request in the first place, for a couple of reasons. When you are the boss of someone, it is best to keep your business and personal relationship separate. If others see that you have accepted that employee as a friend, it could easily be perceived as favoritism. Not only that, now that you have access to their page, you could see something you don’t like (such as that post) and hold it against them while in the workplace. This could lead to a personal vendetta, which could likely cost them their job if they don’t tread lightly.

Social media: something you love, or something you hate. It goes without saying, though, that social media has become an ever predominant feature within society- defined by the Oxford Dictionary as websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. The question I pose, however, is whether social media is now posing more harm than it is good.

The rise of technology has shaped our generation in so many ways. As a child, I remember going to the library and checking out books when I had a paper or project due for class. As I got older the need for finding books or publications for research purposes decreased considerably. As I entered middle school, a class was being taught on computer literacy, and looking back on that class I see how important it was to get started early. I can only recall one time in the last three years where I stepped foot into a public library, and that was to place my vote for the 2016 presidential election. The fact that I can hop on my phone, and search anything I could possibly want to know about, and that information be displayed in a matter of seconds is an amazing and wonderful thing. The downside to the capability of information at your fingertips is that it causes people (including myself) to be lazy. Vocabulary and literacy levels are lower now, because you don’t have to read several books to find what you are looking for. I loved reading for pleasure when I was younger, and still do, but that was because I was required to read more to find answers to questions. Siri and Google have almost eliminated the need to do such research.

Social media is a booming topic when it comes to this generation. There are advantages as well as disadvantages when it comes to talking about social media. Some people use it for important purposes like promoting startup companies or keeping in contact with long distance relatives. However, there can also ways people can take social media for granted and have what they post affect their career. It's the little things that people tend not to think about before posting. With that being said, not paying attention to what is being posted publicly such as inappropriate pictures or referencing illegal drugs. Companies will usually tend to go the other direction when they see those types of posts and look to hire someone that will be a good asset to the business. Studies have been done showing that what people post or express about themselves can be used against them and backfire when going into a job interview. The population needs to gain a better understanding on what exactly the advantages and disadvantages are of social media and how their decisions can affect people’s career.

Social media has been improving the last couple of years, it is a way to keep in contact with people, post pictures, and meet new people. There are many different aspects to social media that make it beneficial but on the flip side it has so many negative factors as well. People are way too vocal with social media and post many pictures, videos and statuses that they should not, people hide behind a computer screen so that they can be nasty to others without the confrontation. This factors in a lot with all of the racial slurs and offensive language directed to the black community. Social media has caused multiple mental health issues and has lead multiple individuals to committing suicide. In todays society social media is unpredictable and you never know what someone will post and how it can be very offensive and hurtful to others. There are so many disadvantages of social media and they effect our lives on a day -to -day basis.

Social media channels, such as Facebook, have become a primary method of communication between individuals and companies, but are not always the most effective. Social media channels are examples of controlled media. Controlled media includes the ability to select the exact words and images that get sent. However, there is a possible disadvantage of a lack of credibility because the receivers are aware the business is controlling the message. Controlled media is also costly, especially when using advertising to send a message (Guth and Marsh).

Social media has become an important part of our daily life. Unfortunately, over-sharing information via social media is rapidly becoming the norm in our society. In 2014, Facebook already claimed to have over 1.23 billion users (Warnick, Bitters, Falk & Kim, 2016, p.772) Typical Facebook users commonly share pictures, updates, and personal interactions via chats and emails. Incredibly, people can connect with each other across the globe in matters of an instant (Pappas, 2013). This means information, good or bad, is passed by using a mere click and most often without regard to the ramifications.

Analyse the benefits and disadvantages of using social media to market to the various different stakeholder groups