In the two articles read both authors state the advantages and disadvantages of social media. In the first article “Could you become a mean meme?” the author tells readers the pros and cons of social media. He also tells readers possible solutions to the problems social media poses. In the second article “Are you being watched” the author tells readers about cookies and how people could prevent them. In the articles “Could you become a mean meme” and “Are you being watched” both authors state the advantages and disadvantages and also how to keep your privacy online. One of the first disadvantages used in “Could you become a mean meme” is the fact that people could take the things you post and use them for something mean. The author tells
Rachel Ehmke addresses the negative effects of social media in a strident, yet true, way. The use of social media among teens in America is 75 percent and out of that percentage 68 percent use Facebook more than any other site or app (Common Sense Media, as cited by Ramasubbu, 2016, p.1). According to Suren Ramasubbu in his article “Influence of Social Media on Teenagers”, Facebook is an outlet for depression, sexting, and cyberbullying (2016, p.1). Ehmke points these effects as well to support her opinion along with other effects like indirect communication, loss of experiences, the imposter syndrome, and stalking. It can be concluded that the reasons provided by Ehmke are valid reasons to prove why social media can affect a person negatively.
In the passage “Could You Become a Mean Meme?” Kristen Lewis, the author, talks about the many advantages and disadvantages of social media and the internet. A typical teen sends more than 200 texts a week and more than 45 hours a week in front of a screen (12). Using social media has many advantages and disadvantages, but there are also ways kids can be smarter using social media. Social media has many advantages such as: keeping in touch with your friends after school, keeping in contact with your distant family members, posting important events in your life for others to see, and snapchatting your friends before their games or other things they are doing.
1) In the articles,"Could You Become a Mean Meme" and "Are You Being Watched?" both by Kristin Lewis. It talks about all the advantages and disadvantage of using social media. In "Could You Become a Mean Meme" it states an advantage, " The great thing about these platforms is that they allow us to participate in eachothers lives by sharing moments both big and small-In real time" (Lewis 13). Instead of being in the real world talking face to face or share a big or small moment in your life, you can do it straightly off your phone or almost any device you have. On the other hand, there is also disadvantages.
In the article “could you become a mean meme” Kristen Lewis informs readers of the advantages and disadvantages of social media, as well as how to be smart with privacy. As your on social media you are getting watched on everything your on in your phone. Social media is great because you can talk to family and friends miles and miles away ,but there are some disadvantages for communication; however you can protect your privacy.
it of envy and depression. It begins explaining how Facebook works and how some options in it can affect our society in a negative way, but end the introduction saying that is up to us the purpose for which we use Facebook, but the main purpose of the author in this article refers to Instagram, which the author thinks is worst than Facebook because it only gathers the bad aspects about Facebook which the author says are “loitering around others’ photos, perfunctory like-ing, and “broadcasting” to a relatively amorphous group” an example will be that the photos on Instagram promote self-promote because when people look at one beautiful picture one way
In the world today, social media has a big impact on our lives. Would It be ok if I took a moment to take a bad picture of you and made it into a mean meme? Well, I didn’t think so. Though that may sound terrible, there are many advantages and disadvantages to using social media, and also many ways to be smart when using any form of it. Because social media has gotten to be such a big thing over the years, it helps the world stay connected.
In the article, “could you become a mean meme?” by Kristen Lewis informs readers of the advantages and disadvantages of social media, as well as how to be smart with privacy. Did you know that whatever you do on internet you are being watch in some way? Social media is good for connecting with others, but bad because you don’t have enough privacy; however, there are ways to protect yourself.
I think that this article will be one of the first steps to proving that sometimes, social media isn't such a toxic place and that it could influence our behavior for the good, not the bad.
In the articles “How Social Media Is Having a Positive Impact on Our Culture” by Josh Rose and “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely” by Stephen Marche, the authors discuss opposing views on the topic of social media. Rose argues that social media has had a
Overall, the article is well organized. Despite the fact that the introduction, body and conclusion are merged, the author gives many examples, that epitomize what people as social media users are experiencing everyday, and details
Are you a victim of cyberbullying on the internet, or a victim of all the positive impact that social media can offer ? In the articles, “Student examines negative effects of social media on teens” by Aurelie Krakowsky, and the article, ¨the upside of selfies: social media isn't all bad for kids” by Kelly Wallace (CNN), the authors argue about how social media can be bad for kids but can also be very useful at some times. Over all social media can harmful in many ways; however there are more benefits that truly exceed them.
Social media has become prominent parts of life for many young people today. Most people engage with social media without stopping to think what the effects are on our lives, whether positive or negative. Are we as a society becoming more concerned with Facebook "friends" than we are with the people we interact with face-to-face in our daily lives? What will the longterm effects of today 's social media use be? There are many positive aspects, but there are equally as many dangers that come with the use of sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google +, Tumblr, Instagram, gaming sites, and blogs. Social media has both negative and positive effects on society, it is up to the user to decide what impact they want to make. In order to make the right choices, we must dig in and research this topic thoroughly.
The abundance of technology and social media today has led to many positives and negatives in our society. The
Social media is one of the most common ways for people to communicate anywhere and at any time in modern society. Some people think that it is beneficial to have in society. Although, many people are starting to see negative effects arise from the use of social media as well. These negative effects are increasing and becoming more problematic every day. The disadvantages of social media far outweigh the advantages. Social media effects everyone in society, especially teenagers by negatively impacting their lives, face-to-face interactions, and mental health.
Social media. We have all heard of it. We have all raved about it at some point in our lives. There is no doubt; it plays an imperative part of people’s lives today – users are reliant on social media. It is great that Mark Zuckerberg reminds us to say, “Happy Birthday” to our friends. Yet, we have all seen the dangers it can cause. From identity fraud to cyberbullying - we become exposed to the dangers of the internet. Not only is it hackers and frauds that cause destruction, but social networking posts. Every day, you scroll through Facebook, or Instagram - liking, sharing and commenting on posts. What people don’t see is how words on a ‘status’ or ‘tweet’ can hurt someone. They can’t see that a person’s feelings behind the screens on a computer have been destroyed, because they can’t see what they don’t want to see.