Overview of Social Networking

Social media itself is a huge danger to society. It causes many suicides within the world because of the cyberbullying and spreading of rumors. “Recent studies have shown that one out of four teens have been the victims of cyberbullying and one out of six have admitted to having cyberbullied someone” (Trautner 1). The internet and social media is supposed to be used to communicate with friends and for searching information, “Kids use technology different than their parents do. Sometimes it is hard for adults to understand that this can even be a possibility” (Trautner 1). It is not supposed to be used to bully someone, especially not to the point where the victim would think about suicide. “One of the statistics that has been highlighted within this news coverage is the threefold increase in the suicide rate for girls ages 10 to 14. The rates for girls in this age group increased from 0.5 to 1.5 per 100,000 during this time period. The increases for boys in this age group were not as high, climbing from 1.9 per 100,000 during 1999 to 2.6 per 100,000 in 2014” (Olsen

(2) A network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts. (3) An online community of people with a common interest who use a website or other technologies to communicate with each other and share information or resources. Social Network sites is defined as web-based services that allow individuals to (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, (2) articulate a list of other users with who they share a connections, and (3) view and navigate their list of connections and those made by others within the system. These social network sites are named as such but not limited to: Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, and

However, like genetics, it also has many negatives. Technology does improve the world’s ability to communicate quickly and easily, but it also separates people socially. Social media and smartphones for example, have dramatically reduced human interaction. Everyone would rather communicate online than in the real world. According to Pew Research Center, “Roughly two-thirds of U.S. adults (68%) now report that they are Facebook users, and roughly three-quarters of those users access Facebook on a daily basis” (Smith and Anderson 1). This a huge portion the the American population that is using Facebook alone. There are many other social media platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest that attract even more users. The more people use these services, the less they interact with others in person. Aldous Huxley once said, “Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards” (Huxley 1). Before the technology that exists today, people were unable to communicate with others that weren’t in their area. Now, people tend to communicate with those around them less. As technology continues to improve, this situation will only become worse. Preventative action must be taken to prevent this from destroying human

Just like the creature in Frankenstein, Social media has damaged and killed many people in its path. Social media has become a feeding ground for cyberbullying which has now become the leading cause of depression, substance abuse, and pre-adolescence suicide in the United States today. Cyber bullying is any aggressive act repeatedly causing harm to another through websites, blogs, emails, texting, social networks, photographs, video games, etc. Cyber bullying isn’t just peer to peer bullying, Americas youth is being bullied by the companies who sponsor these apps themselves. These companies are contributing to the mental health issues such as depression caused by forced body images and low self-esteem. Both parties are doing this by using Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and many other apps where most of teens today

In our society today, social media is a monster because it has created unrealistic social expectations and unhealthy relationships with ourselves and others. Social media has become a central platform to everyone in our society today and can cause many problems for a large portion of the users. Many of the problems that associate with social media can cause mental and physical harm to users such as, depression, which can lead to suicidal thoughts or actions, eating disorders, and even lowered self-esteem due to the unreasonable comparisons that people make when compared to popular and successful people. One major issue that social media has brought up is the exploitation of the anonymous identification which bullies use to hide from their victims. This can single handedly cause the issues that was recently stated. The social media crowd is now influencing young teens and kids to do drugs. It causes a sort of pressure for some adolescents to engage in illegal activities such as, smoking and drinking. This can be a real danger because they are too young to realize what they are doing to their bodies and could truly put their lives in danger. Social media also causes a learning deficiency in a large portion of students. These students are constantly on their phones and it takes their full attention away from the task at hand. This causes procrastination of assignments and can lead to lower grades. They are not disciplined enough to control themselves and stay away from their

Social media can be a platform where you interact and have fun with friends,or get picked on and stalked by adults. Bullying is a serious problem in the U.S.Because of social media people do not have to be face to face to talk. They feel they can say anything and get away with it.This is called cyber bullying when you bully someone over the internet (Social). If you put abusive posts on someones pictures that can be looked at as bullying (Social).

Ever since we got technology people have been abusing it. On social media things happen such as bullying, hurting people, and lies. The is controversy on whether people should be prosecuted for it and they should. People are making other people's lives hard and hurting them emotionally and this needs to stop.

The claim opposers say is that social networks and media keep us close together and connected, but has connection really gotten better? Or is this a false sense of connection that social media creates. In a study done at Cornell University, Dr. Strogatz states that social media can make it more difficult for us to distinguish meaningful relationships in the real world. Due to the many easy relationships formed through social media, the brain will focus much of our time and a lot of psychic energy on these less meaningful relationships, and our most important connections will weaken and wither. Along with social implications, there comes physical health as well. Researchers suggest that due to prolonged and constant social media use, chances increase for weight gain, sleep disturbance, depression, and anxiety. The psychological effects can be devastating to the whopping 1 in 4 people on the Earth today who have a social media account of some form. All thanks to the power of the internet today and the ease of access it comes to many of us today. Another culprit of the implications with social media and the destructive force that is the internet, is cyber-bullying. Bullying isn’t new, but it has definitely changed over the years. Back in the day, children were usually bullied at school or in the neighbourhood. Today, with the increase of Internet, children are now being bullied at all times in all locations. In fact, according to reports at the Washington Post, nine out of ten teen facebook users have stated that they have seen bullying on a social media site. In addition, 54 percent of those surveyed claimed to have experienced bullying on the same exact site. The effects of bullying may appear subtle in the beginning. However, if it persists, the results can be very tragic. One of the most serious of these consequences is suicide. This can be in result of some people unequipped with

Another drawback is the potential to cause riots or outbreaks in a school, town, or even a country. The countless amount of bullying that happens on social networks is evidence that if social media participants are not careful about what they post on their social media pages and on the Internet for public viewing, it can possibly trigger bias or prejudice judgments. Social networking sites began to become popular in 2002 and although still in their youth, it has many disadvantages that should not be overlooked. People should not have to be worried about what they put on social networks because as Americans, we have freedom of speech. Thus it is reasonable for people to be skeptical and oppose social media when runs the risk of being counterproductive.

While many people put off and ignore the issue of social media and its downfalls, others say that people should think about how our lives are being affected by this advancement in technology, including, lack of human contact and precious time being lost due to consumption with social media. Social media is currently a highly controversial topic in which numerous people have mixed feelings. Society has typically viewed new advancements in technology as beneficial and a sign of success within their country. But, has it solely caused successful outcomes, or are there downfalls to these advancements?

Five big negative impacts on social networking are privacy, lies, laziness, Closeness of family, and lack of communication ability. One of the biggest of these five impacts is the lack of communication aspect of social networking. I found that social media affects the way people talk and it also affects their ability to talk to someone in the real world. The source said that people who get too used to texting and emailing lose their ability to talk normally in the real world. Employers always go for the millennial who had the communication ability not just on text but in the real world too. Employers and people in higher generations also see that us millennials are using slang and words that aren’t even english. For example, a study found that millennials are using the “slang” that we use to text in the business world. Employers do not want to see this and it makes it hard for some customers to understand what the employees are saying. Second you have the privacy problem in social networking. I found that people are posting private things on social media and it is getting to their employers; leading to them not getting the job or getting fired from the job they had. This is really bad because people may have been just sending something to their friend that they don’t want anyone else to see but somehow it still reaches their supervisor and they get consequences. As a young adult i have to learn to get past these negative impacts so here are some ways to get around these

The abundance of technology and social media today has led to many positives and negatives in our society. The

Nowadays, Internet become the most important thing in real life of each person because people can use the social network such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube to communicate with each other.The fact is that most of people know how to use Internet from children to adult. The most common technology devices these days are tablet, computer, laptop, and smartphone. They like it because they can do whatever they want on the Internet with these devices. Besides communicating, people also use Internet to listen music, watch movies or films, and play video games. The social networks is created to help connect people with someone who far away or making new friends. Social networking will become the most helpful thing if people know how to use it in the right way.

Social media is everywhere, you cannot control what people post, tweet, like, or what they take pictures of. Adults, teens, and children have let the use of technology rise to extreme measures. This can be good, communication and use of social skills have improved. These networks aren’t always used for the better though, many faults come into play when people become addicted to social networking sites. People begin to experience low self-esteem, privacy issues, and cyberbullying. Teens have began using these sites while driving and have become more prone to problems in their relationships with people. Through social media and the internet, people have grown closer and you can, at any time, look up any question you need, and no

Social networking is a way for people to connect and share information with each other online.