Snapchat Impact On Society

Social media has become one of the most dominate things in the lives of today’s youth. Millennials use social media for many reasons, to stay connected and as a source of entertainment. Among all the social media sites, one that is particularly popular is Snap chat. Most college and high school students check this app before twitter, Instagram, Facebook. Instagram noticed this trend early and tried to buy out snapchat, but their attempt failed and now snapchat has not only influenced its opens to copy its stories idea but also almost copy the format exactly. In my paper I will discuss two different articles that both focus on the topic of snap chat usage. I will also contrast these two articles and reveal how they have similar findings but different approaches.

In American author and psychologist, Jean Twenge’s article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” Twenge argues that smartphones have seriously taken a toll on Millennials. She claims that smartphones are wreaking havoc on Millennials’ mental health, as this generation is apparently “safer than ever” physically, they are “seriously unhappy” with life in general (Twenge 4). According to Twenge, children who see their friends on social media more than they do face-to-face feel lonely and excluded. I feel that with a majority of my generation, this is accurate to an extent. Many fights and arguments between younger people stem from Instagram and Snapchat posts. For example, innovations like the SnapMap now allow people to view their friends’ locations. Various viral memes, a humorous image, video, etc. copied and spread rapidly throughout the Internet,

Society is starting to think that by snapping someone pics of your face that you are good friends with them or know them but, when you finally talk to them in person you realize that you really don't know them. There are many theories that talk about the influence of social media on teens but the best theory for the question proposed has to talk about how snapchat is shaping our lives. Cultivation theory predicts that as something in the media or some sort of social media becomes popular, it changes the way society works. In relation to snapchat, Cultivation theory is making snapchat starting to be for the worse.

Snapchat is widely recognized for its photographs and features, but of those features, the messaging portion should not go unnoticed. Many users of Snapchat use the social platform to communicate with their peers, friends, family, and so forth. For the individuals who wish not to partake in the photographing portion of Snapchat, they can still communicate with their friend by messaging them. The idea that this platform can in fact unite people is a peculiar one indeed, but it is also very true. Snapchat has a feature that allows its users to find their friends, or to see who is closest to them. This feature acts in a positive way because it can help assure the safety of the other users who have this feature enabled; ensuring that your child is in fact at their friends house, or at least in the area. Aside from the find friend’s location feature, the way Snapchat is used itself can unite individuals. Being able to see family members, friends, or other loved ones when users are far from home, can bring a sense of unity among

Snap demon Does your kid love social media? Does your kid love to share pictures with their friends via social media? Odds are they use the famous social media app, Snapchat. Teens in today’s society have many privileges. One of the privileges is being able to communicate amongst their friends in various ways across multiple platforms of software.

Sexting on Snapchat spread because of teenagers and by teenagers who wanted to escape from their parents control and have something to do that felt private. “what really makes a new social network become popular fast? Teenagers.”

Twenty-seven individuals were surveyed to determine for how many months do they use SnapChat in comparison to their age and if there is a relationship between age and usage of social media apps such as SnapChat. A Pearson’s analysis revealed a moderate negative correlation, r= -.38. Age does have a relation with the number months individuals used SnapChat, as confidence level in our testing is .049, which is lower than 0.05. The results are reported in Exhibit 1.

“Mom please, please, please can I have Snapchat!?!” Asked Harley. She was 14 and was in 8th grade at Aspen middle school. She was pretty much the only person in her grade that didn't have any sort of social media. She looked at her mom with her big blue puppy eyes. “For the 10th time today no Harley!” Said her mom in frustration.

With new inventions and technology gradually growing every step of the way, many channels of communication have been created. Smart phones, computers, and social media have had such an impact in the way we interact with one another. Millennials have grown in a world where face to face interactions do not have the same meaningful connections that past generations have had. According to an article which explored smart phones and mediated relationships, “We found that the majority of our respondents multitask exploring the Internet or listening to music while also texting as a stable form of social contact. This suggests that young adults are increasingly blurring the line between symbolic and material spaces rather than being mentally and physically present with the other” (Pettegrew, 2015). It has been clear how much of an impact technology has had in the way we interact and communicate with one another, and this has opened up a door for new communication studies research to be done. Technology will continue to grow, and changes in message will occur along with that growth, so as communication scholars we have a lot to study and analyze within the future. “Studies of actual interpersonal relationships and how digital media affected them over time or,

One that stood out was Athena, whose real name was not shared due to her young age. She casually explained to Twenge anecdotal evidence that smartphones impact the development of familial and platonic relationships. Teens no longer speak to nor pay attention to their families. Rather, they’re more concerned about their smartphones: “they just say ‘Okay, okay, whatever’ while they’re on their phones” (Twenge). While this may seem like typical rebellious teenaged behavior, teenagers are beginning to isolate themselves and avoid in-person relationships. Over summer vacation, Athena admitted she primarily kept in contact with her peers via text or Snapchat: “I’ve been on my phone more than I’ve been with actual people … [my] bed has, like, an imprint of my body.” This lack of socialization beginning at a young age prevents the development of interpersonal and social skills which impact them later in

Van Dijck (2008) suggests that, “Communication and identity formation are not novel uses but have always been intrinsic functions of photography” (p.59). In the contemporary culture, especially among the younger generations, individuals are constantly posting images on social media sites to share their experiences online. This is particularly evident in the social media platform, Snapchat in which a study done in 2014 found that Snapchat users had sent over 700 million photos and videos per day (Lunden & Tsotsis, 2014). Snapchat is a mobile application which allows users to send snapshots or videos to friends with a brief message in the form of drawing or text. The company suggests that each snap ‘reflect an individual in the moment without the need to curate an everlasting persona’ (“Ads Snapchat,” 2015) This can be explained by the unique function of Snapchat as images will disappear after the set time expires. Therefore, the use of digital photography in Snapchat best represents how digital photography becomes a tool for communication, enabling users to connect and getting in touch. On the contrary, there are other social media networks that not only offer as a site for sharing experiences but also enable individuals to construct an ‘ideal’

Many of my girl friends and I talk these days about how dating just seems to be going more and more downhill. With people focusing on money and fun more than actual meaning, traditional dating is being forgotten and overridden. People actually think they can send you a Snapchat and that is okay communication. One of my friends (who I will keep anonymous) recently pointed out how with Snapchat and other similar social media these days, we fear and second guess ourselves by thinking, “Well, he opened my Snapchat but he didn’t respond to my text” kind of thoughts. How is this kind of thinking productive and benefitting relationships at all? Before social media, the only way to reach people was by taking the time to call them.

From an article called, Effects of Text Messaging on College Students’ Perceptions of Personal Health, it states, “Text messaging allows young adults to build, maintain, and sustain relationships, organize events, and social gatherings, and share new and exciting experiences with their friends and peers. (Hudson, Bliss, Fetro, 1)” Not only does texting affect students on a high school level, but it affects students of all ages including children, teenagers, and college students. Students not only rant about new series on Netflix, but as was said in the quote, they are also able to use texting to share news, ask questions about school, and to organize different kinds of events. When in some sort of schooling, it is important for students to have some sort of outside social life outside of school. In fact, it is healthy to do so. From high school facts and figures, it explains that, “83% of teenagers say that their best school memories revolve around Friends. (Eric Thiegs, Joseph K. Thiegs, and Rebecca Thiegs 1)” Students usually tend to better in and outside of school through friends. The best way of communicating to friends when they are not around is texting. “Regular use of electronic mail and participating in user groups had improved the lives of some users, particularly those who had experienced difficulties with face to face communication. (ebuisinessforum.gr)” As said in the quote, texting or electronic mail, had helped students with fears or problems concerning face to face contact. Students who text friends are easily able to share exciting experiences, help others trough tough situations, and remain social and more involved even when their friends may not be

Texting has become the most effective way of communication among young people. A large number of young individuals look at their phones hundreds of times a day just to see if there is a text notification on the screen. Many young adults prefer to express their feelings and desires through a text message, because they do not have to deal with the other party’s facial expression and emotions. Such practice is normally performed, leading teenagers to create a form of dependency on their cell phones. However, some people argue that texting does not affect their normal lives whatsoever, also, that texting is more efficient than calling or talking personally. Yet, in the long run, the usual practice of texting can cause severe psychological,

The quantitative research about how snapchat elicits more jealousy than facebook is an important topic. The article shed more light on snapchat usage among social media users and its motivations, which is an understudies area in terms of jealousy and interpersonal relationship compared to facebook which has been in existence for many years with an active users of 1.65 billion as at first quarter of 2016. Another reason why this topic is important is because of the relatively fast risen of snapchat to prominence in the digital world of social social networking sites (SNSs), eventhough it was officially lunch bin September 2011. The so called self-destructing photo-sharing app has gained more users than many existing apps that also serve related purpose. Facebook is still leading the Social networking sites in terms of rating but snap chat has gone mainstream in a big way forcing the facebook owner to offered a whooping sum of 3 billion dollars for full acquisition to the founder and co-founder because of the threat the app posed to both the facebook and other social media networking sites that have been in existence before this photo-sharing app joined the digital world of