Social Media And Its Impact On Society

Social media are websites or applications that most of people use every day, but it can cause several harmful effects, such as symptoms of mental health, increase cyberbullying, and reduce productivity. Social media is a place where people can share their personal information, pictures, videos, ideas, and different form of expressions. It also the great place where people can interact with each other by using the text posts or comments. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter are the platform social media that most of people use. Each people has different purpose of using social network, such as communicate with friends, or promote a business. According to the Statita.com, in 2017, 81 percent of U.S. Americans had a social media profile, representing a five percent growth compared to the previous year.

Social media sites have taken over our lives in the past years. Social media plays an important role in our life today. Whether it is good or bad, over the past years social media is a rising trend in the world today. Everyone use social media, young and old. It is hard to imagine that we did not have social medial until 10 years ago. I am interested in this topic because I myself use social media every day, I have seen good things happen to people through social media just as much as bad things. I found myself checking my twitter page and other peoples page without even thinking about it. Sitting behind a phone screen or computer can be fun but also bad. People communicate all day every day through email, texting, phone call, and of course social media. Social media has a great impact on people today than ever before. Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter are becoming the most visited sites on the internet. These websites and apps allow people to easily share location, pictures, link, and messages with other people. Social media is being accessed by parents, students, businesses. It is being used by many different people all around the world for many reasons.

Social media is ?forms of electronic communications (as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos).? (Merriam-Webster.com, 2018) Social media has developed into a platform that is effortlessly available to anybody that can log on the Internet. The ability for businesses to be able to communicate easily with customers promotes the company?s brand, makes the brand more visible, and, often makes customer service better. (Wikman & Cottrell,) The key social media platforms that are used today are: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. (Standberry, 2017)

Social media is the interaction of the public sharing information with others and receiving information from others via the internet. “The use of social media based programs are to make connections with friends, family, customers and clients. Social networking sites can serve as many different purposes. Some sites can be for social purposes, business purposes and or both through sites such as: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.” (“Social Media’s Impact On Society.” The Odyssey Online 27 Oct. 2017. www.theodysseyonline.com/social-medias-impact-society). The public uses social media to stay and keep in touch with what their friends and families are doing. Also, society even uses the media for their very own personal reasons; whether it's for entertainment, to stay up to date with local news and even worldwide events. “The very first recognizable social site ever created was Six Degrees, which was established in 1997. It enabled users to upload a profile picture and make friends with other users using the application.” (“Social Media’s Impact On Society.” The Odyssey Online 27 Oct. 2017. www.theodysseyonline.com/social-medias-impact-society). The most popular social website that is greatly widely used today is Facebook. Facebook is more nation wide, easy to access, easy to use and it is even proven to be user friendly. Facebook is the best way to access, keep and get in contact with your family and friends because majority of the people in our society today has one.

As we all know, social media has a tremendous impact on society and has affected in some way our daily life, relationships, and/or business. Every day, people around the world access famous social media network sites such as facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and so on to find out about other people, others might use social networking to reconnect with old friends, make new friends, or even meet their spouse. The excessive use of social media websites might bring negative effects; while for other people, it might bring satisfaction or positive effects. Technological advancements such as the internet, have given us the opportunity to connect with other people anytime and anywhere in the world. Pretty much all around the world, everyone has access to the World Wide Web via a desktop computer or smart phones. The fact is that no matter our current location or destination we might go, social media will always be following us as long as we have that direct connection. The main focus of this paper is to identify the good and bad of social media, and the current and future problems it will bring.

Social media is a variety of platforms provided to the public as a medium for expression and communication. Seemingly, social media could be viewed as a positive contribution to society, but one must consider the underlying effects of society. Many of us don’t take into account the role that social media plays in the way we perceive things, think, and live our lives. Social media plays a critical part in societal norms. “Social norms are rules of conduct that governs interactions among individuals within a reference group. Norm violations can often provoke disapproval and loss of esteem,” (Young, 2007). People seek approval or validation by their peers or other individuals in society; in effect, societal norms are generally abided by many individuals. “People want to be accepted by others in their social environment and often end up conforming to behaviors that they believe the majority holds as appropriate,”(Power, 2011). Often times societal norms create a strong scrutiny of individuals, which in turn can create poor body image, body dissatisfaction, and more. Poor body image and body dissatisfaction can be the basis for development of an eating disorder. “ The best known contributor to both clinical eating disorders and sub clinical cases of disordered eating is negative body image and high body dissatisfaction,”(NEDA). There are various types of eating disorders; “All feature serious disturbances in eating behaviors and weight regulation,” (Eating Disorders: More Than

Social Media has grown to be one of the world’s most popular use of communication.

Social Media is a form of communication in which a person shares information, personal ideas, and thoughts online. The foundation of social media began in 1997 when the first social media site Six Degrees was developed. Since 1997, social media has become an iconic name and has now become part of this generation's conversation. There are over 100 million people using social media to gain access to the digital world, with over 20 social media sites including Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram (Milanovic 1). Roughly 80 percent of teens and 20 percent of adults use social media daily and almost half of the

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?

Social media is any website that allows social interaction. Social media is growing rapidly throughout the world. More adults and teenagers are joining sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter to interact with friends, family, and strangers. The introduction of social media has changed the world in many ways. It affects each individual in different ways. Today it can be used as a very helpful tool in changing a person’s life, but at the same time cause such conflicts which can negatively impact a person. While there are some negatives associated with social media, the positives in communication all around, has made the world stronger and a better place to live in.

Social media’s beginnings can be traced back to one of the first recognizable social media sites in 1997, a site called Six Degrees (Hendrickson, 2013). A user could upload a photo of themselves to be used as a profile picture and become friends with other users. The site closed a few years later in 2000, but with a rise in the popularity of blogging websites, social media was quickly gaining popularity. After Six Degrees, websites such as MySpace, LinkedIn, and Youtube began to pop up, providing new and dynamic means of communication. MySpace was the number one form of social media until 2006 when Facebook and Twitter came on the scene (Hendrickson, 2013). These websites all have a variety of things in common; they were created to promote communication and friendship, to make a place to connect with others and promote businesses and products. Unfortunately, as true with most things, you must take the sweet with the sour.

Since we as a society are currently living in the age known as the Technological Revolution, chances are that in some form or fashion you are aware of and have been exposed to social media. Well, imagine a world where the use of social media became more structured and used to improve education as opposed to just being used for keeping in touch with friends and family, sharing pictures, and seeing how many likes you can get per post. According to the Business Insider Intelligence Report of 2014, social media is now the top Internet activity in the world, Americans’ specifically “spend more time on social media than any other major Internet activity, including email” (Business Insider). Considering this information, it is obvious that social media plays a vital role and impacts the lives of our nation on a daily basis. Some argue that its impact can be negative and a distraction to the educational experience of the younger generation. Regardless of your personal opinion, what if educators were to work with the use of social media for educational purposes. Since it is highly used, it would not only gain the learner’s interest but also would reach more people at large. Therefore, we should learn to better utilize social media in a more constructive educational manner.

I have constantly thought about intimacy amongst couples as a private and a special thing between them, and considered it as a cherished moment to be experienced concerning the two without the interruptions of others. Yet, nowadays, every notion of privacy is becoming blurred with the use of technology, and peoples’ interpretations of what is private and what is public has evolved over time with these new technological developments. The smartphone plays a significant role in changing peoples’ views on their privacy, and having these devices in hand at all times, with unlimited access to the internet, alongside countless applications and free social media platforms available to share their content has made it even easier to forget about the concept of privacy.

Over 75% of all internet users use social media today. Eleven years ago, only 7% of American adults used social media sites. Social media is a type of online communication used to create, share, or exchange information available to anyone.Today, social media affects our lives in many ways; sometimes without us knowing. Social media sites affect education, society, relationships, advertising, job professions, etc. However, it’s not always for the best.

The term ‘social media’ has become a broad-term to describe a large number of online systems that serve as a platform for the generation, and distribution of user-generated content. Social media creates a virtual social space, where a large number of users come together and interact with one another. These interactions can be either structured, such as responses that are moderated on blogs, semi-structured, such as a discussion between an extended network on Facebook, or unstructured, such as the anarchial functioning of Twitter.