Social Media And Mobile Technology

Since the Bulletin Board System there has been hundreds, and counting, of social networks created: most notably Twitter, Facebook, Kik, Snapchat, and Instagram. Today there are just over 3 billion active Internet users (45% of the world’s internet users), 2.1 billion of those people have social media accounts (Jeffbullas.com). People use social media for many numerous reasons. Most use social media to stay close to relatives and maintain social ties. Some of people’s most essential daily needs are accounted for by social media: whether it be interacting with friends or coworkers, following politics, or following the latest fashion trend set by the Kardashian

in how each generation uses technology .For instance, the Baby Boomers prefer face-to-face communication ,Generation X prefers electronic communication and the Millennials , who were born with technology, are always connected to it. Today, technology is an integral part of people’s lives. It provides people with news, entertainment and most importantly they use it to communicate with other people. The development of technology has considerably improved the way of living. Technology has made its impact on each and every aspect of people’s lives, including the means of communication. Nowadays, people use various ways to communicate with each other, such as mobile-phones, social networking sites and e-mails. Although technology has changed the

The twenty first century has been overcome with the over usage of technology, and this

Sixty six percent of adult use social media like, Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter. The Internet users say connecting with family members and friends both old and young people are a primary source of Social Media gizmo or tool. Also 66% of Social Media users use Social Media to communicate with friends and family, and then half said that they lost touch with someone whether it would be friends or family member(s) said that is why they use Social Media websites, and Apps. While 9% of people say meeting new friends are equally as important than talking to family members or friends.66% of people say family members are considered a huge reason they use Social Networking. Also women are more likely to cite family members as a major source than males,

Technology has become very advanced and very important to our society. One thing that has become very big because of our technology is social networking. There are many positives to having easy access to social media, but there are also negative effects as well. The impact of all this social media has overall a negative effect on our daily lives in society. In “‘r u online?’: The Evolving Lexicon of Wired Teens”, by Kris Axtman, Kris talks about how instant messaging has affected the the communication of the younger people in our generation. In “Note To Selfie”, by John Dickerson, he writes about how people are pausing their lives to post about their happenings on social media. These two authors discuss some negative aspects to having social

Lest you think that social media is too complex for seniors, the Pew Research Center notes that there are already over 50 million American seniors on Facebook, and social media goes beyond just Facebook. It also includes such useful and fun programs and apps such as Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, and even Skype.

What’s more, many seniors find social networking exciting and enjoy finding online community. They’re creating their own blogs and, more often, connecting with family and friends by joining Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Social media is the group of online interchanges channels committed to group based information, connection, content-sharing and coordinated effort. (whatis,techtarger, nd) Using social media nowadays is the most popular activity among all the society members. About 90% of children nowadays use social media and more than 60% of children have accounts either in one of the social media applications, and they spend about 2 hours of their day on social sites. (The Nemours, 2017 para.1). Social media have many benefits for the society in general, and for individuals as adults and children. The first and fundamental preferred standpoint of the online networking for the society is connectivity. Individuals from anywhere can interface with anybody. Despite the area and

Despite their interests, they need guidance on how to use Facebook and Twitter among others. “Facebook & Twitter for Seniors for Dummies” is an informative book that has simplified explanations concerning social networking. The book simplifies explanations and has been rated by many to be a fun and easy guide to social media sites. One of the main strength of the book is that it encourages the elderly that social media is not for the young generation only. The seniors are identifying the communication possibilities of social media and this has seen them sign up in large

Social media is described, by the Merriam-Webster dictionary (2015), as “forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)”. As few as 10 years ago the term social media was yet to be coined, but within that decade the use of these blogs, websites and sharing platforms has increased exponentially with no plateau in sight. From creating Instagram accounts for household pets, to sharing Halloween themed baking ideas over Pinterest, people today have access to social media outlets for almost everything. Today about 74% of people ages 18-65 use some form of a social networking site (Pew, 2014). Facebook takes the lead in social media usage with about 71% of those adults. LinkedIn and Pinterest are tied for second at 28% of users, 26% use Instagram, and Twitter falls last in the top 5 most used social medias with 23% of users (Pew, 2014). In September of 2013 the Pew Research Center measured that 90% of adults ages 18-29 used these social media outlets on a daily basis, which is an astonishing increase from the 9% that was measured in February 2005 (Pew, 2014). Due to the fact that young adults are increasingly involving themselves in these online platforms, it is very important to understand the long term and psychological effects (such as depression, social anxiety,

The rapid growth of technology in our society has become more dominant than it was in the 17th and 18th century. Today, technology is used for almost everything in our day to day lives. But the most common usage of technology is for communication and industrialization. However, every good thing has its disadvantage if it is over used, and since technology has become very dominant, it is used by both young and older people but more predominant among the youth of the today. Even more, technology has brought about social networking such as Facebook, Twitter, my space, piazza.com, instagram, tango, and last but not the least texting. According to socialnetworking.procon.org, “47% of American adults used social networking sites like

Edison Reasearch and The Arbitron Incorporation administered a survey in 2013 to provide statistics on behaviors and attitudes of people who access digital platforms. Their findings shed light on the use of social media networks and smartphones, which influence the quality of communication in society. This study found that six in ten Americans have a social profile on a SNS and that 71 million Americans show habitual use of social media. A thirty-eight percent increase in a five-year span of those who have a SNS, and a twenty-two percent increase of habitual users. The greatest growth rate is seen in people 55 and older, which is not surprising. People of this age group typically experience cultural lag, meaning it takes a bit more time

Throughout this essay I will be discussing how the digital age has transformed society in many ways. The digital age also known as the information age, is the evolution of technology in daily life and social organizations have led to the fact that the modernization of information and communication processes has become the driving force of social evolution.” This is a time period in which we live in now where Internet and email are available; this is an example of the digital age. The Information Age is the idea that access to and the control of information is the defining characteristic of this current era in human civilization.

The fastest growing sphere of influence in today’s society is technology. People of all ages are able to stay in touch with news, politics, and celebrity gossip at an unprecedented rate. One contributor to this communication outlet would be the continued rise of social media, which is allowing those of all ages to connect with those around them and express their individuality.

According to the survey about the information ties in that 43% of the data has Baby Boomer’s either spending 30 minutes to 1 hour or 2 to 4 hours per day on social media. This amount data can easily suggest that how much time Baby Boomer’s put in to using social media. When given the option to select all that applies on the question “How or why do you use social media?” 100% of Baby Boomer’s solely use social media as form of communicating and staying in touch with family. While 71% said they used social media as a form of a news source and 43% either agreed to networking or sharing opinions, a large portion of this data represents the context that Baby Boomers use social media as a communication method with family and friends. Similar to how the Millennials believed that social networking affects their physical and social environment, Baby Boomers fully believe that social media does have an impact on their own physical and social environment. 85% of the data for Baby Boomers state that they agree to this idea, which presents a connecting parallel to how the Millennials view social media