Social Medias : A New Capital Way Of Communication

Social media refers to websites where individuals can create, share, and exchange information in a virtual community and network. The channels of social media include Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, LinkedIn, MySpace, YouTube, and blogs. There is a rise in the use of social media because of increase in technology. The increased penetration of internet in the world has rapidly increased the users of social media making it widespread and accessible to people throughout the world. Its emergence has led to building of new relationships while also impacting others.

Social media can be a form of communication. Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. Social media is about conversations, community, connecting with the audience and building relationships. It is not just a broadcast channel or a sales and marketing tool. There blogs, blogs are platforms for casual dialogue and discussions on a specific topic or opinion. There is also Facebook, Facebook is The world’s largest social network, with more than 1.55 billion monthly active users. Users create a personal profile, add other users as friends, and exchange messages, including status updates. There is also Twitter, Twitter is a social networking/micro-blogging platform that allows groups and individuals to stay connected through the exchange of short status messages. Finally there is also Instagram, Instagram is a free photo and video sharing app that allows users to apply digital filters, frames and special effects to their photos and then share them on a variety of social networking sites. There are many more social media apps but these are like the main ones.

However, in opposition, social networking sites is based on sharing information and so, in the Internet economy and the exchange between users and websites would be beneficial to both ends. As the users’ valuable activities and information has become the base for

Social networking is a website which can be used to interact with other people on the same platform. This can be used to meet new people and keep in contract with friends and families. In this report I will be explaining different social medias and their purposes. Also I will be giving real examples of the social media webpages.

When it comes to teens using the Internet and social media applications, there are many opinions people have in regards to security, privacy, and addiction for these luxuries. It seems that every day, I see news articles, blogs, and other posts about teens and the way they use the Internet. Mainly, the concern that parents need to have in order to protect their children from being personally identified or having an addiction to apps like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. When reading this book, I found that this whole concept of teens using this type of network goes deeper than people may think.

Ellison, Steinfield and Lampe identify that social networking sites are among the main use of internet today. According to the authors, social networking sites are among the social media platforms that facilitate interaction in the computer environment. The writers identify the main motives for using social networking sites, for example, Facebook. One of the benefits is that Facebook improves the quality of life both social and at workplaces. According to the writers, social media has become common in the society that a majority cannot remember previous life without them. Social networking sites have become popular among college students who find it as a major platform for social interaction.

As a young fourteen year old opens up her laptop she logs on to the well known social media site we all know, Facebook. As the child scrolls down her news feed filled with bullying, adult content, and drugs she suddenly gets a new message from a handsome fellow named john. The naive girl has no idea that "John" is actually a 54 year old pedophile lurking through the web for his next young victim. In this day and age social media consumes people’s lives. Many argue what age should kids be allowed to enter the world of Facebook. Although letting young teens on social media familiarizes them with the internet, the required age to be on Facebook should be sixteen because kids are immature and are more susceptible to predators when online.

In the world we live in today, people have the opportunity to interact with one another due to the advancement in technology. For many years people relied on the traditional ways of communications, for example pay phones, send letters, a house phone, in person and they even used web cam’s. Presently, people rely on modern day methods of communication such as sending text messages, emails or even messaging via social. The development of the internet has made it so much easier for people to communicate that Social Media has become the place where people interact more than ever in a mere second.

The 21st century has seen the internet transformed into a tool that has made communication easier and more accessible. This transformation came about side by side with ideas of online social networks that would enable the interaction of citizens of different countries. Teenagers, being the main players of the online generation, have been caught up in the mix of online social networks as they have grown into a period whereby technology has revolutionized the way people go about their daily activities. However, due to the excessive amount of time spent on these networks and the online freedom that teenagers have, granted from social networking sites, they are left prone to negative effects on their development. For the purposes of this

Social Media is an important communication tool via a series of Websites and Applications used by millions of people which facilitates the creation and the sharing of content and information, which allows people to develop contacts and relationships to connect with each other efficiently through modern technology such as computers and mobile phones to fulfil people’s social needs. The “Social,” in Social Media refers to interacting with other people through sharing and receiving information and the “Media,” refers to the instrument of communication e.g. phone. Social Media is important since it has connected millions of people and Social Media is one of the dominant ways we communicate with each other. As of 2017 over 2.8 billion people use Social Media worldwide. It is hard to remember communication prior to the emergence of social media.

Social media can be wonderful. It’s a way to connect with people around the world who are interested in the same things that you are. You’re able to make friends with people whom you’ve never met and engage with the world across a variety of topics. But, like anything, social media has a dark side as well. The anonymity of the internet allows for people to troll and bully others. It also allows people to pretend to be someone they’re not. Teenagers are still learning and figuring out themselves; they don’t know everything (even if they pretend that they do); and it’s a parent’s job to protect them from things that they don’t know how to be on the lookout for - such as sexual predators.

Additionally, young adolescents' personal information disclosure social websites such as My Space has increased worries of their parent's parents’ worries as regards to the loss of privacy (Romer 2006; Lenhart and Madden 2007; Livingstone 2008). Privacy may often harm the well-being of users, especially young. The use of personal privacy can result on affect users' behavior such as the trend of “sexting” among teenagers(Betts, 2009) and cyberbullying (Reed, 2009).

Bhanot (2012) defined social media technology as the “media for social interaction that can be used in web based and mobile technologies”. In addition, web based and mobile technologies can make the communication into interactive conversation. The most popular social media among the users are Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and so on. Besides, the

In recent years social networks has evolved from niche phenomenon to mass adoption. After the arrival of the internet, it has seen a viral growth and commercial interest. Social Media Networks continues to multiply with around 10% of the world’s population currently on one of hundreds of Social Networks. Few are extremely famous with hundreds of millions of users. Social networks are diverse and has different categories such as business, common interests, dating, face to face facilitation, friends, pets, and photos.

In the article there are many staggering facts about how often social media sites are used and what adolescents are using them for. The article estimates that 11-18-year olds spend up to 11 hours a day on the social media sites and exposed to media via electronics. It is estimated that approximately 73% of adolescents are on social networking sites whether they meet the age restriction or not. The young people’s parents are following the footsteps of them by starting to use the sits they see the adolescents on after the adolescents have started using it, this is a parallel to what was expected since these sites were originally adult oriented and created for an older audience. A majority of young people will wake up and check their social media profiles as well as check them again before going to bed at night.