The Advancement Of Social Media

In this modern age, the majority of society has adapted to social media and the newest technology to fit around our lives. Technology provides tools that are imperative to the making and the use of other tools. It is a tool in itself. Technology is changing rapidly; so rapidly, in fact, there can be cultural gaps between generations. The construction of social media has enabled access to innovative phenomenon, broken barriers, changed our perspectives on ideas, and has even opened doors to new opportunities.

Our society has evolved very much over time. The technology, has impacted it greatly. With technology in our lives, we find ourselves ‘glued’ to our electronics. Now, the question is, what does social media provide us? In Wu’s article, he states, “The devices we use change the way we live much faster than any contest among genes.” Meaning, we rely on these devices to make us happy, and resort to them when we are bored. Similarly, in Castells article, he says, “Media often report that intense use of the Internet increases the risk of isolation, alienation, and withdrawal from society.” However, the article also says that social media has actually “increased sociability, civic engagement, and the intensity of family and friendship relationships, in all cultures.” Answering the question, we actually get something out of using social media. We are allowed to communicate with

With the proliferation of technologies, especially the Internet, social networking has become ubiquitous in the modern world. Social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter, etc. are the impetus that is ever facilitating rapid creation and exchange of ideas to promote and aid communication. Humans interact by being social, therefore sociology analyses the changes in the social trend. Understanding the sociological perspective on the effects of social media, we find that the social aspect has changed. Comparing the past and present status of our society, it is obvious that there has been a transformation which all points towards the evolution of social media. Social media has changed our culture and has impacted on the way people meet, interact and share ideas; it has changed the perception of how people should communicate with the society. Social interactions have been defined to be an exchange among individuals with the aim of strengthening the society. Social interaction is building block in every society when people meet and interact; they define rules, systems, and institutions in which they will live by. On the other hand, social media is known as a platform that allows people to network and socialize through applications and websites that have been innovated. Though social media could be used as a useful tool to communicate with friends, family and even with people you do not know, however, researchers show that social media is absolutely harming human's skills to have

Social media is the product of innovation and electronic progression: Social media are webpages and applications that enable the creation and distribution of information: Social media is the future. Since the beginning of time, humans have had the instinctual desire to communicate with one another. With impeccable capabilities to bring people together, the world uses social media to interact and stay connected. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. are some examples of the everyday media networks which people use to share thoughts, news, ideas, photos, and videos. Social media is heavily used for recreational uses; staying connected with friends and family at all times is a huge draw to social media. Social media, not limited to social purposes,

This paper will include information about the role of social media and how it effects society in an emotionally, spiritually, and

Over the last few years, social media has gained enormous popularity all over the world. Almost everyone use Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Whatsapp messenger and other social media platforms for professional or social purposes. Social Media today plays the role as an alternative press, which gives access to varieties of information and news materials. Since the invention of social media platforms, the way of communication has changed away from the classical one way or `one to many´ communication to a dialogue, interactive multidimensional model. These innovations are relatively quite young in communication history and the consequences are not yet known (1184). Social media offers huge opportunities such as democratic participation, e-learning, e-shopping, access to information and participation in information sharing. It is also important to state the negative impact of these platforms on our society as it leads to recklessness and misuse of information.

Electricity was first introduced to society hundreds of years ago; the way people communicate began to change in many different ways since then. New inventions helped people build more sophisticate tools to build better places to live and work. This new inventions changed the way we live now days; they make our lives much easier. In the decade of the 1920's when radio was first introduced to public, people begin buying it and using it more and more, as years passed by it become incredibly popular that most American families had a radio at their houses. They could spend hours with their families listening to music or their favorite shows. This was just the beginning of the revolution of social media.

Social media is a controversy topic in today’s society. Some people think that social media destroys human interaction and real life human relationships. While others think that social media is a bless to humanity. Social media makes human interaction much more convenient and much faster than real life human interaction, it makes globalization a reality, it gives a chance for introverted people to express themselves, and it also benefit develop international relationships whether its business or social.

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

On my journey to explore whether social media is a blessing or a curse, I ended up with several dramatic consequences. As Scott Brickman, in the article, “the advancement of the communication media,” points out “the boon in lights of the technology.” He proves that Social networking has become a necessary part of our communication culture that cannot be disregarded easily. He also

In recent years, the world has changed by modern technological developments. People in these days are living real revolution and changes that affect in somehow their life. Social media has contributed to link parts of this wide world to each other, and paved the way for all people exchange views and ideas. In addition, social media sites are considered the most widespread on the Internet because of its characteristics that made it different from other websites. Because of social media, people has become living in small town. They do not need to travel in order to getting informations or news. Social media has created easier way to achieve communication between individuals and groups.Social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace , High Five, Tagged and YouTube have allowed people to exchange video clips, photos, share files and perform immediate talks and direct communication and interaction between the audience. Despite of advantages of social media that offer to its users, there are some disadvantages that may overcome those advantages. There are a lot of severe criticisms that social media faced because of its negative impact on individuals, families and society. Steal information, break the personal privacy, wasting a lot of time and isolation from people are some of problems that people have faced because of social media. People have divided into two group toward this issue. Some people think that social media has contributed to make their life better.

The introduction and the spread of the Internet have revolutionized the way individuals communicate and interact with each other. According to Van and Thomas, propagation of this medium of interaction or communication makes it unimaginable to recall that only a few decades back when people had to wait for days, weeks or even months before receiving letters from their friends, relatives, or various agencies (3). The latest innovation or by-product from the web is social media. There are various social media platforms, which individuals find new friends, keep contact with their old friends or families, and acquire or share information with the rest of the world. However, it is impractical to ignore the effects that the social media has to the people and the society as a whole; both positive and adverse. Therefore, the paper defines what is social media, discusses the effects of social media on communication and interaction to the people within the society based on personal understanding, analysis, and conception, and finally outlines the conclusion of the argument.

The term “social media” simply refers to the websites or applications that can either be created or used and a medium of social networking. It has become one of the basic need of today’s generation. It is supposed to be the most useful tool in life, but it has been a major distraction for students. It has become one of the biggest social issue today and a controversial topic. Some society consider it as a boon whereas there are many cultures which believe, it is the biggest curse to young generation.

Technology has completely changed the way we as individuals experience the world and communicate with each other. Information and communication technology has changed rapidly over the past 20 years with a key development being the emergence of social media (Gaitho, 2017). There is marked evidence of how social media affect our society on every level. Ta (2014), stated that that social media have had a tremendous impact on our culture, in business, on the world-at-large. Shellabarger (2016) states, there are countless exciting improvements in technology and social media have greatly increased communication across cultures and positively brought attention to events around the world. According to Guzmzn (2016), our growing love of social media is not just changing the way we communicate, but it’s changing the way we do business, the way we are governed, and the way we live in society.

Groundswell is a book that focuses on the power of social media and how businesses have to learn to harness this power to remain competitive. The book is full of practical ideas of how the groundswell works, why it is so important in today’s business world and how to use it to maximize your marketing potential. The book gives examples of how some well known companies use social networks, blogs and other online platforms to learn how customers feel about their products and also provides explicit tactics to guide companies in using the groundswell in their own businesses. I think this is a great book if you are just beginning to think about how to use digital media for your business or if you are trying to learn how to connect people with social technology. It is not a difficult read as it explains concepts and ideas in a simple and direct way. The groundswell gave me a good perspective and firm knowledge base on the untapped potential of social networks.