The Effects of Social Networking on Our Society

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These researchers were determined to find out if the fear of missing out (FOMO) correlates directly with the use of social media in society today. There have been many concerns raised regarding the over engagement of social media sites by young adults and adolescents today and the effects this use may have on their mental health and general functioning. This paper is organized according to trends that were identified in the findings of some of the reviewed scholarly sources.

In a broad sense, Social media refers to elements such as websites, television, blogs, IM, and other applications that enable users to create and share various forms of content such as messages, pictures, and information, or to be able to participate in social networking. Social media depends on web-based applications, which allow a high level of virtual interaction on various levels such as social, professional, and educational levels.

The amount of likes, followers and comments has consumed the thriving minds of our future generations. It has forced our teens into conformity to where they feel the content of their instagram is more important than the content of their character. Technology has swept our society and it’s people, billions of people are on some social platform. Though the targeted, are our younger generations. Social media has become a growing force in the everyday lives of children everywhere. Today kids are tweeting and instagramming every day rather than playing hide-and-seek and jumping rope. Our younger generations are being faced with problems that are well out of their realm of experience and understanding. The media overall has sacrificed the stability and mental health of our adolescents.

How does social networking sites affect our society? We all know that social networking sites changed the way we communicate, and many people are using these sites. As a teenager and a college student, social networking sites has given me a lot of information and opportunity to socialize and help for my college tests, communicating with my friends, and many more. Another positive effect of social networking sites is it providing real time news. According to a website called Pew Research Center who has experts in statistics, it stated “About a quarter of all U.S. adults (26%) get news from two or more social media sites, up from 15% in 2013 and 18% in 2016.” But what are the positive effects of social networking in our society? The three positive effects of social networking sites are it provides easy and instant communication, it helps college students, and it help us to find a job easily.

Society is constantly changing and will continue to change in the future. The change is predictable because people change their ideas, routines, and views frequently. One of the topics that is typically brought up when discussing the influences on how society is changing, is social networking. There are two sides to every story. One side of the effects of social networking is that it is beneficial to society by informing people on particular situations in the world and on current important events. The other side views social networking as dangerous and drama filled. While there are benefits and dangers to social networking's effects on society, I will argue that social networking has changed society more negatively than positively.

Today people lack basic social skills from the dependency of technology. Years ago, most children wanted to go outside and hang out with their friends and now we rarely see that anymore because technology is more advanced, and we have more access to the internet. Seventy point three percent worry that as technology advances that it might impair the social skills of younger workers. Though social media was created for us to be social, it is causing us to lack basic social skills. For example, when sending messages through our phones we use autocorrect rather than trying to figure out how to spell the words. The poll showed fourty-four point eight percent respondents struggle to balance their personal lives between their professional lives. It is coming to a point where most of us would rather have a conversation through our devices, rather than a conversation in person. When I

Social networking (the use of websites to interact with people) has dramatically changed the way society communicates, all within in a period of 20 years. What used to take weeks can now be done in a matter of seconds. Essentially all limitations as to whom a person can talk to, even if that person lives thousands of miles overseas, have been demolished. Social networking has fashioned a more convenient and controversial life for those who have access.

A social networking site refers to the dedicated internet or online based application or platform where individuals are enabled to communicate and interact with each other virtually. Social networking is characterized by a network of individual relationships and personal interaction based on common interests and goals such as the love for a particular game or music genre. Social networking websites allow people to create their public profiles of, search for friends and add them to their friends’ list and vice versa. There are various versions of social networking sites based on different topics or preferences, for example, LinkedIn is a social networking site used to connect professionals in related fields of competence and practice. The first website to manifest features of a social networking site was SixDegrees.com that was launched in 1997. This created a precedent that was emulated by other websites including Friendster in 2002, Myspace in 2003, and Facebook in 2007.

With every year that passes our society inches closer and closer to a zombie apocalypse of our creation. There is no solid information that proves the use of social media at a young age to be damaging. There is also no information proving that it 's an advantage in any way as well. Social media is meant to connect a person with their friends and what 's going on in the world, but anyone can easily misuse their social media accounts. Having a social media account of any kind is a strong disadvantage not only to a child individually but to the future of our society as a whole.

Social media seems to have taken over. It seems every twelve to fifty-year-old I know is glued to their smartphone or tablet, Tweeting, checking in on Facebook, sending silly pictures via SnapChat, or posting their last meal on Instagram. Not to mention all of the people followed on Tumblr, Pinterest, and Untappd that aren’t known personally, they just have common interests and shared ideas. What does this mean for our developmentally vulnerable youth?

Society as a whole lives constantly being watched by the social media, twitter, employers and even shopping surveillance cameras. Although each outlet has its different purpose for watching, there exist pros and cons. Social media may share a User’s individual lifestyles or events with just a touch of a button or a click of a mouse. Utilizing Twitter to monitor or view friends, family, or celebrity updates, which is a form of surveillance of people’s lives. An employer retains a watchful eye on a new employee to ensure they occupy the right fit for the company or can also watch to ensure their assets remain secure. Surveillance monitors property or assets to prevent theft, however, who are the true assets it monitors? The consumer in the store of course. Consumers are the bread and butter of the store, without the consumer, there are no sales, and if there are no sales, there would be no store. I refute the claim that the retail anthropologists’ surveillance of consumers is manipulative or unethical. In fact, the surveillance of consumers can serve both the retailer and the consumer by providing videos which show what products the consumer desires and buys, it can advise the retailer to place quality products in appropriate organizational areas, and provide not only the consumer, nonetheless the retailer with an overall superior shopping experience.

According to Clay Shirky (2008), “Our social tools are not an improvement to modern society; they are a challenge to it’’ (P. 107). From my experience and reading, the social networking websites harm our society as it takes away the need for humans from interacting face to face as this weakens family ties. Most people think that the social networking websites do us more good, but I am of the view that the social networking websites do us more harm than good. We have come across statements such as “I am considering disconnecting the Internet connection at home since it is affecting the performance of my children who keep face booking and chatting most of the time instead of reading” (Baron-Cohen, 2010, p. 8). Also, we hear that the Arab Spring was aided by the social networking websites such as face book and tweeter.

In today 's world, the culture depends on they behaviors of humans. The Communities these days have become closer to each other “openness to experiencing and thinking about things from other points of view” (Zion and Kozleski, 2005, p.17) because the people from different cultures have openness of the whole worlds and they have idea about diverse cultures regardless the identity of the person his origin or religion. Culture had become the identity of our communities through our behaviors. It has many factors contribute to the formation of each individual’s cultural . Social networking between people contributed to the development of the individual culture and in the development of society.

A BRIEF REPORT ON A PAPER “NOT EVERY FRIEND ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE CAN BE TRUSTED” – A QUALITATIVE WORK DONE BY PROFESSORS AT UNIVERSITY OF MACAU, CHINA.