The Positive And Negative Effects Of Social Media

Nowadays, social media has a big influence in our society. Who is didn’t use social media? Almost everyone use Social Media. Indonesia ranked 6th as the most Social Media users. After China, US, India, Brazil, and Japan. Our teenagers are so active in social media. Maybe they could be online in social media almost 24-hours per-day. But there’s a good and bad effects of social media. So, there’s some of bad and good effects of social media that we will discuss here.

Social Media is a controversial topic. For this reason, many people have argued whether social media is positive or negative. Nevertheless, there is more evidence supporting the idea that social media has had positive implications on society. Reasons for this include that social media can help your career and that it can aid adolescents when it comes to socializing. However, there are several other individuals who hold on to a different view.

    People do not realize the immense impact social media has on their lives.  Social media first impacted people’s lives with the invention of the telephone in 1890.  Following this, the radio entered many homes in 1891; this was the beginning of social media.  During the twentieth century, computers and the Internet began the modern rise of today’s social media. UseNet, in 1979 was a virtual newsletter, which began what people think today of as modern social media.  When home computers became popular during the 1980s, such sites as relay chats took off.  Then, in 1997, the first true social media site , Six Degrees, came about: “It enabled users to upload a profile and make friends with other users. In 1999, the first blogging sites became popular, creating a social media sensation that’s still popular today” ( “Complete History of Social Media: Than and Now”). Although social media has some positive effects,  social media has changed the world for the worse because it negatively affects politics, privacy, and bullying.

As much as social media has managed to ruin our society, it plays a positive role for the public as well. Social media allowed people to use their networks as a form of reaching out to old friends and family across the world. With America being known as the melting pot of the world, our society has several people with family on the other side of the Earth. With social media in effect, this permits people to stay in touch with long lost loved ones and keep ties tight. Not only has it sanctioned friends and family to keep in touches but has granted people to relocate birth parents and unknown family members as well. Yes, social media has failed our society greatly but there is always a rainbow somewhere after a rainy day. Social media can play a positive role by bringing people back together.

This annotated bibliography investigates several sources that discuss the positive and negative effects of social media usage in order to present an argument on the influence of social media on society. My position is that overall social media can have a negative impact if used irresponsibly, however given the prevalence of social media in today’s society, it is impossible to avoid.

Social media as a whole has benefit our society in a number of different ways. In the essay Is Google Making Us Stupid?, author Nicholas Carr felt that technological is taking other our ability to function independently. Which is somewhat true but I for one disagree. I feel that the world of technology has had a positive impact on us, by allowing us to step out of our comfort zone and explore new world possibilities. Such as a new form of communication and the ability to work more efficiently as well as expressing our creativity.

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.

Social media has both positive and negative effects. However, I feel as though the positive outweigh the negative. So many people benefit from social media including businesses, students, and distant friends. Although, when not used intelligently social media can be a destructive thing. Social media users should know the risks of social media and educate themselves. Overall social media is a positive thing that has made

Consequently, there's negatives of social media. Many have fake pages, fake information on their page, fake pictures, ways to hack your account, and even secret activity on your account (Partridge,2011). This overall makes it hard for everyone on the internet because now everything has a chance of not being real or reliable information. However, there's positives of social media. Being social brings teamwork not just to the community, but the country. In other words, social media outcomes can be outstanding if used correctly. Movements for positives can be created, interactions with peers, business, organizations, the list can go forever. media and society made a head on collision in regards of negatives, positives, and overall

According to Dictionary.com, social media is considered websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts

The impact social media has had on our society is staggering. A study from 2013 found that nearly two billion people around the world utilized social media. To put that into perspective, that 's one in every four person. Social media has spread from being a youth-oriented concept to one that even the elderly have accepted. People who couldn 't check their e-mail are suddenly connecting and sharing with friends and family around the world.

Social media is defined as “websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.” However a more accurate definition of social media is as follows: “the relationships that exist between network of people” (Wiang, 3). Although social media traces back to before the 1800s, it is something that has become especially popular over the last two decades. What is interesting about this is that technology began going through a sense of both change and advancement of after

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.

An example of the positive effects of social networking include: reconnecting and or connecting with friends/family, receiving information, and building relationships. Social media has a positive impact on individuals in society because individuals are able to connect with one another via email, twitter, facebook, instagram, snapchat, and etc. With more options of social networking websites, individuals are able to receive information about what is currently happening around the world, or even in their own town. Individuals are not only able to receive information within seconds, but inform others about what is going on in their daily lives as well as promoting their businesses. Lastly, social networking is being used for building relationships, because individuals are now able to communicate with one another from all over the globe. This results to new relationships being formed whether it’s finding a perfect spouse, or making new friends

As social media has taken over our life, it has also generated new impacts on our life. It has influenced our society greatly, and hopefully it is more positive than