The Positive And Negative Effects Of Social Media

Social media is a very popular and widely used medium of entertainment in today’s society that allows people to connect and congregate from all over the world without having to leave the comfort of home. In order for many people to relieve social isolation and loneliness, social media unravels new pathways of communication and can be used to help people open up and express their opinions (Naruse). It can give people the chance to share and express their ideas to a large audience and receive feedback. Large and small businesses alike use this platform of communication in order to relay information about their products and services faster by using promotions and advertisements on social media websites. While social media has proven itself to be helpful and beneficial in today’s society, there are many studies that show how it can take quite a toll on the mental health and wellbeing of the people who constantly use it.

Social networking sites (referred to more broadly as social media) are a collection of websites and applications that enable users to swap ideas, post updates and comments, and participate in activities and events while sharing their interests with other users. From general chit-chat to propagating breaking news, scheduling a date to following election results, gentle humor to serious research, social networking sites are used for a variety of reasons by various user communities. Nowadays, nearly every person who has access to a computer and Internet indulges in some kind of social networking on a daily basis. The introduction of social media has changed the entire dynamics of our lifestyles: the ways we live, work, and maintain our friendships. Despite its numerous advantages, social media does yield some negative effects. However, the benefits of social media greatly outweigh its negative effects.

After debating whether social media has a positive or negative effect on teens, it has been concluded that social media has a negative impact on the developing teenager. Social media can be a great tool at times, by being a means to communicate with friends, classmates, and family members; It can also help spread your ideas, hobbies and life experiences. But after reading the article Studies Offer Mixed Messages On Social Media’s Effects On Young People, By The Baltimore Sun, it explains how social media has a negative effect on teens by causing them to compete (to have a better social media feed), change their body to fit into society (the ideal body shape) and the way it can makes someone feel.

Social media has changed the ability of organizations to self-promote in new generational ways. They attract a larger number of people cost-effectively through advertising in multi-dimensional ways. Social media has had a significant impact on the ability of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) community to have a greater positive impact on society. This fact is demonstrated well in the case of the article “The Science Behind The Success Of The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” published in Forbes Magazine. This challenge was a great success because it increased awareness and funding for the ALS Society which is demonstrated through the impact of the challenge, and the use of social media to achieve this. This essay will examine the impact the challenge had on society and the ALS community, which tools were used by the challenge, how the organization has fared in the years after the challenge, and lastly the positive effects of the challenge.

The Oxford dictionary defines privacy as the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people (2017). It should not come as a surprise that websites designed to share pictures, ideas, and what is for dinner, leave individuals feeling that their privacy has been invaded. It is also not surprising that some people are oblivious to the effects of what they post online. It is safe to say the loss of privacy can be self-imposed for societies need to collaborate and socialized is the reason social media sites were created in the first place. Jeff Jarvis tells the need for “publicness” or the need to be public is strong upon our society today (Berkman, 2012). In today’s technology age, when everything can be found in just a matter of clicks, it is easy to overshare. Yet the information that is published or posted on social media sites is not the only information that is gathered and stored. Many social media sites such as Facebook, collect data behind the scenes and sell it to marketing firms and other data collection firms. Every “like” or when signing into other sites using Facebook credentials, something new is learned about the user. Infringement of privacy, whether self-imposed or not, can have both positive and negative effects on an individual in a social media environment.

Ryff and Keyes (1995) propose psychological well-being to be composed of six elements: self-acceptance; positive relations; autonomy; environmental mastery; purpose in life and a sense of personal growth. This suggests that there are a variety of ways in which an individual’s wellbeing may be affected and provides insight into how vulnerable individuals can be to environmental factors which may alter their state of well-being. Research proposes that social media- an online environment in which individuals can communicate and share their views with a wide audience (Kaplan & Haenlein, 2010)- can have an effect on well-being through its implications on self-esteem Valkenburg, Peter & Schouten, 2006) as an individual’s self-esteem may impact

Social media is a worldwide form of electronic communication in which people may share personal information, videos, and images. It is used by many people all across the world. There are many different types of social media such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Snapchat. Instagram is a photo sharing app and website that gives the user access to put their account on private mode or public mode. Twitter is an app and website in which one creates 480-character tweets expressing their thoughts and may share pictures as well. Facebook is an app and website in which one creates posts including pictures and text, unlike Twitter there is no character limit. Snapchat is a photo messaging app in which users can send each other images which will disappear in a certain number of seconds. In the earlier stages of social media, Facebook was at its peak due to its easy to use functionalities and the like button. With the rise of mobile technology, the most popular social media, such as Snapchat and Instagram rely on the capabilities of the mobile devices. Social media has become a regular part of peoples lives. For many, the first and last thing they do is check their social media. Social media can be used innocently, but the long-lasting risks it presents are extremely important to recognize and take over the positives.

Most of people cannot spend a whole day without checking their accounts in social media applications. Such as: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr, etc. These programs are influencing our lives in different aspects, either in a positive way, or negative way. In the era of social media, people try to be up-to-date with everything new in the social media, neglecting the negative effects, and not being aware of it. Because Social media has a huge negative impacts on the members of any family beginning with the parents to the children, it is very important that people notice and consider that these bad effects as a big issue. Having weak relationships, shallow thinking, and less privacy are three main negative effects caused by social media.

When it comes to social media, there are many opinions as to whether it is negatively affecting people or not. Social media has many great uses that we all use such as, providing a way for communication through friends or family that live afar, promote business, entertainment, general socializing, and dating, you name it. But what is not expressed enough is how social media is a contributor to cyber bullying.

“Wait! I have to check my social media!” This statement is something said by most people at some point in their life or even daily. Media is swarmed in our daily lives through television, radios, broadcasts, social networking, etc. The media allows us to keep track of friends, entertain us, online shopping, being alert, and more, but can the media be bad for us with all the miraculous benefits? Media does not always sugarcoat things with violence or tell us about the hackers deep within the systems. It is important to see the difference in the good and bad parts of the media and make sure that you are taking in a healthy amount of media without it being harmful to your state of being. Media has so many good benefits, but media can be harmful with our physical and psychological health, productivity, jobs, and relationships.

“Like the use of any communication medium, social network use is not good or bad on its own, and so it is important to examine the individual differences of social network users and how these differences moderate psychosocial outcomes.” (Forest, Wood, 2012) Social media in itself is a great tool that can help people connect, reconnect and help maintain relationships.

How we communicate with other people around the world has always been a major conflict within the world. Clever designers are always trying to find a way to improve or make use of anything that can make the process of communication with each other more efficient than it already is. The general idea for people that create social media is to communicate in a well manner with anyone from a distance away. For example, Facebook has the biggest number of active users in any social media platform. Of course, there are social media platforms that can be abused in the way other than what they are created for. Even though the use of these different types of social media have a positive effect on our world every day, there also comes a various amount of negative effects that it has on everyone.

In addition, teenagers spend a lot of time in the virtual world, so they have the lack of the empathy to other people. According to “Miss Representation 2011,” Jennifer S Newsom states that “American teenagers spend thirty-one hours watching television, seventeen hours listening to music, three hours to watch the movie, four hours reading the magazines in a week, and ten hours forty-five minutes of media consumption a day.” Everyone can see the statics about the impact of social media to young people. There is a question for people is why media has the big affection for the girls. To find out the answer, people need to want this video. Today, technology grows more and more, so social media not only benefits everyone but also negatively affects young people. When audiences watch this video, they can see the actress, the singer, and the models who have the same thing with the sexy bodies. Then, they use their sexy body to serve for their jobs and earn a lot of money to become famous and rich. For example, some teenagers who have good appearances or sexy bodies will not want to go to school or to find good jobs, but they only want to look for jobs in nightclubs or bars in order to get a lot of money or to satisfy their demands. Besides, teenagers are influenced negatively by social media through the internet, and television, for example, sixty-five percent of women and girls have disordered eating behaviors because of wanting to have perfect bodies. Hence, the girl teenagers

Living in a very technology  based world can pose both negative and positive consequences. Some negative consequences can be children looking up to social media celebrities  that are not good role models, and some positive factors may include computer based programs to help better children’s education. I will be talking about both negative and positive Sociocultural  Factors in society ,and how we can potentially better the circumstances at hand.

Social media can lead to feelings of loneliness and social isolation, but can also provide a sense of unity and support through online communities. There are many positives and negatives when it come to social media. Many of those effects stem from user error. If a person truly wants to gain friendships online, some searching needs to be done. On the other hand, if a person does not want to talk to anyone, social media is an easy platform to act on those feelings (Seife 289). Social media can be viewed in a similar way to most new technological inventions. While addressing social media and how it connects to social isolation, Graham C.L. Davey Ph. D states, “new technologies are usually a mixture of both good and bad, and modern social media are no different.” It is easy for a teenager to be socially isolated on social media if connections are never made with others; however, it is also easy to gain a sense of support from peers with similar interests by simply reaching out to others online that may or may not be familiar in really life.