The Pros And Cons Of Social Medias

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.

One danger that is often overlooked by social networking users is social comparison. The phrase “social comparison” refers to the idea that people determine their own self-worth through evaluating and comparing themselves to others. This is especially prevalent on social networking sites. Users of social networking sites often strive to make their lives seem perfect. In order to achieve this, users will only post their “highlights” or positive points in their lives. One author states, "When you're on a site like Facebook, you get lots of posts about what people are doing. That sets up social comparison — you maybe feel your life is not as full and rich as those people you see on Facebook,” ("Social Media: Does social media have a positive impact on the world?"). However, it is not the fact that the users may unintentionally be posting only their highlights that could be potentially dangerous. Rather, it is the fact that another user may compare their own life to another user’s. For example, a user could be scrolling through a site and see another user’s highlights and begin comparing their own life to the other user’s. As a result, a user could start to develop a lower self-esteem. Their sense of self-worth may also be damaged in the process. This obsession of one’s self-image can have severe consequences such as feelings of depression or loneliness ("Social Media: Does social media have a positive impact on the world?").

Internet and social media have allowed people to stay connected more easily with others but unfortunately for some it has done the complete opposite and has made them lonely and isolated due to their virtual lives. Social isolation has become a problem in our society. Some people seem to lack the skills necessary to carry on a normal conversation with another person face to face due to them relying on social media. “I don’t know a more urgent problem than this,” Harris says. “It’s changing our democracy, and it’s changing our ability to have the conversations and relationships that we want with each other” (Lewis, 2017). When people find themselves in a social setting that is uncomfortable, people often turn to their smart phones for a way to escape from the situation. An example of this would be, texting someone in order to avoid the conversation that is going at that moment. Social media provides some people with the belief that they are socially connected, for example having lots of “friends” or “followers” may give someone the impression that they have the same type of friendship they have with their family and good friends. People need to remember the value of honesty and practice being honest with their selves and others. At times this can be hard especially for someone who is experiencing isolation issues, so it is important for those around them to show them the truth and help them get on the right path again. An example would be for someone to reach out to their friend or family member and show them that all their “friends” on social media are not truly their friends and could lead them down the wrong path and get them into trouble. Unfortunately isolation can cause depression especially when the person realizes they have been isolating themselves or come to the realization their social media friends are not truly their friends or have their best interest at heart.

Picture this, you just got the greatest haircut of your life. Feeling good, you take a selfie and post it on Instagram with the caption, “Feelin’ good.” A few hours later, you get a notification that someone commented on your picture. That comment reads, “You’re feeling good about THAT haircut? LOL!” You were just a victim of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is one of the many negative effects of social networking and social media on teens, and could create a situation that results in death (Mulvihill). Some people, however, claim that social media can improve teens’ knowledge of current social affairs, but others assert that the cons outweigh the pros. Although social media can inform teens

Aaron Hanson Mrs Sharifian American Government 20 October 2017 The Impacts of Social Media Social media is a vast network of connections that provide instant communication of information’s from across the globe.

In the modern world, social media is a major source of information for the public and for individuals. There are positives and negatives to social media for the Phoenix police department. According to the operational orders, these positives include community outreach, problem solving, investigations, crime prevention, and other related objectives. These can include burglary prevention, road closures, or weather emergencies. In addition, the department can use social media for investigative purposes. Such purposes include posting pictures of missing persons, gang participation, or wanted persons. For the department overall, social media can be beneficial, while social media can be dangerous for individual employees.

In today’s century social media is the main way to communicate with people with people all over the world. It has become very popular... even more popular than a text or video message. Social media is a computer technology that facilitates the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via communities and networks. The variety of social media services that are currently available can help benefit businesses, introduce an event, or even help you find a friend, family member, or long lost soulmate. Some social sites even help you find love. However, there are many positive things that can come out social media but there are many negatives too.

We reside in a world where technology allows different personalities to reach the largest day-to-day audience around the globe by connecting them to their world via different social media network. As Centuries move forward, technology is advancing is taking a big hike on the usage board. One of the subsidiaries of technology most commonly known is social media. Social media has been moving up the scale of usage for the last ten years. There have been many social media apps, or platforms for the past years. There was for example: hi5, Myspace, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, and so on because there are many more. One of the most recent platform of Social media is Snapchat. Snapchat allows people to share pictures, videos, and messages

Social media is used as a form of communication that many people use to communicate with friends and family. “Any website that invites you to interact with the site and with other visitors falls into the definition of social media” (Nations). However, there are many pros and cons to the new communication system.

Social media has taken over our lives. According to Washington Post, “the average teenager will spend nearly nine hours a day on social media”. To put that into context teenagers will spend more time on social media than they will typically sleep. With social media more involved in our lives than ever before, it is not surprising that issues will arise. Over the past few years, a few major problems have been brought to light concerning inappropriate social media usage. The common thread being the misrepresentation of the actual person behind the social media account. In hopes of preventing these problems, people should not be allowed to obscure their identity on social media because it leads to increased online predators and cyberbullying.

To begin with, social media has solved many problems of communication. Social media has reduced the communication barriers around the world. Before the Internet and before social media rural places of the world suffered difficulties with communication. Now people in these places can communicate with each other and with their loved ones that are far away. Ali states in the article, “Simply there are a number of options available for us to communicate with others on these social networks.” These individuals can also safe more money with social media, because they do not have to pay costly phone bills or international calls. Their communication is improved

Social Media is one of the most commonly used things in today’s society. From Facebook, to Twitter, to Youtube, it is where we get or information, form opinions, and connect with others. Social Media has its pros and cons, but it is changing politics in a negative way. This is shown through the aggressiveness of both the left and right, the untrustworthy info being tossed around, and the unprofessionalism of politicians. On the other hand, social media promotes youth participation in politics allows everyone to have a voice, and keeps us up to date.

Our communities have progressed from the way information is learned and processed and also the different ways they use networking. They have learned new ways to communicate with one another. They created a virtual world for ourselves to feel more connected to one another than ever. Social media has open new doors for us with it promoting new opportunities for us. It can be anything from finding a new job or simply finding new and old friends. Even though social media is a good thing to others, it can also be negative to some. Social media is a platform for all types of people, and you will get different kinds of personalities and posts. Social media is what you make it out to be, whether it is right or wrong that is entirely up to them, so it is how and when you use it.

Social media lets you find and connect with just about anyone you can think of. With the technology that we have today, it gets easier and easier to do just about anything on the web that we could possibly want. From looking people up to ordering things right to your doorstep, the

In the present time social media is very popular for the social connectivity especially among the college students because they can make groups and can stay connected with each other. every coin has two sides so social sites has too many benefits, but it has disadvantages also. Let’s discuss Pros and Cons of social media.