The Pros And Cons Of The Internet, Television, And Social Media

    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.

Social Media began affecting our communication and relationships as early as 1969 when the first internet service provider become available to U.S. universities. In 2002, Friendster, the first social media website available to the U.S. was created and gained over 3 million members in just over 3 months. One year later, MySpace launched. In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg, a 24-year-old Harvard student, created Facebook, an online social networking service. This service was originally a way for students to interact. Today it is the world’s largest social networking service and allows over a billion users to connect though posting photos, sharing links, and comments which all appear on a “News

The first type of social media was created in 1997 and it was called Six Degrees. It allowed you to upload a profile for yourself and be friends with other people on the site. It wasn’t until February of 2004 when Facebook was created by Mark Zuckerberg. When Facebook first came out it was an instant hit. Another social media that is trending is Twitter, which was created in March of 2006. Twitter did not become as big of a hit as Facebook in the beginning because Facebook was still the highest used social media in the world at the same time Twitter came out. In the book by Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point, it helps shows how twitter and social media is more of a connector than a maven or salesperson. Without the use of social such

Social media has only been existing since the year I was born, 2002 to be exact. And easy access to the the internet came about only ten years before. Now as of 2016, there are countless social media

In the 1960’s, the first ever email was sent, and this was where online social media began to commence. Although the first recognisable social media website was called Six Degrees, and was not created until 1997. This allowed users to design a profile and chat with other users on the site – however, two years on, in 1999, the first blogging sites started to become popular, which is what started the social media sites that we know today. This lead to social media exploding in popularity, and next is how social media has evolved.

“Social media isn't some separate entity apart from human beings,” says Todd Leopold, pop culture specialist for CNN, “social media IS human beings.” Facebook was founded in 2004, And Twitter in 2006, but the concept is as old as human relationships, says Leopold.

It started in 1997 as a simple website called “Six Degrees” and it allowed users to make a profile that would list information about themselves. This social networking site also allowed users to send messages and post information on a bulletin. The bulletin would help the users find common interest with each other. Six Degrees unfortunately only lasted for five years until the company was bought out. They accomplished a lot in the short time frame they were active by having around 3,000,000 users registered on the site. Six Degrees also laid out the framework for future social network

Social media can be seen from completely different aspects and points of views. A major role in these different opinions plays mostly the age of the beholder, because social media made an enormous change in the last 50 years. One very important aspect in our today’s society is to get as many information as possible in a very short time period ("Impacts of social media”) Through social media and especially social networks such as twitter and Facebook, the information gets spread extremely fast. There are for example reporters who search on those networks to get information for their news and articles. (“Impacts

Social media sites have been around for about eighteen years now. The first recognizable social media site was in 1997, and it was called, “Six Degrees”. It allowed users to upload their own profile and make friends with other users as well; and starting in 1999, the first blogging sites became popular, which created a social media sensation that’s still popular today. After blogging was when social media really began to take off in popularity. In the year 2000, sites like MySpace and LinkedIn became prominent, and there were even sites such as Photobucket and Flickr that allowed people to share photos. By the year of 2006, Twitter and Facebook became relevant and available to users

It’s quite fascinating that in the early 2000’s social media wasn’t even invented; yet statistics show that Facebook has accumulated users surpassing the entire population of the United States. The

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.

Social media has changed the way people think and how they communicate.  It’s incredible to see how social media has become such a big part of our daily lives. Just to think social media as we know it was birthed less than ten years ago in August 2003 with MySpace and has become such an integral part of our daily lives. Synonymous with checking our email we go to our Facebook for not only our daily gossip, but for up to date news and events.

Social media started becoming normal. Everyone was using it. Mainly for email, games, and business. But soon Social Networking sites would take over.

To start off, social media is at its peak in today’s society. Everyone now uses their Facebook and

In 1994, Geocities allowed people to create their own websites, it then later allowed people to interact with people they were similar with, eventually being labeled the first social media site. (Arandilla). The first influential social site was Friendster, which eventually led to Myspace. Myspace allowed people to follow each other, and share music and videos. The popularity of Myspace, led to beginning advertising from big corporations. Soon Myspace’s biggest competitor was born, Facebook. With one billion users across the globe, Facebook grew to the biggest networking source. Shortly after, Twitter was established, and became a huge site for teenagers. Twitter allows a person to follow celebrity’s, their friends, or role models , as well as the rapid increase of marketing . (Barry) The social media craze, grew faster than anyone could have imagined. Now more accessible than ever, with smartphones and ipads, social media is right at our fingertips. These networking sites have had a huge impact on every aspects of life, and transformed media. Yet, has it transformed society for the better?