Good And Negatives Of Social Media

Having your business displayed on the web can attract more viewers because of the web is very popular. According to Dennis McCafferty in the “Brave, New Social World” “Many adults use social media to open up their business on many different levels”. (McCafferty 176). In this reading, McCafferty spoke about how social media increased the value of business a... ... middle of paper ... .... As you can see there are two sides to the idea of social media and how it affects the world today. With all the positives and negative affects it really is up to the individual to use the social media sources wisely.

Facebook has changed the lives of many people with now granting the capability of socializing and connecting with family, friends, and coworkers who can not be reached physically. Facebook also fulfills the human need to feel connected to the world and not so left out of the loop. Self-expression and showing one’s true self is now much easier for those who struggle to do so offline. Facebook is also a huge community of online users which contains hundreds of other smaller communities of people who share similar interests or views. Social networking on Facebook also allows political news to travel faster and lets potential voters feel a more personal connection with their possible future leaders.

Social media has gotten really popular; nowadays a lot of people have been using social networking websites such as facebook, twitter and other websites. The Internet has grown rapidly, social media has advanced too. The existence of the internet has made our lives convenient and fast. Social media websites have played a vital role in the increase of internet usage and popularity. While the modern day gadgets have made social media more accessible and mobile, people can message or call their loved ones and friends, even if they live far away.

Due to increased number of users of social media, a big question has been raised to whether social media impacts a positive and negative impact to its users. Social media sites popularity have increased tremendously because they free and easy to sign in; and thus social media bring a lot of benefits to our society (Noor & Hendricks, 2012). The benefits include; Increasing the productivity of people, expansion of social circles and enabling exchange of idea on social media platforms. Secondly social media enable people to communicate with friends from all over the world whom we are separated by geographical barriers and distances. Although the communication is not face-to-face we feel we are inch closer (Lovett, 2011).

In today 's world, print ads are a dying form of advertising. A new form of marketing is beginning to sweep over consumers: social media. Social media is quickly becoming essential for businesses, leaving print ads and television commercials in the dust. With the rise of importance in social media, companies have been able to adapt and integrate this technology to improve their marketing and advertising. Companies have improved their marketing using social media by reaching more consumers in different ways, reaching their specific target audience more efficiently and maintaining closer relationships with their customers Social media is a phenomenon unlike any other in its ability to grow and reach millions of people so rapidly.

With Facebook, Twitter and blogs it have changed how people communicates in todays world. Not only it was useful for people to communicate long distance, it also help people to speak up and aware people what is happening around the world. Without any doubts the involvements of social media had a big impacts in our modern history. There are still big question asked whether if its really helping or its just one of a failure but it it sure that the news spread fast. Is social Media helping people from different corner of the world helped by social media to interact with each other?

Teens have many different platforms to voice their thoughts; they can make short statements on Twitter with its 140-character limit or make videos on YouTube for as long as they want. Social media allows teens to be independent because the can learn and develop alone on social media. Teens’ expressing themselves through social media builds self-confidence and develops social skills. When teens post pictures of themselves they get countless compliments. Since teens are surrounded by people around the world on social media they can read different opinions from other teens and also engage with them.

This essay will argue that social media has improved communication between people, and has also improved the means of communication between them. First of all, social media has made it possible for people, or even families, who live far away from each other to communicate easily. Before, people used to communicate through writing letters and having them sent through the mail, which would take a lot of time and communication could not be done fast enough and constantly, however, now communication is easily done through social interaction networks on a daily basis using the Internet. Head of marketing at FreshNetworks, Jo Stratmann, states that indeed social media has completely transformed the way that people communicate with each other, and in a positive way, and is improving internal communication between people and even companies and workplaces (Using social media to improve internal communications, n.d.). Secondly, the social media has made it easier for businesses and business people such as bankers, business owners, brands, and even celebrities to communicate faster and to get things accomplished.

Today 's generation is all about social media. It is the new way to have instant connection to thousands all over the world. Today 's company are now doing less traditional television, radio, and print advertisement and more promotion via Twitter, Facebook and/or Instagram. Companies are invested in getting famous people to post pictures or tweet about their products, knowing that, one person can connect with millions with just one post. Over half of the world has access to social media, making them great consumers.

Facebook allows everyone to keep in touch and also acts as a source of entertainment, you can see what your friends are doing, comment on statuses, photos, and also join different organizations. There are many people who have difficulty socializing in person and social media builds up their confidence and helps them become more social and learn to process their thoughts before they write anything. A lady said it makes her daughter feel more confident. Her daughter gets comments on her “selfies” almost everyday with positive things that others have to say. "When they post selfies, all the comments I usually see are 'You're beautiful,' 'You're so pretty,' 'Oh my God, gorgeous,'" said Masio.