No one can ignore the fact that Facebook is now one of the most popular social networking sites in the United States and especially for teens. As the statistic shows that 94% of the teens are using Facebook (1). Facebook is a social networking site where people can post whatever they want, whenever they want, and to whom they want. Which is somehow a good thing to have such an ability to do these stuffs; for example, people can make new friends, they can spread their ideas and thoughts which may be useful for others, they also can make business. However, it also can be a way for a lot of problems, like pornography, drugs trade, and scam; and unfortunately, teens are the biggest slice of the society who get in treble with these problems. Because
Problems cannot be solved if people do not know and do not see that there is a problem. Parents can see that their teens spend a lot of time on Facebook, and they also can see that their teens are effected from using Facebook for example, getting low grade, and becoming less direct socially, so parents should pay more attention to them. Facebook’s organizers put what parents should do to keep their children safe (6). Everyone should give help to show the importance of the parents’ intervention; for example, media, government, and schools. All of them have some responsibility to help parents fixing the problem. After that, parents know the risks that their teens may face; they should now take some actions to avid these risks. Parents first should review teens’ Facebook privacy settings, tag setting, posting setting, and friends list and their teens should be aware of it, then they should talk to them and try to let them understand how wasting a lot of time on Facebook will affect their future by getting low grate, and by creating a history that may not be acceptable and may be shameful in the future. Patents should be very careful, logical, and attuned because teens in this stage of their life they are very sensitive, and if parents were not careful, the results may be negative and this may take them to a different type of the
Social media has token a huge step from when it first started. The more the years go by there are new trends and new technology that continues to grow. As the newer technology comes out, the younger the kids are getting their hands on the new gadgets. As a result our younger generation begins to get into the internet having their own accounts to multiple social media websites. Kids don’t realize what they can get themselves into when they get an account, it can lead them to older people (child molesters, Perverts, ect.). Since 2011, teen Twitter use has grown significantly from 16% to 24% (Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2013). These social media accounts can make it easier to cyber bully there victim. Most importantly it takes away their
Since being introduced in the 1990s, social networking sites have taken over people’s lives. From Facebook to Twitter and Snapchat to Instagram, these social networking sites are included in our day to day life. People use these sites to keep in touch with each other and the world. As a prominent fixture of our lives, social networking has a great influence over our opinions, decisions, and perspectives. Out of all its users, teenagers are the most susceptible to social networking’s influence; it can lead them to living an ethically right life that fosters learning and goodwill, or an ethically wrong life that encourages addictions and bad behavior.
There are now 5 "big" social networks, and 6 if you count YouTube. The social media beast has not only become mammoth, but voraciously hungry, needing to be fed on a consistent basis. It is enough to send a business owner into paroxysms of anxiety! It gets unnerving for marketers, too. More channels means more choice, for both the consumer and the marketer. Inevitably, the consumer 's attention span becomes shorter, fleeting and elusive; the number of combinations and messaging options veers towards infinity as marketers combine modalities, narrow demographics and customize a morass of information to be strategically dripped out over time.
Do you have a Facebook page? After you use it do you tend to feel negative emotions? Well, you shouldn't; some say that Facebook is nothing more than a way to make others envious, but, I strongly disagree. Facebook isn't the culprit in regards to the negative connotations that run parallel to it. Everyone has their own mindset and can't blame social media for their own insecurities. As an individual, you have a choice: are going to use social media, if you are going to get jealous too easily, and lastly, you have the choice of whether or not you are going to let the little things in life bother you. Facebook is a wonderful way to come across positive quotes and updates and it's a fabulous way to show the people around you what you possess and what you're grateful for. I also think that any social media page is an awesome way to tell the people around you about events that are happening in your life, quintessential news around the world, and in some circumstances, it's used to tell about the life-changing experiences one may be going through. I believe that it is the person's choice whether or not Facebook will affect them, not the computers.
In the first place, employees who have posted on Facebook a post that is offensive to either different races, groups or religions should be terminated. By all means, I would not care to have a co-worker that insulted my beliefs, publicly. This could create the work environment as being hostile and stressful. Certainly, posting on Facebook every opinion that pops into a person 's mind is not what is right. Sometimes people need to consider the consequences of what they are thinking before they say it. One researcher explains that "Right now the National Labor Relations Board is preparing to hear a case when an employee was fired after criticizing her boss on Facebook" (Lucas Para. 2). It is extremely inappropriate for an employee to criticize their boss and to put it
This is an exciting time to be a young person in this era. With the advent of mobile phones and growth of social media platforms, it’s not only much easier for the youths to access the media more easily and quickly but also it’s much easier to create or capture content and share it. If you think about the youth of this era, the music that they listen to or the dress that they wear or the way that they talk; there’s a very good chance that he or she has picked it up from Facebook. It might seem from the outside that social media is all about kids updating their statuses or tweeting each other, but in actuality, it’s much more than that. Everyone is aware of everyone’s social activities and it has brought dramatic changes in our lifestyle.
In fact, unlike previous generations, teenagers today do not socialize anymore in parks or in malls but they instead “hang out” and talk through the services offered by social media like the Facebook messenger. By this they do not first hand experience the real word and the problems faced by the outside community. The other downside of the social media is that the user shares nearly half of his life sharing all the moments and experience or even expose too much private information’s about him that can lead to harm or threats. Even your personal information may leak on social sites even you have done all the tight security measurements.
The year that I joined Facebook was in 2014, the beginning of my senior year. I know that most of you are probably thinking I was crazy for waiting that long, but I never really had any inclination to join. So when senior year rolled around I thought, ‘what the heck, why not!’ It was my senior year and I may never see any of these people again, so I thought it would be a good way to keep in touch. But before joining Facebook, people were always keeping me informed on what was going on. Who was dating, who broke up, and who got caught cheating on who. Things I didn’t really care to know, which was why I never joined Facebook before. I was never really into the drama of people’s lives, especially because it all happened to people I didn’t personally know.
Would you consider Social media to be worth the benefits with so much at risk? Social Medias main purpose is too share information with your close friends. But, recently social media has been a big risk to use. The users of social media think that if their profiles are private that only those people can view their information. Unfortunately that is not entirely true. People post very personal information on these social websites. Once a user posts anything on the internet it immediately can be accessed by other people. The Government no matter what country could see anyone’s profile on any social media website that they wanted. The United States Government closely monitors social media. “The number one problem is that the United States does not have data-protection.” (Clemmit, 13) They are allowed to see anything that they want no matter how many restrictions the person has on their account. All of our information is up for grabs. The only way to keep something “private” is by keeping it to yourself and not using social media at all. The biggest problems now are that companies could see pretty much anything and everything that you have ever posted. They have the technology to do in depth background searches. They will pull up information to as far back as your first post on the internet. People post pictures, write statuses, and also show them participating in illegal activities. All of this could be used against you in the future. After you post something it will be their forever. It doesn’t matter if you delete it. Someone could always retrieve it. Once you delete a piece of information it is still stored somewhere that the normal person could not find. In today’s day technology has too much power. Social media has proven to ...
Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are only a few of the most common words used in today’s language among children, teens and adults. Such words can be described as popular terms related to what many of us know as social media. In today’s culture, many teenagers rely so heavily on the usage of social media that issues once thought to be revolutionary are now taking place offline and online. In fact, several cases of mental addictions, depression and even suicide have all stemmed from the initial usage of sites such as Facebook, which are otherwise socially accepted as a simple means of communicating with “friends.” While social media does have its advantages, it can also be held responsible for several negative events in the lives of today’s teenagers.
The use of social networking sites is rising at great rates. According to a report conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in 2012, ninety-five percent of individuals aged 12-17 use the internet; and eighty-one percent of those use social network sites (Pew Interest). Although it is known that social media can have a useful impact on lives, often times people forget that with a positive comes a negative. The continual use of social network sites will impact teen lives more negatively than positively because they can cause huge distractions from valuable and critical pursuits like education; they can also cause mental health issues and a reduction in communication skills.
With the advancement in technology in a short matter of time it has impacted the world in many ways such as how the world communicates and our life styles. One of the many revolutionary inventions or evolutions is called social networking sites (SNS). Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and many more, are where people gather in the internet, create a personalized profile about themselves, and interact with people around the world. With the lack of parental supervision between the ages of fourteen to seventeen, which makes one of largest demographics using social networking sites, these teens could be subjected to mature elements. Young teens between the ages of fourteen to seventeen should not be allowed to have a profile on social networking sites because they do not have the capability to make proper logical decisions.
A 16 year old decided she would send a nude photo to a guy who she was in a relationship with for two years. The guy who she assumed she was in a committed relationship with, decided he would betray her by sending her nude photo to everyone at their local high school. This situation, involving the use of social networking, was first overlooked by school officials, but quickly turned into something much larger. A parent took a look at her teenage son’s cell phone and discovered the provocative photo. As a result, the parent decided to contact local authorities. What first seemed to be a cruel joke, turned out to be a case of cyber bullying. This is an example of how social networking, once used as an advantage, is increasingly becoming a danger to those who utilize it. Social
In today’s society the youth of the world are almost fully dependent on technology and social media. They are participants of these websites without thinking about or being aware of the consequences of their constant abuse. These social sites are made to keep everyone in the world connected with each other. They were made to make news and the information of today accessible and relative to everyone. These good and honest intentions have been transformed into so much more. These websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and the infamous Youtube are now used as a way to avoid or emphasize the troubles and problems of people’s everyday lives. A way for people to encourage and reinforce the stereotypes, trends, and other irrelevant and negative influences placed on society by pop culture. Everyone constantly points out the positive effects of these social medias without making notice of the many health problems they lead to in today’s youth.
There has been controversy as to whether parents should limit the use of social media by teenagers. Teenagers feel that there is no need to limit the use of their social media networking, but on the other hand parents should feel the need to limit their use and also keep track of their teen’s social networking. Social media has allowed to be connected with their peers, teens who post positive status are more likely to be involved in extracurricular activities, and to many teens putting up “selfies” is a self confidence boost; however, too much social media can affect students GPA in school, cyber bulling can affect social health. Social media networks can give out personal information.