The Pros And Cons Of Facebook

In the 21st Century social media sites have emerged such that some people forgot about the outer world. Facebook is one of the sites that has changed the way people communicate with each other. People stopped communicating with others face-to-face, instead they like to communicate through social media sites rather than talking to others directly. The advantage about Facebook is that people now can easily reach their family and friends from all over the world. They can also reunite with people they haven’t seen for a long time. Facebook also made it easier for people to learn about others by looking at their posts. Sending photos to a family member through Facebook is faster than letting the person wait a week so that they get the photo trough

It has changed the way people communicate with one another. It also permitted people to share doses of information from politics, to relationships, to breaking news. Social media effects on the generation varies. New technological apps, and devices are being created each year, but how does these change the way people relate to others. Facebook has pros and cons on people. The good side is that, it made people to keep in touch with others through different ways. People no longer need to wait for mails, and reunions in order to keep in touch with their family and friends, instead by a single text or post through Facebook they can know everything about others. Facebook also created new groups to join jobs, and keep up with brands. Facebook recently created a new way to buy and sell things, people can purchase things through Facebook. The bad side of Facebook is, people during gatherings spend their time on their phones rather than talking to each other. Another con, information about a person on their profile can be stolen easily and used by others to represent the

An overwhelming majority of 91% post a photo of themselves, 71% post the city or town where they live, up from 61%, more than half give email addresses and a fifth give their phone number.”(Elgot par, 11). As we know hackers are everywhere and social media sites are the best way they can steal information. Mostly 90% of Facebook users share every detail about them on their Facebook. Privacy is the most important thing about a person, he/she should take care with the people that can see their details from where they live, to their pictures. Facebook “is more geared toward limiting your thoughts to certain family and friends.”(Gross par.39) information that is publicly shared allows advertisers to target consumers more efficiently with products and services they believe will interest them. This explains why the sponsored ads on Facebook always seem to be geared towards what we may need or