Question: What is your perception of social media, do you think it is a fad or the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution?
Social Media has greatly impacted
people from around the world. People of all age groups are able to stay
connected to their friends and family members as well as reconnect with people
who they have not spoken to for years. Although some people may think social
media is a nuisance and causes distraction, I personally believe that social
media is definitely the greatest shift since the industrial revolution. Like
most things, there are the pros and cons of social media. Pros include, being able to
easily keep in contact with others, able to send messages quickly and efficiently
and overall having fun. Cons include bad news spreading quickly, people using it to harm others, the ease of
people committing adultery (1 in 5 marriages end in divorce due to Facebook[1])
and the lack of privacy. It is evident that social media; especially YouTube,
Facebook and Twitter are a global phenomenon.
Without social media the world would
not be able to interact so frequently and easily. It has changed the way we
communicate with one another positively and negatively; but overall many would
agree that social media is a wonderful tool that anyone could use and enjoy. Whether
people appreciate it or not, social media is here to stay and it is only going to
enhance itself in the future. More people are catching up to the social media
lifestyle and are forgetting about returning to the old ways of communicating
(writing letters). Some people cannot go a day without visiting a social media
site and are “addicted” to this way of life. At the end of the day, social
media has helped us speak our minds in a way that could not have happened 20
years ago. As long as we use social
media wisely, it will be a part of our lives for many more years to come.
[1] Emil
Protalinski,“Facebook blamed for 1 in 5 divorces in the US” 11 March 2011. Web.
19 January 2013.
<http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-blamed-for-1-in-5-divorces-in-the-us/359>
