“Is it Facebook official?” Most individuals know exactly what this question means and have more than likely asked it at some point. Essentially, asking someone, “Is it Facebook official?” is equivalent to confirming the relationship status of two individuals. In today’s society, if people do not “tweet” about the situation at hand or post a picture, then they feel a sense of loss in keeping up with their social media persona. When you go to a restaurant, take the time to look around. What do you see? Phones. People posting their lunch on Instagram, taking pictures with friends, texting, talking while scrolling through their phone, or worst of all, sitting with friends in silence while maintaining their social networking sites or texting. Personal interaction is becoming extinct while social media is essentially unstoppable. Obviously, some aspects of social media are positive, but at what point does society draw the line? The effects of maintaining a social media presence are generally negative amongst in comparison to personal interaction.
Social networking is essentially an interaction between people via Internet—the new language of the world today. According to Daria J. Kuss and Mark D. Griffiths, authors of Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the Psychological Literature, “The first social networking site SixDegrees was launched in 1997; however, in 2004, the most successful current social networking site, Facebook, was established as a closed virtual community for Harvard students, (Kuss, 1). Facebook is now the largest social networking site on the Internet today. Kuss and Griffiths state, “Facebook has more than 500 million users, whom fifty percent log on to it every day. From 2007 to 2008, Facebook increa...
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... media takes the drivers eye off the road for longer than sending a text message is freighting. People already have enough distractions while driving such as turning the radio station, having people in seats all around, and even watching the cars in the area. The last thing people need to be doing is looking at the latest updates on their social networking sites. None of the sites are worth looking at if they could possibly take someone’s life away.
The dangers of social networking can range from minor to major, but the dangers are not the only concerning factor. Social networking is quickly replacing personal interaction. Next time the urge to upload a picture to Instagram, post a status to Facebook, or even “subtweet” the girl wearing hideous boots, do not become a social media robot. Learn to live without the phone attached at the hip things will be a lot better.
Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Linked In have gained a widespread audience across the world. Although the original intentions of these social sites were positive, these mediums of social interaction now have negative effects.
The general argument made by Natalie Jacewicz in her article "Social media bad for the minds of young people, right? Maybe not." is that "social media may help improve mental health by boosting self-esteem". More specifically Jacewicz argues that we should embrace social media because it "provides a source of emotional support". I disagree with Jacewicz argument and say that young American women and men my age should limit the amount of time they spend on social media because too much it is bad for their health, both physically and psychologically. Let me explain the divisions of how in details below.
“What is interesting is the power and the impact of social media... So we must try to use social media in a good way.”(Yousafzai) Many believe that the negative use of social media is one of the major problems not only in America but in the world. When social media is overused or not properly used, problems can occur for a person no matter the age or socioeconomic class. One of today’s major issues is teenagers and their use of social media.
At the end of the day social media is a completely participatory event. Humans created social media and their engagement is voluntary. It’s dependent on our activity, without our participation it wouldn’t thrive. It is unfair of us to lay blame on it as an entity for our loss of privacy, digitally intimacy, and weak relationships because we created and make use of the social media websites. The majority of people have chosen to embrace social media and although the benefits are high, social networking has its challenges.
It’s 2016 and if someone doesn’t have social media, then they are just plain weird or some seem to think they are. It’s crazy to think that 20 years ago, we didn’t even have any types of social media. How did we live? Everyone in America has some kind of access to the internet which means they have access to social networking. Social media sites include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Tumblr, etc. But is it really as great as everyone thinks? I use to think social media was a fantastic invention to help improve our lives but there are starting to be more cons than pros. I never thought I would see the day where social media was compared to breathing, but some believe it to be really that important. I think social media is affecting
Most people believe that social messaging is more of a benefit than a consequence, but using social media can actually be harmful. Social media is something most kids, teens, and even some adults are using all the time. It has become a part of our generation’s lives. Having people on their phones all day long is not only disappointing, but also damaging. Instead of talking to someone face-to-face and hanging out, people prefer just texting or going on a social network. For some people understanding a life without social media is near impossible. Using social media can have some adverse effects such as: it causes cyberbullying, it can compromise education, and it could have an effect on social skills.
In today’s society not only are we obsessed with technology, we depend and rely on it daily. Do we, as a society, depend too much on technology? In recent years a phenomena called social networking has really taken off. While there are numerous social networking sites, Facebook is by far the largest and most popular. Facebook has more than 1 billion active users and the average user has 130 friends ("Statistics"). Have Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites gotten out of hand? While some people may believe social networking has positive effects on humans, it in fact has negatively altered the way we communicate, our identities, and even our health.
Hook: Social media has advanced drastically over the past decade with the rising of e-mail to vast social networking services. To this day many services such as Facebook have change the way people interact with each other.
Did you remember to tell your cousin happy birthday on Facebook? Do you know how many people liked your latest picture on instagram? Or how many retweets did you get on your totally relatable and borderline inspirational tweet? As of January 2014, 74% of online adults use social networking sites (Rainie). Also more than 9 out of 10 American teenagers use social media(Blaszczak). Because of social networking we are becoming more connected than ever before. Important information can spread faster than wildfire, and we now have the ability to have friends and relationships all over the world. With the ability to communicate and interact with anyone at our fingertips what could go wrong? Well...lots of things.
Social media is so popular that according to a recent article published by forbes.com, “72% of American adults are currently using social media sites; that figure has gone up 800% in just 8 years”(Olenski). Social networking was originally created to simply reconnect people with old high school pals, but in recent years it has evolved into a completely different operation. When social media first originated it was also intended for adult usage, which has in recent years expanded into the usage of all ages. Social media can create a negative affect on lives because it has been proven to be a dangerous addiction, for it takes away interpersonal relationships that are essential in life, and it has been proven to prevent people from being productive in life.
In this day and age, many individuals simply cannot go without some sort of socialization. Specifically speaking, most participate in online social networking sites. The most popular and used one is commonly known as Facebook. Facebook was created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. By 2007, Facebook had over 21 million users, adding up to 1.6 billion page views every single day. The typical user spends over twenty minutes per day on Facebook and two thirds of the users log in every day at least once. It is not questionable as to why many people have a Facebook account. Facebook is generally efficient, easy for socialization, and not difficult to manage. Most organizations are affiliated with Facebook, as “almost 22,000 organizations had Facebook directories,” as of November 2006. A year after that in 2007, Facebook was named the seventh most popular website (Ellison 1). However, with anything well known, many oppose to using Facebook and hold criticism against the popular network. There are many flaws in the website and the relationships it starts online. Facebook is risking dangerous activities, ignoring privacy laws, and demeaning healthy socialization.
The negative effects associated with using social media will continue well into the future if we go on at the current pace. Only when individuals become more mindful of what they post and how much time they spend each day on social media sites can these negative effects be changed. Although social media does serve a purpose in our society, there is no substitute for real life relationships. One must always remember physical contact can never occur in a virtual relationship on Facebook or
There are about one and a half billion users of social media worldwide. It can be used to meet new people, find old friends, chat the day away, join interest groups, or even to share pictures. Social networks were mostly created so people could meet and find new friends. What most users of social media don't know, are the dangers of using social media. One example is when you meet a person online, because they are not always who they say they are. If someone is not who you may think they are, who could they be? They can be a stalker or a person that wants to steal your identity; which could be done easily thanks to new developments of new technology. Also thanks to new technology it is now easier for people using your information to track you. Posting personal information can risk your family and friends lives. Social media can be used as a weapon against you. It can even lead to a kidnapping, or even someone's death. Many people use social media to help to waste time, but could also become an unhealthy addiction. Also social media can damage your future. When you are a teen you tend to post pretty much anything you want. This is dangerous because you can post too much personal information. What most teens don't realize is that what they do on social media now can affect them for the rest of their life. It can even come back to haunt you in the future. Social media is dangerous because it makes it easier to be stalked, identity theft to happen, kidnappings and murders, and also can ruin your future.
The overuse of Facebook among today’s society has allocated a new kind of virtual existence to people of all ages. Increasing research on social media's effects on human interaction has revealed the development of antisocial behavior, narcissism and a slew of other character flaws and negative by-products. Facebook is one of the most popular social media sites and believed to be a cause of venue for social media addiction. Facebook implants the seed of an obsessive- compulsive behavior that leads to over thinking every status update and how many people liked it. Facebook has also been known to cause problems in relationships leading to secrets and jealousy. There’s good and bad in everything. If we use Facebook for the good (networking, motivating, staying in contact with friends and family) of instead of the bad, (lurking, over posting, obsessing over likes and comments) then Facebook would beneficial to all of its users. Together we can beat the addiction of Facebook!
Today technology has created new styles of communication on the internet for us all. This technology has made great impact on everyday life in today’s society. Cyber communications have become hugely popular in the last decade, especially those websites that help people to find new or old friends, keep in touch with families, and even help people to find potential dates! The numbers of people using cyber social networking are growing in millions every year. Cyber social networks have helped people link to each other with common interests, and expand personal ideas and support worldwide. But people are getting too friendly with this technology. Dangers are slowly appearing, and there still have a lot of hidden threats. Cyber social networks are threats to our personal social lives, lead into new addictions, and compromise the security of privacy issues.