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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Social Media Bandwagon


Media has always fascinated me; my family has always been bug movie and TV buffs, so they raised me to love media. Fast forward to now where internet media has become the great new advent of this day and age. I love it as well because I love talking and getting to know new people and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are great ways to branch out to old friends while also making new ones.      

Social media has changed our world by making it more interactive. It is a great tool for businesses, schools, and other organizations to advertise their mission and purpose. They can also keep them update on events. This way their followers do not have to wait, but can find all the information on their computer screen. I’m able to keep in touch with family that I normally wouldn’t talk to for months. People make connections and engage with people they normally wouldn’t outside of work and school. 

However, I do believe that people are relying on their social media a little too much. I know personally that I spend way too much time on Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter; and I don’t even know why. We have now morphed into this world where we need to know what’s going on all the time, which isn’t always a good thing. There are studies they believe Facebook causes depression and the incidents of cyber bullying. I do believe social media has many advantages, but there are people out there that abuse it. 

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