positive and negative effects of social media

            "Positive and Negative Effects Of Social Media"

Social media changes the way people interact with each other by offering more convenience but less quality. With social media, it is quicker and simpler to contact people, while easier to meet new individuals as well. Ultimately, however, social media provides people with less interpersonal skills, a lack of conflict resolution and very little privacy. Consequently, social media diminishes the constitution of social interaction for the modern generations.

With social media such as Facebook, communication has never been quicker. Facebook allows instant communication with friends and family and automatically provides up to date information also known as “statuses” while allowing us to find new individuals to meet. Instant communication brings people closer together in a faster way to provide access to conversations in little to no time. With a click of the ‘Facebook button’ on the top left corner, the news feed is refreshed, providing up to date information on what is happening with friends, family and even other content that the user ‘liked’ from other pages such as weather, television shows, sports and celebrities; This allows quicker access to the user’s interest without even leaving the website and looking for the information.

Finding new individuals is quick, as Facebook has ‘likes’ on the right hand side that are suggested to one of the many interests that the user and mutual friends have in common which can introduce many new people.

Positive Effects Of Social Media:

The Positive Effect of Social Media
Since the birth of social media people have argued whether it has a positive or negative effect on society. Social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram give people a chance to stay connected. Although, with the power of social media comes the possibility of cyber bullying. While there are some negatives associated with social media, the positives in communication all around, has made the world stronger and a better place to live in.
Social networking can benefit businesses greatly. These sites allow businesses to advertise and market services to a large audience, and since a profile is free to set up, the advertisement is......

Social media also allowed students to work with new technologies. Because of this students are becoming more familiar with computers and other electronic devices.  
However, there are some negative effects that come with social media. Research has shown that social networking sites can be very addictive. People who use social networking sites for their daily communication are hooked to a point that they neglect health responsibilities, especially their diet. The addictive nature of social media can lead to eating disorders, obesity, heart problems, sleep disorders, and other pertinent health issues. ("Social Networking: Advantages vs. Addictions.") Another downside to social media is that the user could share too much information which may pose threats to them.  People using social media need to know the risks that come with social networking. Users can help protect themselves by not sharing personal information with others they do not know and by having their social networking profiles on a private setting. 

Social media has both positive and negative effects. However, I feel as though the positive outweigh the negative. So many people benefit from social media including businesses, students, and distant friends. Although, when not used intelligently social media can be a destructive thing.

Negative Effects Of Social Media:

Over the past few years social media has grown to be a phenomenon in our culture. “Facebook operates the world’s No. 1 Internet social media network with 1.2 billion users,” and this is just one venue for social media

. As more people from all age demographics begin to log in to this growing phenomenon, it’s important to step back and take a look at the side of social media that is not so enjoyable. We’ve all heard the quote.

“You can’t have too much of a good thing”, but how true is this? That is exactly what we will be looking into, is too much social media a good thing or are you being negatively affected? Studies have proven that social media in excess can cause negative effects on an individual’s time management, communication skills, relationships and even health.

Time management is easily described as the ability to plan and exercise control over how one spends their time. Even those with great control and time management skills like organizing and scheduling can fall victim to distractions. There are many different ways one can access media whether via phone, computer, television or radio. With information being so readily available and everyone’s constant need to be ‘in the know’ it’s very easy for people to become consumed in what is happening on their phones or computers.

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