Social Media Culture

Society is in the midst of a great media revolution, thus it may be considered as a “Mediated” one, with media offering most of its commodities to the public, which in turn is embraced by them. Media has utilized itself in various ways in order to entice, inform, offer convenience, be needed, and ultimately be a key player in the lives of people. Possessing the two key traits of easy accessibility and instant provision of almost any information, media has encompassed not only the people’s interests but their needs as well. With media’s presence warranted by people all around, it turns into a necessity making itself present in almost every place, from public billboards to televisions and radios in households, it has become available in almost …show more content…
With the new online culture created by social media, it has reshaped with different platforms which are used these days. As David Bell (2007) had stated, Cyber culture is intensely creative, putting devices and applications to new uses, selectively adopting and adapting the forms content and uses provided. Currently, as a form of media, it has transcended to the most efficient one out there, being able to provide the functions of its predecessors and categorical competitions, such as televisions, radios, newspapers etc. The incorporation of itself along with every type of media presented to the public is achieved by social media through its ability to deliver information with both audio and visual means, and on that note, it is no wonder as to why people have quickly chosen to embrace the concept of this new and efficient form of medium. Social media sites, as utilized on the internet, are capable of being used in numerous ways, may it be expressing one’s thoughts on present-day debatable topics, or just sharing one’s personal memories with pictures gathered on an unforgettable trip or event. It has allowed people to connect with each other at greater ease, eliminating the performance gaps of other main mediums, such as how it dismembered the visual absence in phone calls through video chats and the likes. Social Media truly brings ground-breaking and efficient innovations in the global field of information mediums, but as its good-natured progressions flourish, the risk for the opposite being on the rise is also a real threat and is quite plausible in society. If social media can be used to spread great inspirational and motivational thoughts to encourage others in life, it may also be used to spread negative debilitating information, incurred with one’s malicious