Social media is a part of our lives as the days go by but is it absolutely beneficial or is it entirely detrimental or is it both? A question our subconscious mind often sneak in upon using social media.
Social media is defined as websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, various blogs, and other sites that have content based on user participation and user-generated content are examples of social media. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, written by David Westerman, Patric R. Spence and Brandon Van Der Heide, suggest that “people use online social tools to gather information, share stories, and discuss concerns”. Similar to …show more content…
An online newspaper is the online version of a newspaper. Unlike traditional newspaper, online newspaper is cheap as it is completely free to the viewers. According to Michelle, online newspapers are easy to carry around as it can be stored in smart phones and tablets. In addition, it can be accessed easily at any time at anywhere.” All you need is a smart phone with internet connection to get online newspaper” she added on.
As mention earlier, social media has two sides. Social media is also being used for cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is defined as a tormenting, threatening, harassing, or embarrassing another person using the internet or other technologies, such as posting embarrassing pictures on social media or sending hurtful or threatening text messages. “Cyberbullying is an abuse of social media,” said Afi Roshezry Bin Abu Bakar. Predominately, children and teenagers falls as victims in this matter as they access Facebook and Twitter more frequently than …show more content…
FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) define identity theft as an activity that “occurs when someone appropriates another’s personal information without their knowledge to commit theft or fraud.” This scenario is actually a result of millennials’ oversharing habit. The over-shared information such as home address, bank account number, relationship status, school locations and graduation dates on the social media such as Facebook is not entirely safe as it can be accessed by anyone. Such vital pieces of personal information found in Facebook is sufficient enough for the thieves to turn a normal life of a millennial into nightmare. For instance, Kim Kardashian’s $10 million worth of jewels were robbed at Paris after she posted her upgraded engagement ring on Instagram. This shows the effect of
Social media is defined as websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, various blogs, and other sites that have content based on user participation and user-generated content are examples of social media. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, written by David Westerman, Patric R. Spence and Brandon Van Der Heide, suggest that “people use online social tools to gather information, share stories, and discuss concerns”. Similar to …show more content…
An online newspaper is the online version of a newspaper. Unlike traditional newspaper, online newspaper is cheap as it is completely free to the viewers. According to Michelle, online newspapers are easy to carry around as it can be stored in smart phones and tablets. In addition, it can be accessed easily at any time at anywhere.” All you need is a smart phone with internet connection to get online newspaper” she added on.
As mention earlier, social media has two sides. Social media is also being used for cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is defined as a tormenting, threatening, harassing, or embarrassing another person using the internet or other technologies, such as posting embarrassing pictures on social media or sending hurtful or threatening text messages. “Cyberbullying is an abuse of social media,” said Afi Roshezry Bin Abu Bakar. Predominately, children and teenagers falls as victims in this matter as they access Facebook and Twitter more frequently than …show more content…
FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) define identity theft as an activity that “occurs when someone appropriates another’s personal information without their knowledge to commit theft or fraud.” This scenario is actually a result of millennials’ oversharing habit. The over-shared information such as home address, bank account number, relationship status, school locations and graduation dates on the social media such as Facebook is not entirely safe as it can be accessed by anyone. Such vital pieces of personal information found in Facebook is sufficient enough for the thieves to turn a normal life of a millennial into nightmare. For instance, Kim Kardashian’s $10 million worth of jewels were robbed at Paris after she posted her upgraded engagement ring on Instagram. This shows the effect of