Social media

In our modern world, social media platforms like as Facebook exist as ‘free’ spaces for social interaction with our friends and family, freedom of expression, and connecting with other users. However, many scholars argue that the convenience of social media – where we can use Facebook without paying money– comes with the cost of our privacy and our free labour. User commodification are significant issues in studies of social media. In his book The Political Economy of Communication (2009),…

Social Media Causing Desensitization in Users From the moment anyone who lives in the twenty-first century wakes up, to the minute they go to bed, millennials are constantly engrossed in a constantly evolving technology that is social media. As soon as the average teenager or young adult wakes up he or she is already surrounded by social media with notifications or alerts on cell phones and other common household electronics that contain social media outlets. Science Fiction writer Ray…

The popularity of the internet in recent years has led to the rise of a vast amount of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. These sites give their users the ability to present and record their lives online and make it available to others to inspect. This usage is generally harmless, however a small percent of people use social media dishonestly by creating fake accounts in the effort to deceive others and boost their own egos in the process. This is shown in the direct cinema…

Does Social Media Create Isolation? Many people believe that social media does not create isolation, simply because they are in their own little social media bubble and can’t see what’s going on around them, they choose to blind themselves by the fun they are having on their social media sites. While this position is popular, it is impractical. Even though social media is fun, it does create isolation by providing the illusion of companionship, and distracting from real life.…

and opportunities. Social media has made its way into today 's society and is a big part of most peoples lives. This presents issues and exciting discoveries but also shows that there are many risks and opportunities in the world of social media. These risks and opportunities affect security and privacy, current events and politics, social research, and self-esteem, habits and interests. A main issue in today’s society is privacy and security because in social media information such…

Social media has been around for a while now. People get to express themselves, communicate with each other, and post about their lives. Social media helps employers and colleges narrow down their decision of who to accept. There might be a case where two applicants have equal applications, great personalities, and excellent recommendations. That makes the decision hard of who to choose. The employer or college could check their social media pages. If an applicant has something negative,…

With the recent emergence of social media into society, there have been growing concerns that social media usage could be a contributing factor to the development of various mental disorders. One such mental disorder that has recently been increasing in prevalence, especially among young people is depression. Consequently, claims that social media use contributes to depression have been becoming increasingly common. The relationship between social media use and depression is not so clear though.…

I think that Social Media is a distraction because, students are heavily involved in social media; causing a lot of attention problems. Also the brightness of the phone while the sound of a chime goes off from a text or notification can be a problem while you sleep. Students can lose a lot of sleep due to sleeping with the phone next to them, because once the phone lights up or bings, they will want to get up and check it. Students that are heavily involved in social media have "continuous…

Facebook is a massive industry with a massive impact on its users. Social media itself was designed to bring people together, but it may in fact be doing the very opposite and spreading the isolation that it was determined to be rid of. (Marche pg 15) “We are living in an isolation that would have been unimaginable to our ancestors, and yet we have never been more accessible. (Marche pg 14) How did this happen? We…

The Gladwell article discusses revolutions, and how social media has affected them. Revolutions have happened without social media in the past. For example, the civil-rights movements occurred without the Internet and social media. Social media sites, such as Twitter or Facebook, have turned over customary relationships in political authority. These websites make it easier for the powerless to give voice to their worries, while also allowing this same group of people to collaborate, etc.…