Social media plays a humongous role in the way
we get our information around the world. Social media has recently in the past
decade or two become the number one source of communication among the entire
planet. The thing about social media is that it allows the user to connect in a
way we never have before, whether its with long lost family, old friends, pen
pals, or even complete strangers in a blink of an eye. It has the ability to give
its users such a platform to influence people across the globe. Of course, I’m
sure you can think of some dangers that may come with the ability to have all
this power, and information in the world at your fingertips. Social media has changed
the way America functions in every day life, social media particularly has a
knack for altering the way people feel about themselves. Particularly teen
girls tend to try to reach the expectations of what they see on social media
which in reality is mostly fake. With they way photo shop is used to day girls
are chasing these dreams that aren’t even real. This is an example of how
social media can have a negative impact on today's world.
When it comes to the internet and social media
I feel as if I can’t really help but be involved with it. In today's world almost everyone in one way or
another relies on the internet and social media for news, entertainment, and most
of all information. For me personally I play a big part in the consumption of
Social media. Most of all I am a big tweeter, I love Twitter for many reasons.
I find Twitter to be hilarious, it keeps me in contact with my friends and
family, and it is a big source of how I get my news about the world. I know
there is a lot of fake news on social media, so I know how to maneuver myself
through the information in order to not become a victim of fake news
consumption. I follow reliable sources like CNN, New York Times… and my least
favorite TRUMP. Id hate to follow him but unfortunately as an American I need
to know the nonsense he is selling on Twitter.
I don’t have an Instagram anymore, however I used
to really be a fan, but I got tired of seeing all of these people I don’t even
know. I’m more of a Snap chat person, I love to document the things that I’m
partaking in but that is really as far as my contribution to media making goes.
I try not to waste my time on my phone scrolling through screens, when I could be
as I say, “living life”. Some of my friends often get mad at me because they
will text me or send me something and I wont answer for hours but that is simply
because I'm “living life” and I’m not hounding my phone all day long! Even
though I do rely on my phone for 90% of my source of information and news
around the world I do sometimes seek other sources. I am a chef at Café Talya
in Bayonne, and once the rush is over, I love to take my break and read the Jersey
Journal, or the Daily News. I really enjoy having a nice physical news paper in
my hand where I can flip through the pages and read articles written by
professionals and not just people who type their lives away on Twitter or Facebook.
Something I enjoy equally whether its in
the paper or on social media is the sports news. I like to use an app called
The Score and that is what I spend a lot of my time on the phone doing, it is
also the first section that I skip to when I read the paper.
In the end I think social media is a good
thing, when it is manipulated correctly by the providers, and the consumers.
You have to have the ability to sift through the good, and the bad. Social media is a great tool for making a name
for yourself, your brand, or whatever it is that you choose to do on the
internet. However, I think it would be beneficial to millennial's who mostly are
the prime consumers on the internet to read the news paper occasionally to get
the real scoop on what’s going on in the world. Take your eyes off the screen
for a little bit and enjoy the real world, you just might enjoy it.
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