Good day, everybody, I hope you are
doing well.
These days, we are always using
social media, using a platform, and entertaining ourselves. Social media
platforms rose silently and took the whole world by a storm. For a long time
now, many debates have been continuously going on about whether social media is
good for society or not. Actually, it is hard choosing which side is right and
which one is wrong.
Still, we cannot ignore just how
social media has changed our lives and become a significant part of us.
There are various platforms of the
social media that help countless users to connect, give, and share content
along with information to numerous others. At present, it is hard seeing a
person who is not depending on social media.
Let’s see how it facilitates us
To many users of social media out
there, social media proves to be very effective in shortening the distances. There
are many other applications as well that might help in contacting our cherished
ones but the standard and interface of social media just cannot be matched. It
gives us an opportunity to be in touch with others even the distances among us
cannot be measured.
A prominent social media platform is
Facebook that provides various features to its users. First of all, it
connected people using just a chatting protocol. Moving on, it integrated the
voice call and then video call. Let’s not forget that Facebook also offers the
complete feed page on which we can post our memorable moments and joyful
activities.
Even if we are sitting at the
cafeteria, we know what our friends are doing. That is the magic of social
media.
Now, one might wonder about
connecting visually with the whole world. That is just when YouTube comes in
and gives limitless possibilities of interacting and gaining awareness. More
and more schools are using YouTube to teach students and learn about different
models and concepts. The same plain historical events have gotten more
interesting through YouTube.
Indeed, technologies have
revolutionized just how we are communicating with each other now. The prime
example is social media that is now using different technologies to build
better features. Some examples include social interaction, blogs, websites,
interactive boards, online chats, and video conferencing. Even customers are
now expecting organizations to communicate with them through social media.
We cannot count the advantages that
social media platforms provide us. In fact, we can say that a part of our
society and its growth is all because of the development of social media. In
the last few years, we have observed a massive blast of content and information
and we definitely cannot deny the capability of social media and its impact on
our lives.
Various platforms of social media are
used broadly for creating awareness regarding the causes which are very
important and play a critical role in society. Many noble causes are running
only because of social media. Some examples include non-profitable
organizations that raise funds and help orphanages. Even the government and other
agencies are aided by social media in spreading awareness about crucial topics
and fighting crime.
A lot of people didn’t know much
about cybercrime and social media became the source of awareness. Posts reached
millions of users and alerted them, making them more cautious. Let's not forget
that social media also helps in identifying the crimes that are prevalent in
society.
From an organizational perspective,
social media is a great way of creating campaigns and interacting with their
customers. Marketing sectors of organizations don't have to stick to the
traditional ways of advertising and spend a lot of money. They can just create
a page of their and post about their activities while advertising their
products. On the official pages, companies don't even have to think about
distances when it comes to interacting with their consumers.
They can interact and communicate seamlessly, increase the base of their
loyal consumers, and raise their sales.
Negative aspects of social media
Besides the benefits that come with
social media, one of the most serious issues that are associated with the use
of social media is that individuals who tend to use it abandon the reality
around them. They spend most of their time on a specific platform and back away
from direct interaction. This issue has already been prodded and solid evidence
has yet to formulate.
It means that even though social
media is extremely useful, it is also one of the reasons why people are
thriving for virtual relations instead of real relationships. Prolonged use of
different platforms of social media can lead to severe addiction and it can
even harm the health of users. Addiction also becomes the reason why it becomes
very difficult to focus on a certain task. For students, this addiction is the
most worrisome because they seek to spend most of their time using a particular
platform of social media. Although they can connect with their friends, they
also need to spend their time studying and focus on their education.
Conclusion on Speech, about Social Media
To sum it up, we can say that social
media is both beneficial and damaging. As technology is advancing, so are the
platforms of social media. With time, it becoming easier to depend on social
media. It has certainly facilitated us but it has also damaged society. But
then again, excessive consumption of even healthy fruits can be harmful(Rapp, Beitelspacher, Grewal, & Hughes, 2013).
In the end, it is important to create
a balance between both our routined tasks and the usage of social media.