Social Networking

This first blog will be about Social Networking and what other people have said about it effecting the people of today and my response to their posts.

http://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/academic/article/485925/The-Effects-of-Social-Networking-upon-Society/

On this website, it is talking about teens and social networking. As a teenager myself, I love social networking just like the majority of people, but it does have some disadvantages. Like the article says, it is replacing friendships, bullying occurs, and it gives us a lack of communication. All of this is so true. Social media can be such a mean place. People get made fun of too much on things like Facebook and Instagram. People, mainly young girls get upset and feel like they are worthless if they do not get a certain amount of "likes". I use to be one of those girls, but the thing is, you don't need to worry about any of that. You have friends and family and a God who loves you no matter what, so why worry what others think about you? Lack of Communication. This is a negative thing going on with Social Networking. I feel like everywhere I go I see people together, but instead of talking to one another they are looking down at their phones. People do not know how to communicate anymore. You can go on a date, and never find anything out about the person because the two of you just sit there because you do not know how to carry on a conversation without a phone screen and keypad. It really is sad that this is what life has come to.

Although those were negative effects of social media, there are positive effects:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/positive-impact-social-networking-sites-society-opinion/

On social media, you do have friends, and you are able to talk to your friends through social media and share photos of you and your friends with everyone else. Social media also helps you meet new people and communicate with them, giving you a chance to have even more friends. Like the website says, empathy is a thing that is on social media. This can be both a good/bad thing. But, from the good stand point about it, you are able to tell people issues going on in your life and ask for prayers or anything else you may need. This is good, unless you are friends with that one person who has something wrong with them every second of every day.... Speedy communication! That is another thing about social media; word travels in the speed of lightning so you are able to send messages back and forth extremely fast, which is a really good thing when you need to know something as soon as possible. Social Networking has positive and negative effects on the world and more and more people are using it daily. Let's keep the drama off and positive things on! Happy Posting! :)