When looking at the content that is in chapter one of "Essential of Social Media Marketing," the section of text that I want a deeper look into is the part that reads, "today, almost every internet user can be reached on social media. As social media use continues to grow, so does customers' time spent on the popular media ruins everything that is going on around us. The recent growth of social media has changed the world that we live in and that can be seen for better or for worse. Thinking about how much I am walking around and see people staring at the phone that is basically glued to their hands is a reality that is becoming more and more normal. I think too many people are always see the positive that comes from social media, feeling like you are connected to everyone at any moment but sometimes we forget that can also be the biggest disadvantage of social media. So much of peoples' days are spent opening up apps to see if there are any updates from others but think how much do you really care about those updates. Are you more focused on what they are doing or what you are missing out on? I think of many times when I look at a social media platform and think to myself that I wish I was doing that and feel like I am missing out on what is happening. This is a reality of social media that some people forget to talk about because everyone feels the pain of others yet we all keep posting.
One thing that keeps social media such a growing and larger world is the continuing new development of new platforms. All the time there are new apps coming out that will be different or a spin off or the one that is already existing that will make people very excited to use. This will kick in the drive of using social media at a high again and this cycle continues all of the time. Social media opens the world up to so many new and amazing opportunities but hidden within are some disadvantages that are ignored by the public to the world of social media running.
One thing that keeps social media such a growing and larger world is the continuing new development of new platforms. All the time there are new apps coming out that will be different or a spin off or the one that is already existing that will make people very excited to use. This will kick in the drive of using social media at a high again and this cycle continues all of the time. Social media opens the world up to so many new and amazing opportunities but hidden within are some disadvantages that are ignored by the public to the world of social media running.
Hi Sydney! I am so glad I came across this post. I have very similar thoughts when you mentioned how people feel that they are missing out on better times when someone posts. This is such a powerful message because it is not true. I use to think the same thing and I know everyone does but as society we should start directing our attention to be positive. Instead of being jealous be happy for them. Also be content on who you and who you want to be instead of someone through a phone. I guarantee that person wasn't having as much fun as you thought and at one point they probably even envied you. The reality is that social media is painful like you said, but if we overcome the jealousy we can start to post and influence others who still hurt.
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely right about social media changing the world around you. I’m not sure that I would use the word ruin, though. There are positives and negatives that happen due to every societal change. It is a matter of measuring them to determine whether something is ruining the world that we need to consider. I would say that social media has had an overall negative impact on the world, but the positives can’t be ignored. If social media overuse could be prevented, I think that a lot of the negatives could be alleviated. Many social medias only show users what they want to see leading to a feedback loop that radicalized many opinions or assists in causing social media addiction.
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