The Web: "In all things bad, there is always the good."
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When someone mentions the word social media, it's pretty obvious that they're talking about Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Instagram, etc. Reality check! Social media doesn't only revolve around that. From smoke signals and telegraph to letters and e-mails, social media has evolved and became what we know as platforms such as Facebook and many others. The biggest favour social media has done for us is its power to bring the world together, becoming one of the biggest tool of communication. This is something I would thank the social media for.
What is so different about the communication then and now?
COMMUNICATION BEFORE AND AFTER THE PRESENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA.
These days, when we send our messages through WhatsApp and we don't see a double-tick to show if the person has read it or seen it, we get impatient and we start to wonder what they are up to or why they are taking so long to reply back even if it's a short period of time. Could you imagine how the people in the previous eras had to wait to receive their message? I am however guilty for being one of those who would actually lose patience if I had to wait.
From this, it is pretty obvious that with social media platforms, communication comes in many different forms. From sending music to videos and having online live chats from someone who could possible be across the world, we are all able to get in touch with people more easily, no doubt.
You may ask, how has social media platforms made it easier for us in this 21st century?
1) Communication with long-distance relationship between friends, families or lovers is made easier.
Social media platforms allows everyone to post updates on their whereabouts, send personal message or even talk through social media platforms such as Skype or Oovoo. Apart from that, our iPhones also comes with an app that allows us to video chat with other iPhone users no matter where in the world they are at.
2) Group discussion no longer require meet-ups.
Group discussions are now less troublesome. My group and I highly depend on using the social media as a communication for our group assignments. We use both Google Docs(a Microsoft Word platform available online that can be edited by every member involved) and Skype(a platform to video chat) to help us manage our assignments without having to meet up. This makes it easier for us to complete our work at our convenience. However, due to this less face-to-face communication, people tend to stay away outdoors and tend to be more active indoors.
3) Having the ability to share ideas or spread awareness on a certain subject matter.
As you may already know, information can be viral in a split second with the help of social media platforms. This can be used to share new ideas and spread awareness, thus leading to making a massive difference in the society or the world.
I came across this petition on the Yulin Dog Festival one day while scrolling down my Facebook page and decided to sign up for the petition. This festival is an annual celebration held in China that kills 10,000 to 15,000 dogs in 10 days. This attracted many attention from the world thus a petition was introduced to stop this festival.
I also shared the post to my Facebook account and had MANY of my friends signing up to the petition as well. In no time, when I checked the new, due to the millions of supporters supporting the petition, the festival was BANNED completely. THIS is how much impact social media platforms have on the world especially the youths as they are the one who are the most common users of the Internet.
Although social media platforms has helped us, the youths, and others around the globe to stay connected, I strongly feel that its disadvantages far outweighs its only advantage of being able to communicate.
Agree or disagree? Leave a comment and tell me what you think!
Xoxo,
A.
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