Social Media Group

Today there was another expert group presenting during our class time on the topic about social media. This topic can sometimes be confusing as well as overwhelming for many people. Being one of the very first internets activates to trend worldwide. Out of 7.2 billion people: there are just over 3 billion active internet users (45%).  There are many reasons why people use social media and the abilities are still growing. Some very obvious examples of why social Medias are so popular are the fact that we are allowed to share information and communicate at faster rates than other available ways that we have had in the past. For example, some of earlier history methods of communication that would be used to communicate are writing letters to each other, using the telegraph which was created in 1792, the telephone, radio, and then comes along the computer which revolutionized social media itself. Some of the first recognizable social medias that were around first were six degrees as it moved to more of a blogging page then eventually turned into a social media. Some of the most popular social medias of today are Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Tumbler, Instagram, Yik Yak, etc. all these different social medias are used to every ones advantages. For instance, it could be used as a psychology of humans because we as humans like talking about ourselves in social media such as twitter and Facebook allow us present ourselves as we wish. Humans also desire community as having so much different ty types of social Medias it allows us to also feel connected. But such social media could also be used in a variety of ways, 64% of employers and companies use two or more social networks to help job-seekers find work. Could also help law enforcement catch prosecuted criminal as they us images on social media to catch criminals, and like twitter and Facebook both have tracking unite on criminals who brag about their crimes they have committed, help businesses promote their news gadget or update their customers with information. Not only does social media have lots of advantages and helping us get communicated and get on the trend with the hottest or coolest things going on around you there is also some negatives that arise. Cyberbullying, predators, and also decreasing the productivity in the workplace, according to some of the studies that have been done it has been proven that employees get on Facebook at least two or more hours  which is and could be too much while being at work.