Social media

Social media is the media we use as a virtual community to talk to other people and share thoughts, information and ideas. Social media is quite different from traditional media, for instance when it comes to reach, usability and quality. In addition, according to many statistics Internet users spend more time on social medias than any other type of sites. Personally I definitely believe I’m one of those who spend most time on social media as well, due to the fact that this is something I do everyday.

In today’s society, there are loads of social medias. Some of those I can think of are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, snapchat, Tumblr and blogs, and I believe these are the ones I can come up with because they are the ones I mostly use. They are basically used to talk to friends and family and share pictures and thoughts, however also to discuss and give attention to things you find important and want to tell the world.

There are both many pros and cons of social media and the usage of it. One pro is that it is a lot easier to reach many people in a fast way, besides get information about things extremely quickly. Additionally, the usage of social media is an easy way to keep the contact with people you live far away from, and generally being able to talk to people all over the world. However, there are also several cons. Most recent is maybe the fact that social media makes us extremely unsocial, and sometimes we might even end up staying home being on social media instead of actually meeting each other in person. In addition, it unfortunately occurs loads of bullying on social media, especially on sites where people are able to write comments and texts anonymous. It’s obviously much easier to express your thoughts and opinions if you do not have to stand for them.

To sum up, I believe there are both many pros and cons with the new, social media. It’s a brilliant way to share thoughts and make yourself heard, however it has also brought a whole heap of new problems we’ve never had to deal with earlier. I believe we must appreciate the good sides about the social media, but also focus about using it wisely and not in wrong ways. Besides, it’s extremely important to stay social outside the social media too!