Introduction To My Blog

On my blog I discussed about social media and its influence on our lives. Mostly, I talked about the negative influences of social media to our society. For example, I wrote about cyber-bullying among teens, negative effects of social media on our mind, and social media addiction. Also, I wrote about how social media invests in business. I tried to talk about different kinds of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Google. In addition, I tried to make some comparison  between social networks and to find similarities between them (Facebook vs Twitter). It was interesting to read and analyze Simic's and Carr's articles about technology and social media. Mostly, I enjoyed reading my classmates' articles. I hope that my blog was interesting to visit, and I believe you have expended your knowledge about social media.

Ways Social Media Has Changed How We Communicate

Miller, L. (2013, July 11). Ways Social Media Has Changed How We Communicate. Marketing Services Retrieved on April 20, 2014 from http://memarketingservices.com/2013/07/11/ways-social-media-has-changed-how-we-communicate/

Social media has changed our way of communication in different ways. "One of the biggest changes in the way that we interact, due to social media networks, is the sheer number of people that we can interact with." Nowadays, we communicate with large number of people from all over the world. Another big changes that social media changed the way we interact. For example, some people become incapable of carrying on a normal conversation in person because of the dependency of social media. Social media is one of the main ways we communicate. Also, social media allows us to get our opinions and ideas out of thousands or even millions of people. Moreover, it has changed our writing techniques, so that writing became more summarized and abbreviations become more prevalent.

A Reunion with boredom

Simic, C. (2011, August 31). A Renunion with Boredom. NYR BLOG. Retrieved on April 20 from http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2011/aug/31/hurricane-irene-reunion-with-boredom/

“Being temporarily unable to use the technology we’ve grown dependent on to inform ourselves about the rest of the world, communicate with others, and pass the time, is a remainder of our alarming dependence.” (Simic, 2011).

I chose this quote because it contains an important message from the author to readers. In this quote, Simic tries to explain to us that we have become greatly dependent on social media in today’s world. For example, it has become difficult for us to not check our phones, mails, Facebook and Twitter, and daily news on TV for a few hours. Social media is controlling us, our mind, and our lives. Moreover, people who become overly dependent on social media have developed social media addiction. I think that the author tries to say that sometimes we have to spend some time without technology to communicate with the rest of the world and with each other to create some independence from technology. In addition, he says through the quote that spending some time without technology reminds us that we are becoming more dependent from it.

Cyber-bullynig Among Teens

Krantz, L. (2013, December 6). Cyber-bullying, Stress, Concerns Among Teens. The Metro West Daily News. Retrieved on April 20, 2014 from http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20131206/News/312069897

Cyber-bullying is common among teenagers. A lot of students harass each other through electronic devices and social network. According to a survey, female students are often cyber-bullied, and they are more stressed than ever. "Ten percent of middle school students reported that their life was very stressful in the past 30 days, with females more stressed than males." Cyber-bullying effects teenagers in negative ways, such as abuse of alcohol and drugs, skipping classes, and having lower-self-esteem. Therefore, these students need a special education strategy and program about stress management and control. Educators should play an important role in preventing cyber-bullying by exploring ideas such as homework-free weekends and free time at the end of the school day for seminars about healthy ways to manage stress.

Facebook vs Twitter

Tappin, S. (2014, February 6). Facebook vs. Twitter: Who wins the battle forour social attention? Pandodaily. Retrieved on April 20, 2014 from http://pando.com/2014/02/06/facebook-vs-twitter-who-wins-the-battle-for-our-social-attention/

 

What is the difference between Facebook and Twitter? Facebook is about "connecting," while Twitter is about " ideas and information." This is the biggest difference between Facebook and Twitter. The things that make Facebook to be a true social network are connection between close friends, family and classmates, ongoing connection and passive communication, web portal, homepage (desktop PCs), Apps and social gaming, location-based services, and mobile payments. While breaking and real-time news, hashtags and trending topics, stream of consciousness, celebrity news and gossip, and second screen TV experiences make Twitter more of an information network. The common things among these two social networks are personalized newspaper, feed brands and public figures, search, day-to-day sharing, messaging, digital passport, and mobile and tablet. 

Facts about Youtube

Youtube is the second most visited site in the world. Why? Because every social network sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and Google, are using Youtube to play videos. It is amazing that people watch seven billion hours of video per month on Youtube, which is one hour for every person in the world.

Think Time: Teens and Social Network

 

 

 

Nowadays, most of the internet users are teenagers, who spend 2 hours and 20 minutes per day online. The internet affects teenagers in many ways, for example, sharing too much can lead to cyberbullying. Thirty nine percent of teens on social networks have been cyberbullied, and some have even committed suicide. It is important to be aware of what you share on social network because the shared information can affect your personal life.