Does Social Media Harm Than Good? Shengzhe wen Abstract
This paper is to discusses positive and negative influence by using Social media. It describe how do people use social media. It includes evidence from different sources. The purpose is to give the audience a concept about social media. In our daily life, Social media is one of the most important part . It bring convenient and happiness for people. It also bring negative influence to people. But what is social media? “Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information,ideas,career interest, and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.” from Wikipedia. For example, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, gmail, google, Amazon, We-chat, Weibo, QQ, Baidu, line,and so on. As you can see, there are many social software for people to use. However, Many people want to ask: What’s the advantage and disadvantage when people use social media? Advantages First of all, social media can help people to earn money. Christina Newberry(2018)mentions that social media can bring a huge benefit for brand growing. “Increase brand awareness with nearly half of the world’s population using social media platforms, they’re a natural place to reach new and highly targeted potential customers. Think people only connect with brands they already know on social media? Consider that 60 percent of Instagram users say they discover new products on the platform.When Absolut Vodka ran an Instagram campaign to promote its limited edition Spark bottle, the company achieved a five point lift in brand awareness.” Indeed, Social media is a useful tool to expand brand awareness. Take myself as an example, I like collect different sneakers. I use Instagram to see different kinds of sneakers. Once, I want to buy a basketball shoes. Because I use search shoes, Instagram shows me different pictures about shoes. Finally, I find a shoes that I want-- Nike Kyrie Lrving 4. I use other software to buy the shoes. It’s called GOAT, a soft ware can buy different shoes. Second one is see the new updates. “Stay on top of industry news In the online world. things move fast—and you can’t afford to be left behind. Keeping a virtual ear to the ground through social listening. makes sure you’re always informed about upcoming changes to your industry that could affect the way you do business.” The last one is “Reporting and analytics”. “It is always a challenge for marketers to prove return on investment. But with social media tracking and analytics tools, you can see the full impact of your social media activities, from follows to engagements right through to purchases.” Just like Mark Zuckerberg, he use online data to analyse people’s habit. For example, what’s kind of food they like, what’s kind of car they like, and some personal data. That’s why he can make a huge amount of money. It is obvious that social media not only can help brand to expand their customer, also cooperate with other company to make profit. Social media also help people to solve questions. The HUDSON group (2013) claims that social media can bring benefits for students. “What exactly are students learning by using social media? Networks Social media connections are designed to increase your networks, form communities and interact easily. Today’s students are accessing Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other such social networking sites to connect and share information with those around them. One of the most fascinating things about social media is the way the users can interact and engage with each other through a mere web presence without having to meet someone in person. ” Indeed,T Take my personal experience as an example, As a student, I usually use internet to get the answers that I want. I can use Google to search information, I can use YouTube to see teaching material( Math, Econ, etc),and ask my friends. Once, I have a Econ assignment need to finish. But I don;t know how to do it. In this situation, I use YouTube to find some teaching materials. Some teacher will post video on YouTube, which helps a lot for the students just like me. In the video, the teaching clearly state how to draw a demand and supply curve. Thanks for that video, I got full credit on that assignment. From this perspective, Social media can help a lot for people when they meet trouble. In addition, Social Media can strengthen friendship. “Sharing Information Students are continuously connected to the internet through their mobiles, tablets, etc. and hence rapidly transmit information to friends, family and other connections. This information is a lot more than just hilarious videos or vacation snapshots. People share views, opinions, tips, projects, study material and other such useful stuff with each other. They exchange helpful information for classes and examinations. Their ability to access, evaluate, maintain and share information is fantastic without even being aware that they are actually developing such skills day by day. The older generations need to understand the magnitude of this new style of communication. ” The HUDSON(2013). Today, people always post their daily life experience on the social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, We-chat , and etc. It’s really easy to know a person by see their personal pages. It’s include all the information about that person. Take my self as an example, When I use We-chat, there is a function in We-chat called “ People Nearby” . This function will recommend different kind of people to me. Through “People Nearby”, I add many of people, and I chat with them. One of my friend on We-chat comes form Japan. He always sharing some Japanese culture ,and I share Chinese culture to him. I do find many friends on this social software. It’s not only help me to enlarge friend circle, but also expand my outlook. Disadvantages It seems like social media can bring company a huge benefit, amusement for people, and connection with friends. However, There are some problems too. Anya Zhukova(2018)claims that social media can influence people’s body. “Depression and Anxiety Do you spend more than two hours per day on social media? Spending too long on social networking sites could be adversely affecting your mood. In fact, you’re more likely to report poor mental health, including symptoms of anxiety and depression.” I have the same experience. I always play cell phone until midnight because too many interesting things in the internet such as video games, new movies, and chatting with my friends. It’s really hard to get rid of there things. In the next day, It’s really hard to get up at morning because play smart-phone overnight. I can’t focus on the class and my eyes are painful, which make a bad influence on my grades. I got C in that course. Zhukova also mention a phenomenon “Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)”. “Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) is a phenomenon that was born at the same time as Facebook--and it’s one of the most common negative effects of social media. FOMO is basically a form of anxiety that you get when you’re scared of missing out on a positive experience or emotions that someone else is getting. This fear is constantly fueled by your social media engagement. The more you use social networks, the more likely you are to see that someone is having more fun that you are right now. And that’s exactly what causes FOMO.” Exactly, I have the same experience about FOMO. I still remember when the movie “ Avengers Infinity war” is on, many people go to watch it. I don’t have time to see the movie. After I go back to school, everyone is talking about the movie characters and plot lines. I feel nervous about it. I can’t find the same topic with them, which makes me feel bad. I spend a bad day in school, and I went to watch the movie after two days. Conclusion However, social media is both positive and negative tools for people. It can helping people to expand their outlook, also can hurt people’s body. People need to control themselves. For example, People should have awareness of self-control. They need to keep in mind-- Use social media correctly, and don’t addictive in to the internet world. workcite: The HUDSON group:Jayanne Sindt, Vanessa Barros, and John Assunto.,” What Are The advantages Of Social Media To Students.”,August 15, 2013. Christina Newberry, “ 23 Benefits of Social Media for Business”, May 2, 2018. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anya Zhukova “ 7 Negative Effect of Social Media on People an Users.” October 31,2018. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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