Nothing Special   »   [go: up one dir, main page]
Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 129 views

    Effects of Social Media On Our Lives PDF

    Uploaded by

    madalitso Mbewe
    Social media has benefits but also negatively impacts lives. It enables easy communication and economic opportunities, yet overuse can cause health issues, cybercrime, and job losses. While social media platforms have created millions of jobs and economic value, excessive reliance on online marketing has also led some companies to lay off traditional media staff. Both individuals and organizations must strive for balance in social media use to maximize benefits and reduce harms.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Effects of Social Media On Our Lives PDF

    Uploaded by

    madalitso Mbewe
    129 views4 pages
    Social media has benefits but also negatively impacts lives. It enables easy communication and economic opportunities, yet overuse can cause health issues, cybercrime, and job losses. While social media platforms have created millions of jobs and economic value, excessive reliance on online marketing has also led some companies to lay off traditional media staff. Both individuals and organizations must strive for balance in social media use to maximize benefits and reduce harms.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON OUR LIVES.pdf

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Social media has benefits but also negatively impacts lives. It enables easy communication and economic opportunities, yet overuse can cause health issues, cybercrime, and job losses. While social media platforms have created millions of jobs and economic value, excessive reliance on online marketing has also led some companies to lay off traditional media staff. Both individuals and organizations must strive for balance in social media use to maximize benefits and reduce harms.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    129 views4 pages

    Effects of Social Media On Our Lives PDF

    Uploaded by

    madalitso Mbewe
    Social media has benefits but also negatively impacts lives. It enables easy communication and economic opportunities, yet overuse can cause health issues, cybercrime, and job losses. While social media platforms have created millions of jobs and economic value, excessive reliance on online marketing has also led some companies to lay off traditional media staff. Both individuals and organizations must strive for balance in social media use to maximize benefits and reduce harms.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 4

    EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON OUR LIVES: IS SOCIAL MEDIA

    NEGATIVELY AFFECTING OUR WAY OF LIFE?

    Written by Madalitso Mbewe Jr

    Miriam Webster dictionary defines social media as “forms of electronic communication such
    as websites for social networking and micro blogging through which users create online
    communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content such as
    videos”. From this definition we see the many advantages that social media platforms like
    Facebook, whatsapp, and linked just to mention a few offer. Social media has made
    communication easier, cheaper and more fun. A study on Facebook done by Deloitte states
    that “Facebook connects 1.5 Billion People with their friends and families around the world
    and helps them discover new products and services from the local and global community “.
    (Deloitte, 2015 ). How true, today at the touch of a button, family and friends can share
    memories; companies can sell products without the challenges faced using traditional
    methods of communication. Social media platforms like Facebook have introduced
    interactive ways of communicating with their clients through Facebook. Deloitte continues to
    state that in 2014 Facebook alone enabled $277 billion economic impact on the world and
    created over 4.5 million jobs globally. (Deloitte, 2015 ). These jobs range from social media
    managers, marketers and many many more. Social media has made it easy for companies and
    organizations to recruit and for individuals to find work. Platforms like LinkedIn has
    promoted networking between companies and individuals. It helps individuals to post their
    curriculum vitae, displaying their professional experience and abilities.

    Although, social media continues to grow in popularity, there are those who believe that
    social media is a menace in the society and continues to negatively affect our way of life.
    Truly since the coming in of social media, the world has registered a rise in cyber-crime
    activities. Studies have proven that social media pages like Facebook, whatsapp and twitter
    have been used to promote hate speeches, identity theft, cyber bullying and invasion of
    privacy. Most cyber criminals target your personal information in order to get money .
    (McDonough, B.R. (2019). Spreading of propaganda and hate speech to destabilize a
    country is another area. For example here in Malawi, social media has been used by political
    parties to incite post elections violence in our just ended general elections and a lot of
    property was burnt down and people died. Besides the increase in cyber-crime, Facebook and
    other social media platforms have contributed to health and personality disorders in people.
    According to a study by success magazine, “social media can exacerbate feelings of
    disconnect and put children at higher risk for anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, eating
    disorders and even suicide”. Hatcher, .p (2017) Another study done by psychologist Paul A.
    Kirschnera from the Open University of the Netherlands confirms that “college students who
    are on Facebook while studying or doing homework wind up getting 20 percent lower grades
    than students who don't have the social networking site in visual range, or even running in the
    background on their computers or mobile phones” Kirschnera, .P(2010) . But although the
    study by Deloitte on Facebook has created over 4.5 Million jobs, excessive use of social
    media by business organizations has also created loss of jobs. The use of social media in
    marketing and sales has forced many organizations to scale down on the traditional methods
    of sales and marketing thereby laying off a lot of people from work. An example would be
    many television and radio stations have closed down because they have lost advertisers who
    now prefer the more affordable and more interactive advertising offered by social media
    platforms.

    Although many individuals and organizations continue to suffer from the negative effects of
    social media, Experts are coming up with ways to manage and control these negative effects.
    Many individuals are learning to create a balance between the use of social media and
    traditional methods of doing things. For example companies are being encouraged to bring in
    a balance between online marketing and traditional marketing methods. Individuals are being
    encouraged to take a break from social media to avoid addictions. For example, Clinical
    psychologist Dr. Lucie Hemmen writes that, “Most people experience huge benefits from
    taking a social media break. Hemmen, L. ( 2015). To protect themselves from cyber-crime,
    individuals are employing security measures like firewalls, Anti-Viruses and many others.
    (Gobler , J. , Eloff , J., & Walt, E.(2018).
    Is social media a menace to the society then? Not at all. The positives of social media
    outweigh the negatives. A lot of individuals and business organizations continue to benefit
    from the so many advantages that social media has to offer. From creation of Jobs to ease of
    communication, social media platforms are doing much good than bad. Yes the negative
    results of too much dependence on social can be disastrous if not managed, but the world is
    slowly learning to manage the ills of social media so that it does not negatively affect the way
    we live.
    References:
    Deloitte, (2015), Facebook’s global economic impact, Retrieved From
    https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/technology-media-and-
    telecommunications/articles/the-global-economic-impact-of-facebook.html#

    Gobler , J. , Eloff , J., & Walt, E.(2018). Cyber- security: Identity deception detection on
    social media platforms, Computer and Security, 78, 76 – 89. Retrieved from:
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2018.05.015

    Hatcher , p. ( December 6, 2017), 20 Pros and Cons of Social Media Use success magazine.
    Retrieved from

    https://www.success.com/20-pros-and-cons-of-social-media-use/

    Hemmen, L. (2015). Teen Survival Guide: en Tips for Making Friends, Avoiding Drama, and
    Coping with Social Stress, 67,Santa Cruz : New Harbinger Publications

    Kirschner,P.,& Karpinski, A.(2010 ) . Facebook and academic performance, Computers in


    behavior Journal, 6, 1237-1245. Retrieved from :
    https://dspace.ou.nl/bitstream/1820/2880/1/Facebook_and_Academic%20Performance.pdf

    McDonough, B.R. (2019). Protecting your children, In B.R McDonough (ED.), Cyber
    Smart: Five Habits to protect your family, Money and Identity from criminals, 15, Indiana:
    Wiley .

    Social Media . 2004. In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved 14,07, 2019, from

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20media

    You might also like