At the age of twenty-five years old, I must say that I am impressed with the changes that social media has made in the world. The idea of contacting someone in another part of the country relied on an address and postage stamps during my childhood days. Now you can get in touch someone anywhere at any time in just a click of a button, In our world, most of our connections happen at just a click of a button. Through Social media, we connect with friends, family, people with similar life goals such as , music, hobbies, ect. In our times, as the use of social media increases so does our Personally Identifiable information. There are benefits to using social media, but there is just as much negative.
Social Networks is a well organized system of various Internet servers which connect people all over the world and enable them to communicate with one another and exchange data. (Bowles, 2013)Social Networking, Business networking, Tweeting, Blogging is
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Because Social Media is a place where most people share things with other, users must be cautious of what they post.. It is advised in the not to post anything private about family or friends or even about co-workers. The consequences of posting such comments might have an adverse impact on a user’s relationship with these contacts and relationships with people in the future.
More often than not we see Photos shared on Facebook that people dislike. When this happens it humiliates the originator. For example, a plus size woman will share a phot of her in clothing that may not be acceptable in everyone’s eyes. In just a matter of seconds the photo went viral and she had hate messages from a couple hundred users. This is an act of Cyberbullying which is really common now that social media has become so popular. Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. By definition, it occurs among young