4.3 Essay II

              Ok, this time I will discuss about social media. Must be familiar with the wors “SOCIAL MEDIA” right ? Well, it’s true, socia media nowadays is increasingly being used by all people in the world. Starting from Instagram, Facebook, Line, Path, Twitter and many more. Socia media is not only used by young people, but has mushroomed to all people who are good at using smartphone. Social media has a positive and negative impact, depending on how we use it. In this core discussion I will explain what social media ? What are the positive and negative impact ? And conclusions about socia media for now.  Social media is an application that was created because of the times. The application referred to as socia media was not made with just one person. The applications are different. Today’s social media is indeed growing rapidly throughout it world, not only in Indonesia. People who use social media easily make co...

Social media has had a major influence on society in the 21st century, helping people to engage with each other in new and different ways. According to Brown (2011), we can fall in love online, make friendships, attend parties in other countries – all while sitting in our comfortable armchair. And while the Generation Y’s and X’s in our society are leading the adoption of the emerging social media apps, it has been worth a note that the older generations are now catching up, with the strongest recent growth in usage among the 55 and 65 age group (Burbary 2010). So what does this apparent ‘revolution’ mean for society? How is social media changing the way people relate to each other, and can we say that it has led to an improvement in relationships? This essay will argue that in the area of social and political awareness, social media has had a positive effect. In other areas of society however, there is cause for some concern. The idea of a ‘social network’ is not new. A social n...

Social media is a term used to describe interactions that occur between groups or individuals, such as sharing, and exchanging ideas through the internet or other virtual communities. This social network or also called social media has a significant impact on the lives of youths. This is because nowadays, children have grown up surrounded by mobile devices and interactive social networking sites, such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and many other social media applications. As a result, social media has become an important aspect of youth life. Social media has changed the way teens interact with parents and peers. Besides that, social media has also had a positive and negative impact on teenagers' lives. There are six impacts that are caused by social media, both negative and positive impacts. First, as a medium for disseminating information. Up to date information is very easy to spread through social networking sites. Only within a few minutes after the event, someone can...