What is Social Media?
Social media is a websites and applications which connect you globally through social networking sited likes Instagram, Facebook, Twitter etc. In this generation we can't think to stay without social media. Social media is very good platform for making money, Entertainment and showing our talent. Everything is doing online like making payment, earning etc. We
cannot ignore that social media is one of the biggest scope present in our
lives today. We can get any information, talk to anybody in any corner of the
world at a fast speed.
Social media also plays an very important role in social movements. Social
movements are large scale informal grouping of individual or organizations
on specific political or social issues. It deals with environmental issues,
farmer’s rights, rights of the tribal people, water scarcity, exploitation of
women, exploitation of poor by the rich etc… Through media people get to
know about various issues of discrimination and high handedness.
Sometimes, social movement is organised through the media, where, as a
conscious citizen of the of the country, people are encouraged to come out
and protest against some atrocities. Now according to democracy point of
view the media has a huge responsibility it acts as a link between the people
and the government. While the media plays the role of and informer,
informing people about the various policies of the government. It is
important that media doesn’t always highlights the negative aspects. The
aim of social media should be to inform and not to create sensation and
mislead the public.
Traditional Media:
Traditional media is the form of mass communication which is before social media.
• Folk Dances
• Folk Songs & Music
• Theatre, Drama
• Nautank
• Rural Radios
• Storytelling
Advantages of social media
• In this generation almost 60 to 70% people making money online through social media like Youtube, Instagram and Facebook. So this is the main advantage of social media that we can earn money.
• It help to connect us through globally.
• Social media is the best platform to show our talent and convert our talent into a profession.
• Social media is very good platform for teaching.
• Social media play a very important role in awareness.
• Through social media we can know everything like weather news, domestic news, international news and sports news etc.
• Social media is also use for the purpose of entertainment.
• Through social media we can easily chat, call with anyone.
Drawbacks of social media:
• Social media is very much addicting.
• I completely agree that social media has reduced our ability to have realtime face-to-face talks with our friends.
• On social media anyone can spread fake news. So it's also a limitation of social media that all news that we are showing on social media is not true.
• Self image doubt issue. Many people start comparing their own photo to another from here they start thinking negative.
• Depression and anxiety due to no success in social media platform. Only few people achieve their dream in this field.
• Cyberbullying
• Fake News Spreads Rapidly on Social Media.
• Mental health issue
• Social media also harm people’s health.
• Facing eye pain due to giving too much time in social media it is very addicted.
Types of social media:
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Microblogging
• Social Networking Services
• WordPress
• Snapchat
• Digg
• Flipboard
Conclusion:
Everything has some good impact or some bad impact.It depend on us how we are using this platform. If we are using this platform in proper way like gaining knowledge then this is the best platform but never be addicted to social media it can waste your time. Always try to use social media as a gaining knowledge, motivation, entertainment etc. Never be share any personal data on social media.
According to mine social media is the best platform for making money online, getting information acquired knowledge and it also connected to family.
All the best and use social media very safely and have fun also.
