Social media and the news
Much of the news information that people read about comes
from social media websites, and that figure estimate is around 27.8 %. This
figure ranks just under print newspapers at 28.8%, greater than radio’s figure
of 18.8% and far outpaces the figure for other print publications at just 6%.
People started to create their
own websites and blogs. While many of those blogs were just basic diaries, a
few of them were about topics like health and politics while others were how
to blogs. Many blogs have turned into rumor mills, spreading
misinformation that people WANT to believe just because it’s on the web. This
misinformation has been shared without the proper vetting of the sources
providing the information.
Pupils spending too much time on social media sites have lower academic grades
Statistics show that pupils using social
media too often tend to have GPA’s of 3.06 compared to GPA’s of 3.82 for pupils
who don’t use social media. An even scarier fact is that students who use social media
tend to score 20 % lower on their test scores then their counterparts.
Social media sites to blame for lost productivity
Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are a
direct cause for lost productivity at the workplace. People
said that social networking was the biggest waste of time in comparison to
activities like fantasy football, shopping, and watching television.
Social media is the cause for less face to face communication
People nowadays are texting or are on social media sites instead of
communicating with each other during family gatherings. This is because people nowadays thinks that if there is no important reason to meet. So they just 'meet' on facebook or twitter to deliver what they want to talk about.
