Social media sites makes stalking easy

With all the information, pictures and profiles people post about themselves on social networking sites makes a stalkers job easy to find what they may be looking for. All anyone has to do is key in some public information and a whole list of things pop up.

Maybe someone is just looking for common information or more in depth, people are divulging too much information on the world wide web. So when does it become a fine line between public information sharing and stalking?

People need to be very careful what information and pictures they are choosing to post of themselves and their family. You can never be too careful.

If you want to be noticed, use social media

It seems like nowadays, if you want to be noticed you better be on or use some type of social media. It seems like if you don't have a Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube account you are nobody.

What happens to those who do not have regular access or no access to a computer? Are they in the dark in this social media world? Is the world continuing to move on while those with limited access to computers are being left behind?

It is simple, if you want to be noticed you must jump on the bandwagon and use social media. For the meantime, social media is the new media!

Why is it called Social Media?

I wonder who thought of the name, Social Media? How social is it when no live conversations exist? I think the old fashioned media was more social than the present day social media world.

Social media doesn't seem so social when a person is sitting in front of a computer screen and is totally silent. It doesn't seem very social when people are more comfortable conducting chats on line versus live conversations.

It seems to almost be problematic when a person hides from face-to-face conversations. Where is being social in that???

No more personal world

Was the world more personal when social media did not exist? Was there more conversations, more family time, more time to play outside?

As technology advances, there are fewer and fewer phone calls, less conversations around the dinner table and more blog entries and google searchs than ever.

Did social media cause an anti-social world or did the people in it create an anti-social world?

Social media as therapy

As I look through various forums of social media, I see that a lot of people post personal thoughts and their feelings and emotions show through on their post.

For me, I use blogs as a form of expressing my thoughts and feelings. It is somewhat therapeutic for me. I can just sit and type my feelings away and go back later and read what I posted and I am happy that I caught what I was feeling. I was just noticing that it seems like many other people do the same.

Social media can be used as a form of therapy. A way to get your emotions out and not keep them bottled inside. Its a diary, but instead of locking your diary, it is open for everyone to see.

Social media and I

I must say that I am not the social media type. I can't seem to get into the whole social media movement, although I have tried. I thought that taking this class would change my views on social media, but I must say it has reinforced my previous views on it.

I am not saying that social media is bad by any means. I am just more of a private person and maybe that's why social media and I do not mix. There is just something about the whole world being able to see what I have posted and have the ability to "follow" me, does not comfort me.

For now, I am fine without social media.

Social Media Going Pink

With October designated as Breast Cancer Awareness month, it is nice to see social media sites contributing to the pink theme.

Some social media sites have been temporarily changing there regular colors to pink. With as many people logging onto social media sites, this is a sure way for people to stop for a second and question the pink and then realize it is breast cancer awareness month.

The effectiveness that social media has on people can be demonstrated through the ways that different social media sites reaches out to its users. I wonder how effective social media would be on other topics such as immigration or racism???