How Social Media changed your life

SOCIAL MEDIA AFFECTS LIFE,

Social media has changed the lives of billions of people around the world. Its impact is a topic that is being researched extensively.The technology has changed people’s habits, expectations, and lifestyles. Many popular social media sites — such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube — have caused tremendous social, political, and personal changes over the past few years.The impacts from the presence of social media in our daily lives have been positive as well as negative.

The total amount of time spent on social media sites has increased among students and young adults. Research shows that spending increased time on social media sites does not lead to happiness. Instead, tends to create sadness, boredom, and loneliness. Personal relationships are perceived differently when we depend on social media sites to share our emotions.

Social Media allows people to interact in ways we could never without it. People don't have time to have an hour long telephone conversation everyday with multiple people. It is very easy to catch up on someone's life through a simple message on the computer, even email. Social Media enables a route of communication not just for personal life but for businesses, purchases, and anything you can basically imagine. Businesses have boomed due to advertisements or media sites because they get the word out quicker and faster. People hardly read the ads in the newspaper now, the world revolves around online communication and advertising on a website such as Twitter or Facebook makes people notice because that is where their primary focus is now.

Addiction to social media sites leads to lack of focus among students and professional workers. A portion of the time spent on social media sites could be diverted to building real-world connections. But it’s difficult to measure the emotional impact on people who spend significant time on social media sites.