THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS
In
this instant era who doesn’t know about social media? Chat application used by
human, children every second of this world. Social media has become a basic
necessity for some people, they are like addicted people who would feel strange
if they didn’t use this information sharing site for a day. The average person,
who has become a habit of using social media will feel this. But, with all the
sophistication and speed possessed by social media. Can social media influence
individual behavior?
Social
media?
Social media is online
media (online) which is used as a means of social interaction online on
internet. On social media, it users can communicate with each other, interact,
share, network, and various other activities.
Social media uses
website-based technology or applications that can transform a communication
into an interactive dialog. Some examples of social media that are widely used
are YouTube, Facebook, Blogs, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and others.
Beside that social media
has influence, positive and negative impacts of social media become a
consequence that consciously or not always accompany us when surfing on social
media. After the advent of computers and invention of internet, social media is
now radicalizing the way we communicate and interact. Most of our time is spent
connecting with others through social media.
Positive and negative impacts of social media
Positive Impact
·
Connecting us with other
people
·
Reducing social isolation
·
Democratization of
information
·
Social creation space
Negative Impact
·
Strengthen the association
of homophiles
·
Spread false information
·
Cyberbullying
·
Criminality
With the presence of
social media as new technology, of course way human life will also experience
change. Some changes is more effective and efficient humans in obtaining
information unobstructed time, place and cost which is not too expensive. But
beside that, from the positive and negative impacts that can be seen from
social media there are a number of things that are in the spotlight namely
about changing individual behavior just because of social media.
Changes in behaviour related to social media
Some things that really
become my concentration when writing this blog is not just about positive and
negative impact in generally. But, about the many news stories on social media
that make individuals with other become misunderstood. One of them felt most
right, and the other didn’t want to lose. They accuse each other, blaspheme,
berate each other, don’t even often say things that should not be said. With
the pretext of just reminding them, they feel to be the most holy among others.
Even though the ethics of giving advice is not that low. There are no
differences in personal, religious and institutional matters, all of them have
interesting things for those who take advantage of the situation by making it
look like this is caused by a thing when the root of the problem is not that.
Social media seems to be a place for people who are able to control certain
situations, can make multiple points of view and make it a boomerang to throw
errors at each other. Influence with doctrines that should still be questioned
the truth.
Social
media will easily influence our behavior, if ourselves don’t really understand
what is happening. Therefore, we must be really wise in responding to the
existence of this social media and more often reads books or listen to news that
is true. Don’t be too easy to believe the news circulating without knowing the
truth first and immediately share it with others. So that is little bit
explanation about social media that has impact from two sides, and the
influence of social media that changes our social behavior to be
individualist. The explanation is a bit like the author’s experience, hopefully
useful and thanks for reading J
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