Most people have tried to capture the importance of social media. I just wonder what is the biggest advantage and disadvantage of social media. I think that one of the biggest advantages of social media is that it is able to bring people from all over the world to share their idea and though which means that geographical locations are no barrier to gather. On the other hand, the biggest problem is that people will know what you write, share, and create, i.e, when you make a mistake through online, hundreds or thousands of people will know. In order to get social media’s full effect, we have to understand how it works, when, and how to use it and which channels to focus on so that we can be aware of how to use it most valuable ways.
I agree with the disadvantage that ” In order to get social media’s full effect, we have to understand how it works, when and how to use it and which channels to focus on.” I think that a lot of problems occur when people don’t have a full understanding of how something works and that applies to social media usage as well. Sometimes, people don’t fully understand the limitations or lack of limitations in social media when they use it and end up in bad situations. An example of this is if somebody puts up a photo that may unintentionally be insulting to someone and they think that the photo is only limited to people they know or that they put it away into an untouchable folder but in reality, the photo can be seen by anyone due to negligence of “privating” something, locking something, etc. Social media can be a tool but if not understood fully then its more of a double edged sword.
Thank you for your comment. I want to add my worry towards teenagers. Nowadays, most of teenagers grow up with social media but they don’t know what the right way to use it is. It is because they are too young to distinguish what is the right or wrong when they use social media. Moreover, they can do whatever they want to do in social media without any notification from. Therefore, it is better to teach our children how it works, when and how to use it and which cannels to focus on.
Thanks for discussing both positive and negative aspects of social media. I personally don’t worry about making a mistake online and mass people viewing that since I’m not a public figure. I rather go with the idea of bringing people together using social media for useful purposes.