Essay On The Effects Of Social Media

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The effects of social media on us
The utilization of social media is widespread today throughout modern society and healthcare. Social media is defined as “forms of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content” (Merriam Webster 2013). Examples of social media include blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn, Wikipedia, YouTube, podcasts, online forums and Facebook (Kuhns, 2012). There are numerous favorable circumstances and inconveniences related with these types of communications. It is broadly utilized as a strategy for boosting public profile and identity More than 800 health centers in the United States of America are identifiable …show more content…

Social media shows us special characteristics when it is compared to traditional media methods. Its high speed and vast reach means that once content is published on it then it would be available everywhere in a matter of seconds, to a huge global audience. Social media tools are usually free and available at a low price compared to the other various forms of media and social media users also do not require much of a technical knowledge on how to operate social media. This in turn allows a vast number of people to access social media and publish their material than with traditional forms of media. Social media is much more interactive in a way that traditional media is not, so the users of social media can comment on or edit the material they published, making it difficult to have a control on the content. Social media obscures private and public boundaries when a person’s personal information and opinion is brought out on the public domain. The limits between personal and work life also become obscured as companied utilize social media for business purposes, and just like them the employees to access personal sites when they are at work. The potential

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