DISSCUSSION
Social Media
Social media is the collective of online communications channels
dedicated to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and
collaboration. In the current era of globalization, there are a lot of emerging social
media. Not only adults who use social media, even school students and children
who are not old enough are already familiar with social media that is now
developing. There are many impacts that can be caused from using social media.
The first and the most important disadvantages for using social media is
it's hard to socialize with people around. This is because social media users
become lazy in learning to communicate in real terms. This is true, because I have
a friend who is very active on social media, she always posts whatever she is
doing, but it’s different if you meet her in real life. People who are active in social
media, if they meet face to face, actually they are quiet and not very social.
Another disadvantages for using social media is pornography. It is easy to
spread porn sites on social media. Sometimes someone posts a photo that should
be his or her own privacy on social media. This is very dangerous because, photos
that are only posted on social media will be misused by irresponsible parties.
Nevertheless, social media have many advantages too in our life, such as it
is a media for disseminating information. Up to date information is very easy to
spread through social networking sites. In just a few minutes after the event, we
have been able to enjoy the information.
In business, social media is used to market products, promote brands,
connecting to current customers and foster new business. One of the keys to
success for all businesses is getting to know their customers more closely. Social
media makes this recognition process easier than before. With existing support
devices, you can now find out in detail about who your customers are, the
language they use, age range, even gender from social media. This information
can help the process of branding and promotion to the right target consumers.
DISSCUSSION
In education, social media is one of the media used in learning
communication or educational communication. Using social media in education is
increasingly in order to support learning. This is because social media has the
characteristics of learning media or the characteristics such as, being easily
accessible, interactive, and so on. The use of social media in general can have an
influence, both for individuals and organizations.
Thus, the decision is in the hands of the user of social media. Social media
will have a positive impact if it is used for positive things. It will become a
disease for those who are not wise at using it. As educated people, we should be
wise in utilizing social media.
