Is Social Media Actually Connecting People?
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Jhanvi said:
3 years ago
Of course. Social media is connecting people (who know how to effectively and appropriately use it).
As said by many of them, they connect people who are far but in the current scenario, it is actually distancing people who are close. The coming generation is going to face a major setback regarding face-to-face communication.
And if we do not use it judiciously, there will be a time when misinformation will overshadow the REAL facts and also not to mention the issues of addiction and isolation.
Social media is a powerful means of connecting and communicating only if it maintains a balance with all the traditional means of communication or it would be that we are trying to connect digitally at the cost of social connections.
As said by many of them, they connect people who are far but in the current scenario, it is actually distancing people who are close. The coming generation is going to face a major setback regarding face-to-face communication.
And if we do not use it judiciously, there will be a time when misinformation will overshadow the REAL facts and also not to mention the issues of addiction and isolation.
Social media is a powerful means of connecting and communicating only if it maintains a balance with all the traditional means of communication or it would be that we are trying to connect digitally at the cost of social connections.
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Sp thakur said:
7 years ago
Hello everyone.
In my point of view, social media make people as less social. People are connected virtually to each for many apps like WhatsApp, FB, Instagram but they lose their real relationship. Every thing as two thought positive and negative. If we use social media as an improvement like students take an online course and learn new thinks put the question and get the query. And other students who waste there time to enjoy as social media sites like online games pubg, tiktok and waste a lot of time. We conclude social media reduce the distance which far for her but at same time they increase the distance which is near for her. So my advice is that people try to use social media as an improvement, not as a destructor.
In my point of view, social media make people as less social. People are connected virtually to each for many apps like WhatsApp, FB, Instagram but they lose their real relationship. Every thing as two thought positive and negative. If we use social media as an improvement like students take an online course and learn new thinks put the question and get the query. And other students who waste there time to enjoy as social media sites like online games pubg, tiktok and waste a lot of time. We conclude social media reduce the distance which far for her but at same time they increase the distance which is near for her. So my advice is that people try to use social media as an improvement, not as a destructor.
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Sri Ramachandra Murthy said:
3 years ago
Hello everyone.
My name is Sri Ramachandra Murthy.
Hello everyone!
Yes, social media actually connects people around the globe, and with the help of social media, we can communicate with people irrespective of their locations.
And we can promote our brands through marketing and.
It is cost-free to promote our business, and it could be helpful for their business growth. We can also share information like job postings and all that.
It is easier to understand and hassle-free.
When it comes to disadvantages, though there are features to restrict people and secure our data, it is impossible for us if we don't follow safety measures while using social media to save our personal information and it leads to cybercrimes.
My name is Sri Ramachandra Murthy.
Hello everyone!
Yes, social media actually connects people around the globe, and with the help of social media, we can communicate with people irrespective of their locations.
And we can promote our brands through marketing and.
It is cost-free to promote our business, and it could be helpful for their business growth. We can also share information like job postings and all that.
It is easier to understand and hassle-free.
When it comes to disadvantages, though there are features to restrict people and secure our data, it is impossible for us if we don't follow safety measures while using social media to save our personal information and it leads to cybercrimes.
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Sakshi said:
6 years ago
According to me every term has it's own pros and cons and here social media have also.
At one point, social media is connecting people by Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp etc. With the help of social media, people can easily connect to each other whether they are far away from them and can talk for hours and also we can get daily updates on social media we need not to use new apps and by this people become broad-minded.
But on other hand, people use for the negative way also social media is connecting people only on many virtual ones people forget to go out talk with someone they become far from the limited real ones and it has many negatives ways but it depends on people how they take it and apply on them.
Thank you!
At one point, social media is connecting people by Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp etc. With the help of social media, people can easily connect to each other whether they are far away from them and can talk for hours and also we can get daily updates on social media we need not to use new apps and by this people become broad-minded.
But on other hand, people use for the negative way also social media is connecting people only on many virtual ones people forget to go out talk with someone they become far from the limited real ones and it has many negatives ways but it depends on people how they take it and apply on them.
Thank you!
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Rabup said:
7 years ago
Hello friends.
In my opinion, social media is a good tool for communication but not a good tool for a human soul-satisfying connection. You think yourself what gives you more happiness real face to face meet up with your old buddy or a connection with him through social media, ofcourse, the answer would be the first one for the majority. In an era when group activity has been replaced by group chats, meetups replaced by skype calling we have lost the art of making the connection. Take the commmon example at a waiting place all are busy with their phones so making us disconnected. We also cannnot verify the genuineness of virtual communication so it can never replace the trust we have in face to face communication.
In my opinion, social media is a good tool for communication but not a good tool for a human soul-satisfying connection. You think yourself what gives you more happiness real face to face meet up with your old buddy or a connection with him through social media, ofcourse, the answer would be the first one for the majority. In an era when group activity has been replaced by group chats, meetups replaced by skype calling we have lost the art of making the connection. Take the commmon example at a waiting place all are busy with their phones so making us disconnected. We also cannnot verify the genuineness of virtual communication so it can never replace the trust we have in face to face communication.
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Anynomyos said:
2 years ago
In today's life we cannot live without social media. But, we think about sometimes if it is making our life better. Social media such as FB Twitter insta is helping us to connect to people all around the world. It has now become so easy for us to connect with friends and relatives whom we had met a long time ago and we might have lost connections due to some reasons. It helps in making those bonds stronger. But at the same time, it is disconnecting us from the people around us. We spend lots of hours on social media. As a result of this, we don't get time for our family, our loved ones, our parents and children.
So a balance needs to be brought between the time that we spend on social media and our family.
So a balance needs to be brought between the time that we spend on social media and our family.
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Alex said:
6 years ago
According to me, Social media has become a huge platform for connecting the people in different ways. It has definitely created a huge change in our lives and today there is no human being who doesn't depend on social media. Starting from our breakfast routine to going back to the bed, each and every activity of ours is being posted on social media. In fact these days, we don't even need a news channel or a radio to be updated to the daily news. That's only because, each and every thing happening in the society is being posted and it requires very less time to become viral. It has helped us in all the ways it can. But we have to make sure, we do not forget our own people going mad for these online websites.
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CHIRU said:
3 years ago
In my opinion, social media can do both like connecting new people and disconnecting remaining people like family, friends etc.
Nowadays all are using social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. These apps are connecting new people.
And making new friends. It is a good thing and at a time it has so many disadvantages like so many people addicted to social media and neglecting their families, friends etc.
Social media helps us to communicate with long-distance people and make new friends and know about things happening around the world.
Finally, I conclude that social media helps us to connect with people and also it leads to neglecting our own family members who are living with us.
Nowadays all are using social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. These apps are connecting new people.
And making new friends. It is a good thing and at a time it has so many disadvantages like so many people addicted to social media and neglecting their families, friends etc.
Social media helps us to communicate with long-distance people and make new friends and know about things happening around the world.
Finally, I conclude that social media helps us to connect with people and also it leads to neglecting our own family members who are living with us.
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Gargi said:
11 months ago
Hello friends. Nowadays Connectivity increases due to social media we can access people whom we met long time ago and also help us in difficult situations sometimes we met generous helpful people but majorly it's connectivity is limited to posting stories reels sharing. People aren't interested in knowing about you are real life they worried about you when you post something sad and happy about you when you post something good people have time to accessibility digital sites but doesn't want real talk this creates hypes also that this person is doing this I also want to do this. Nowadays social media influencing very much not connecting. But we can ignore that fact sometimes it influence in a good way.
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Bhargavi said:
2 years ago
Hi everyone.
In my opinion, social media connects people. Nowadays we are using many social media apps like Instagram, telegram, Facebook and Messenger. All these apps are used to get communicate with people by connecting with people we may get good and bad experiences. If we are connected with good people they may help us to improve our confidence and guide us in a good way and may find solutions to our problems. But connecting with bad people may impact our lives by creating problems, they may guide us in a bad way, and sometimes they may trap us and ask for money. So whatever happens through social media we are responsible for our problems and solutions, do good, and get good things in our lives.
In my opinion, social media connects people. Nowadays we are using many social media apps like Instagram, telegram, Facebook and Messenger. All these apps are used to get communicate with people by connecting with people we may get good and bad experiences. If we are connected with good people they may help us to improve our confidence and guide us in a good way and may find solutions to our problems. But connecting with bad people may impact our lives by creating problems, they may guide us in a bad way, and sometimes they may trap us and ask for money. So whatever happens through social media we are responsible for our problems and solutions, do good, and get good things in our lives.
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