Topic > The importance of social media - 882

Clark (2015) states that “social media has accelerated the process of news gathering”. With all the new technologies and apps, news is now at our fingertips. We no longer have to wait until the next day to read the newspaper. Now we can check what's happening in the world from our phone. Twitter and Facebook post when important news breaks. This helps us stay updated on improvements, economic changes and tragedies happening in the world. If you are from another country, social media can help you stay updated on news from your country too. Sometimes it's hard to see the news from your country if you don't live it. Social media has made everything easy. In conclusion, social media is not perfect, there are bullies and negativity in social media. But social media gets a lot better. It has helped many build relationships and friendships. Social media helps people network and bring enlightenment to business ventures. Social media helps us stay updated on what's happening in the world. Not everyone will like social media. But we must realize that social media is here to stay. Social media is only expanding. Everyone is jumping on the social media bandwagon. From grandparents to grandchildren. How will you handle it?