The influence of social media on various aspects, such as society.

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Aditya, Chauhan. “The influence of social networks on human society.” LinkedIn, March 8, 2017. /pulse/influence-social-networks-human-society-aditya-chauhan/. Accessed October 15, 2018.
Chauhan’s article is quick to point out that social media has had both positive and negative impacts on human society. A data scientist with an understanding of the ins and outs of social media, Chauhan starts by noting how social media positively impacts the human society and mentions the unification or connectivity of people all over the world that social media allows. He offers statistics by noting that social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter make it possible for more than 1.65 billion people to connect on a daily basis. Aside from using statistics, the article also mentions how social media connected people during the Paris attacks and this shows how Chauhan’s article appeals to people’s emotions. The world has for sure become smaller because of social media. However, Chauhan also notes that there is a dark side to social media with some of its disadvantages being it is addictive, makes crimes such as cybercrime and cyberbullying possible, and also invokes negative emotions on people. This article is quite enlightening and looks at the effects of social media from a holistic point of view.
Patrick, Gillooly. “Don’t quit social media. Put it to work for your career instead.” The New York Times, Dec 3, 2016. /2016/12/03/jobs/dont-quit-social-media-put-it-to-work-for-your-career-instead.html?module=inline. Accessed October 15, 2018.
In this article, Patrick appears to be offering a response to an article by Cal who cautioned students against social media. Patrick notes that while Cal believes that social media is bad, he believes that it can be used as a tool by students to enhance their careers. Well, Patrick works and earns his money by helping people find careers and believes that he has seen social media transform lives. He offers a statistic which notes that Facebook has managed to create more than 4.5 million jobs a statistic that was revealed by Deloitte. Patrick does agree that social media can lead to some potential harms, however, he also notes that some people attribute their career success to social media. Additionally, he notes that through social media, people can build their personal brands, and influence news and here he alludes to the 2016 presidential election. His article is quite captivating and appears to find a balance between the bad effects of social media and the good effects of social media.
Elisabeta, Ioanas., & Ivona, Stoica. Social Media and its Impact on Consumer Behavior. International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 295-303.
These two researchers, Elisabeta and Ivona present a different perspective on the effects of social media. Their focus is on how social media influences the behavior of consumers. From their standpoint, social media has given people the power to comment, complement, and criticize in equal measure their experience of products. This has prompted the establishment of social media management departments by companies all over the world with the sole purpose of making sure that all the feedback is gathered and acted upon. This research paper was quantitative and made use of a sample of 116 participants. Additionally, the researchers clearly state that the conclusions were made based on the univariate and bivariate analysis. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS. From the results, the researchers concluded that young people make up the highest percentage of online consumers and that people prefer online transactions because of convenience and delivery. The final take was that while people do read online reviews, few are influenced by what they read. Well, this paper is quite enlightening and brings about a fresh perspective on the topic of social media and its influences.
Emad, Abu-Shanab. The Influence of Social Networks on High School Students Performance. International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 49-59.
Social media has managed to influence the young and the old alike. In his paper, Emad looks at the way social media has influenced the performance of high school students. Apparently, students spend a lot of time on social media and are among the heaviest users of social media in the world. With this fact in mind, Emad set out to determine how social media, especially Facebook impacts the performance of highs school students. He determined that the higher the amount of time spent on social media platforms, the higher the likelihood a student is failing his or her exams. Students with a higher GPA notably spent less time on social media compared to students with lower GPAs. Emad’s conclusion is quite enlightening because they point towards a simple fact which appears to indicate that longer one takes on social media, the higher the chances one is distracted and cannot focus on their studies.
Emily, Adler. “Social Media engagement: the surprising facts about how much time people spend on the major social networks.” Business Insider, Jul 7, 2016. /social-media-engagement-statistics-2013-12?IR=T. Accessed October 15, 2018.
Emily Adler offers her thoughts on the topic of social media and its impact on the lives of people. She notes that currently, social media dominates users’ attention. Her use of statistics to justify her claims is something that is worth commenting on because she tries to make every point justifiable. Throughout her article, Adler tries to show that people spend a lot of time on social media platforms and that social media has indeed disoriented or heavily influe...