Social media (n) : Websites and applications that let users create and share content. Social media has it's pros and cons. Most social sites like Twitter, Facebook and Myspace are great for connecting with classmates, friends, and family. It's one of the easiest ways to stay in touch with many people and meeting new people around the world as well. Although social media has some great effects, it also has negative ones also; such as cyber bullying, scams and inappropriate videos/pictures. It is mostly important because not only does is connect ones around the world, it keeps us aware of things going on that's not talked about in the news.
In, ''How Social Media can Make History,'' Clay explains how social the media is. For example, the China earthquake. People were video taping and posting as the quake as it happening. Because of that there were many trends on twitter that lead to donating sites for China. I see social media as one big helping hand. Even though it has it's cons, it is a powerful tool that can either make us or break us.
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