My Purpose

The purpose of this blog is to discuss about people, mainly teenagers, are using social media for the wrong reason, and howit's a huge distraction for them to gain knowledge. Parents around the world, especially in American, need to get on their children or their future won’t be looking so bright for any age group.

Social Media Revolution

This video really has some eye popping facts about social media. By seeing this video, I've come to a conclusion that maybe ten to fifteen years from now everything will be done on the computer. If people would use social media in a good way instead of being egotistical and thinking of themselves; social media can really turn out to be a good thing. Otherwise, I feel like these social networks are going to make a separation from the strong and the weak. Which will you choose?

What Is Social Media Really Doing to Society?

 

In the video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ij6YUpozGQ they talk about how people say the internet is being used for recieving new ideas but people are not really paying attention to those new ideas theyre focusing more on broadcasting themselves. Also in the video they state that social media exposes your personal life. I agree, people are paying more attention to themselves as in trying to be the next famous or most popular person on the web. Instead of finding out whats going on around the world and using their knowledge to solve problems they're more focused on whats going on in other people's lives.

Is Google Really a Good Resource?

I chose this video because the actors in the video tend to say that they recieved the answer to the questions, that was asked in the video, from google. I think google is a great search engine to find out an answer to a question, but for my experience, when I look on google to find an answer to a question, I get something out of it by answering the question right, but long-term I dont learn anything.

The Good Side of Social Media

On http://mmbaker2.blogspot.com/ Madison Baker's "We're All GoingViral" post is about how social media and the advanced technology is great for the world because everyone in the world can share their ideas and recieve information faster than the superhero flash. She also gave an example of someone who got famous for just posting a video, which was the "Gangnam style" video. I agree with this post, but it depends on who you are because I feel like more people use the internet just to socialize and not try to learn anything new. I also agree that more and more people are getting famous by just posting videos on the web, for example, Justin Bieber. Moral of the story is everyone use the web properly maybe it would be something to look forward too. To me social media will always be a distraction.

Games v. Reading

Johnson, S. (2005). Games. In S. Cohen, 50 Essays (pp. 196-202). Boston: Emily Berleth.

In the essay “Games,” Steven Johnson explains how video games should not be criticized of being useless and making people more violent. Johnson goes on, and says that would if video games came before textbooks? We probably find every reason why video games are better than reading, and how reading isn’t good for you. He also explains that video games actually can give you knowledge and how it may in the near future give textbooks a run for its money. Toward the end of the essay he explains reading is still the top priority for people to gain knowledge and people should become avid readers because it can help you with your future goals. I think games make people violent because just in my household; I can see what it is doing to my family. For example, my older brother loves shooting games and his love for the game made him join the military, where you can be violent.  For me, I love playing basketball video games, when I have time I tried to go play basketball to  try out the tricks I saw from the video game.

Television: The Plug-In Drug

Winn, M. (2002). Television: The Plug-In Drug. In S. Cohen, 50 Essays (pp. 438-447). Boston: Emily Berleth.

My blog is about how teenagers are distracted by social networks, and isn't helping them for the future. Before there were computers or lab tops, there was television. In the essay “Television: The Plug- in Drug,’’ Mary Winn explains that television separated the traditional bonding that families use to have before television came along. Winn states before there was television families would go out more, play games with each other, and have dinner at the table. Winn explains that the effect that television has done is separating the families by barely going out anymore as a family; children after growing up move far away from their parents because the relationship isn’t that strong, and not as much socializing because everyone’s eyes are glue to the screen. This essay relates to social networks because instead of solving the problem of having family values or the importance of family; we just made our relationships even more at a far distant because social networks, in my eyes, make you pay more attention to the computer than your family.