American Social Media Influence

American Social Media Influence Name Institution Affiliation Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u 1.0 Introduction PAGEREF _Toc15545823 \h 32.0 Literature Review PAGEREF _Toc15545824 \h 42.1 Social Media and Online Addiction PAGEREF _Toc15545825 \h 42.2 Social Media Influences PAGEREF _Toc15545826 \h 62.3 Using Social Media to Make Money PAGEREF _Toc15545827 \h 72.4 Social Media Users PAGEREF _Toc15545828 \h 92.5 Social Media for Learning and Other Opportunities PAGEREF _Toc15545829 \h 102.6 Overrated Social Media PAGEREF _Toc15545830 \h 113.0 Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc15545831 \h 12References PAGEREF _Toc15545832 \h 14 American Social Media Influence 1.0 Introduction In the age of technology, it is not a wonder for information and communication capabilities to change drastically; social media is a good example. Currently, more people are embracing the newest ways of sharing connections in society. Social media sites and applications are continually changing the way people interact. For instance, Facebook facilitates social connections, Twitter allows people to share their thoughts, and Instagram uses pictures to bring people with common interests together (Sutherland et al., 2017). Even with the current capabilities of social media sites, the trend is quickly changing. Since the development of mobile technology has shaped the impact of social media in society, the effects are exacerbating with the continuous improvement of smartphones and smart devices. As such, more people can connect at any time whenever a smart device is accessible. Since numerous people are considering the use of social media as essential to their way of life, most people are addicted to their smartphones. Smartphones with increased processing capabilities allow people to visit social media sites more seamlessly (Baruah, 2012). Another problem associated with the increased use of social media is the growing capabilities of government agencies and corporations to collect information without the knowledge of the users for intelligence and commercial purposes, respectively. Far from the controversies, people use social media for various reasons, which includes sharing memories, following celebrities, spectating, looking for information, learning, and work (Sutherland et al., 2017). Social media has become a social issue because most users are under the age of 30, albeit its effects in society are numerous. It is essential to consider the influence which the social media has in society. It is a complicated issue since this communication technology is often seen as having a negative impact, although it has positively changed the lives of many people. This paper critically analyzes the influence of social media in American society and it positive impacts on people’s lives. 2.0 Literature Review 2.1 Social Media and Online Addiction For most people across the world, social media is synonymous with the Internet since most people use the Internet to gain access to social media sites. Guede (2016) notes that the reason is that most resources on the web take the form of social media, including magazines, social bookmarking, rating, video, images or photographs, podcasts, wikis, microblogging, social blogs, weblogs, and Internet forums (Baruah, 2012). Internet users v...