Social Media and it's Benefits

In today's society, there are lots of amazing things many people consider as a matter of course. These things combine old friends, evoke interest in new fields and art, and build new relationships. The magical tool many of us know is social media. Many people are seeing the shortcomings of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. This brought about a big misunderstanding that social media is useless, should not be used as much as people use it today, in particular should not be used for our young people.

Along with the emergence and development of social media, the impact on communication has advantages and disadvantages. The real problem is whether these advantages outweigh the drawbacks. I believe that the benefits of social media are good for the world and we are communicating. As with other things, there are disadvantages that will be used to do things that were not intended to do. Prisoners in prison can use social media and the Internet to keep connected with what is happening in the outside world. The news is fast on Facebook, Twitter and other sites, the local news is at 10 PM and the TV is getting obsolete. News stations and newspapers have new articles about them, as Facebook and Twitter accounts are expanding.

Social media has a potential advantage. Potential risks of social media are often at the forefront of being open and anxious and attracting the community's attention. I am worried about these issues, but I need to realize that social media has become a reality. Encourage educators to understand how social media can help to prevent and respond to critical risks. For example, you can use social media to solve the following problems. To get additional information on how to respond to an event, consider using a smartphone app in critical situations. Many critical applications already exist (eg FEMA - http://www.fema.gov/app; Psychological First Aid Mobile (NCTSN) - http://www.nctsn.org/content/pfa -mobile; Psychological First Aid Tutorial (UMN) - http://sph.umn.edu/ce/perl/mobile/pfatutorial/; NIMS ICS Guide: NIMS Application - https://itunes.apple.com/app/app / nims-ics-guide / Id 406880725? MT = 8)