Juan Gomez's learning blog

  The article I read for this week was “ How does social media affect your body? ” by Psychcentral. This article has a lot of interesting and realistic information. The author discusses both the advantages and disadvantages of social media's influence on society. People's desire to look like filters or their insecurity with their appearance on social media have both been influenced by social media. This article explains how cyberbullying has become a trend in society and at least 59% of people have been cyberbullied. People have also adopted unrealistic ideals caused by Social media. Many people want to look like snap chat and Instagram filters. They also have asked their plastic surgeons to make them look like how they look on the filters. People seek to achieve these unattainable beauty standards. Social media has exacerbated many people's fears and caused significant issues in society. These unrealistic standards can create toxic competition and comparison among peopl...

LJ1 Social media has a global impact and makes communication with people from other countries simpler and more effective. In my opinion, Social media has changed society and how individuals view the world. I do not like posting everything that goes on in my life on social media and I prefer to keep my life more private. I believe that people shouldn’t listen to whatever people say on social media and be themselves. There are a lot of negative people on Social media who like to critique what others do on there. However, Social media also has a lot of benefits, such as the ability to communicate with your friends and family from all corners of the world. Additionally, Social media is excellent for marketing, cultural, and community announcements, as well as for business. People should express themselves on every platform as long as is always appropriate.  Everyone that has the right to self-expression should be grateful, and individuals should use it to the fullest exte...

   Chapter 7 of "Social Media Communication: Concepts, Practices, Data, Law, and Ethics" discussed developments and investments in mobile media. It also explained how advertising online has impacted social media. Apps like Facebook, Instagram and Google make a big profit from advertising. That fact supports my view that influencer marketing has made social media grow into a business . As a company owner if influencers sponsor your products, you can grow your business significantly by using social media. (2020 Lipschultz). Lipshutlz discussed how social media is having a significant impact on our society. It has created and bonded communities but also has pushed corporate branding and “cancelled” individuals and celebrities for engaging in socially unusual or immoral behavior. Lipshultz brought attention the issue of "Big Data," in which an individual gives up almost all of their privacy to big social media sites, which store not only user personal data but also ...