Techonology has become a part of our daily lives whether it is our cell phones, computers or tablets. Nowadays, the most used technology is our cell phones and it is what we use to entertain ourselves. The average person spends 2 hours on their phone each day. That adds up to 23 days a year that will be spent just on a phone. What do we do on our phones for 2 hours a day?
A research done earlier this year showed that an average phone user spends 1.72 hours (approx. 1h45m) on social media. This trend is becoming more and more common in younger people. High school and college students make up for most of the active social media accounts. Currently, there are 1.55 billion active facebook users and 974 million twitter accounts. Of course there are benefits of social media like the fact that you can stay updated whenever a major event happens around the world. For example, many people found out about the terror attacks in Paris because of social media. There were people that used hashtags to share their thoughts with the victims for the Paris attacks. There have been times where social media has played a large role when updating people about current events that have happened around the world. It also allows people to express their thoughts on a certain event or topic. Another reason it has become so popular between young people is because they can catch up on their friends' lives. They share pictures of themselves that show, where they are and what they are doing. It changes the way we express ourselves. Also, if we regulate the time we spend on social media and we use it in an appropriate way, it can make us happier. These are just some of the benefits of social media from an average users perspective.
I think that social media has totally changed our society today because people are always using it on their phones. If there wasn't social media, people would be a lot more anti-social. With social media it is becoming easier to stay in touch with people and they can find another way of entertainment. I used to think that there was no point of social media because people take pictures of themselves and show it to their friends. It made me realize that it is not necessarily a bad thing. The fact that it can keep us informed, we can learn new things and have fun with it. That is why social media can be good from a users perspective.
A research done earlier this year showed that an average phone user spends 1.72 hours (approx. 1h45m) on social media. This trend is becoming more and more common in younger people. High school and college students make up for most of the active social media accounts. Currently, there are 1.55 billion active facebook users and 974 million twitter accounts. Of course there are benefits of social media like the fact that you can stay updated whenever a major event happens around the world. For example, many people found out about the terror attacks in Paris because of social media. There were people that used hashtags to share their thoughts with the victims for the Paris attacks. There have been times where social media has played a large role when updating people about current events that have happened around the world. It also allows people to express their thoughts on a certain event or topic. Another reason it has become so popular between young people is because they can catch up on their friends' lives. They share pictures of themselves that show, where they are and what they are doing. It changes the way we express ourselves. Also, if we regulate the time we spend on social media and we use it in an appropriate way, it can make us happier. These are just some of the benefits of social media from an average users perspective.
I think that social media has totally changed our society today because people are always using it on their phones. If there wasn't social media, people would be a lot more anti-social. With social media it is becoming easier to stay in touch with people and they can find another way of entertainment. I used to think that there was no point of social media because people take pictures of themselves and show it to their friends. It made me realize that it is not necessarily a bad thing. The fact that it can keep us informed, we can learn new things and have fun with it. That is why social media can be good from a users perspective.