Your Online Presence using Social Media

Social Media. The act of communication through a interactive computerized device to share information and creative ideas. In an article from DreamGrow updated in July, 2019 ranked popular social networking applications. Facebook came top with over 2.2 billion users, YouTube with 1.9 billion, Instagram following at one billion, then Twitter at 336 million. The newest social media app on the rise is TikTok a Chinese application launched by ByteDance in 2017. As of February, 2019 the app over one billion users.

The question we must ask however is what sort of footprint are we placing by participating in such applications? I have a personal website as well where I post my latest filmography and projects. I am an individual who has applications such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok. However, I am very conscientious with what I post on such social media platforms. The sort of personal information that I have on those services is very limited and private. I keep a relative close eye on what sort of personal information that I have online.

Personally I think the use of social media is good and bad for society. It is good because it gives users the ability to communicate with people all over the world and stay connected them. It also allows individuals to express themselves in their own ways and create interesting trends while doing it. However, their is a downside. Like every other platform out there, their is always going to be haters and people who strive to bring others down. With the greater accessibility to the apps cyberbullying has been on the rise since the early 2010s. Personally, applications like TikTok are making a good impression on society. It has allowed individuals to express their creativity and get famous while doing it. Even current celebrities such as Will Smith, Ellen DeGeneres, Jimmy Fallon, and Howie Mandel are using it.