To begin with, AOL instant messenger is where it all began. Subsequently from there Myspace was the trend, then momentarily followed Facebook. You could “poke” someone on Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg has had outstanding success with his creation of the social media website, Facebook. Currently, …show more content…
Smartphones are key in today’s society. There’s an innumerable amount of downloadable applications in the app store of iPhones, and the same goes for the Google Play store in Androids. Any individual can easily download a social media application onto their phone and voilà, they have entered the universal world of communicating online. Social media is meant to be used for people to express themselves. Whether for status updates, sharing selfies or even dreadfully trying to find a girlfriend or boyfriend. This all gives the impression of being fun, but over time it can get addicting. It’s awfully common for people to post something on their pages and constantly check the pages of other users every day. Over time, it’ll turn addicting and consume so much of our lives that it becomes a daily routine; like brushing our teeth every morning!
All in all, my final verdict is that yes; social media has changed the way people communicate for the worst. Technology will always bring about changes in dialect and written word in how we relay messages to one another. Technology has hindered human communication through an imaginary shield that covers an individual’s real self. Anti-social behavior, poor productivity and addiction occur due to social media. It’s already obvious how the world’s population has been corrupted by social media, if this is kept up; it can only get worse from