The Benefits of Social Media Social media has taken the world by storm through numerous websites, mobile apps, and other forms of technologies, thus improving the way people are communicating with one another. Over the years, social media has been criticized for having a negative impact on its users; however, despite these criticisms, people persist on using it every day. Even though the use of social media has many risks, the benefits of social media outweigh the risks, through connections and web engagement. Social media networks are designed for the purpose of communal connections. Users with many followers and views, have more sponsors. In Douglas Rushkoff’s, “Generation Like”, Steven gets sponsored by “DGK” because Steven’s videos
