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What are some ways (corporate and otherwise) that these technologies can be used? What are the benefits of these technologies to society? Be specific. Is there a "dark side"? Make sure to include your opinion of the way these technologies might evolve in the future.


        Now that technology has become a daily activity for people,  they're always looking down to their phones to check for the latest Facebook, Instagram, Twitter updates of their friends or celebrities that they follow. Technologies to society can bring people together even if they were across the world. Long distance relationships or family members can be reached easily by using social media and makes everything incredibly convenient for communication and updates on how they're doing.

        Lately on Facebook, 'Memes' has been really popular. A meme is basically a virally-transmitted post that contains a picture with a caption inside the photo that's intended to be funny. Facebook users enjoy reposting memes and tagging their friends if it was related to them. It's a fun activity. Facebook is one of the world's largest social media. Their mission is to give people the power to make the world more open and connected. Facebook is used to stay connected with friends and family, to share and express what matters to them, and be updated to what's going on in the world. 

        However, Facebook or any other types of social medias can or may cause negative impacts on people. An example would be cyber bullying. Cyber bullying can cause the person to be suicidal, emotionally unstable, or can be diagnosed with a disorder. In the article "Facebook Exodus", it says "One person shut down her account because she disliked how nosy it made her. Another thought the scene had turned desperate. A third feared stalkers. A fourth believed his privacy was compromised." What this statement meant was that, social media isn't always good. There are some "dark sides" to this new social technology. To add onto the part about privacy, in the article "Who Cares About Facebook Privacy? Students Do", they quoted "the authors speculate that the increased privacy interest could come from public attention devoted to the subject, from more changes in Facebook’s default settings, or from prompts that Facebook shows users." Privacy is another effecting component to social media. Everyone has a different standard in privacy. Some people like to be publicized, some likes to be private to only friends and family.   

        In the future, everyone will probably have a phone with downloaded social media. There may be a high chance that people in the future will be more anti-social in real life compared to their online interactions. 
      

Cites: 
"Facebook Exodus" by Virginia Heffernan, NY Times, August 26, 2009 
"Who Cares About Facebook Privacy? Students Do" By Marc Parry, NY Times, July 29, 2010