I spent an entire day without social media on November 1, 2011. While being a product of Generation X this was very hard to do. I can honestly say that this was one of the hardest and longest days of my life. At first I could function during the early part of the day without my phone. As the day went on it became harder and harder to function. I always check my phone every 5 to 10 minute everyday. I wasn’t able to access my sms, phone calls, face book, or my twitter accounts. Soon I realized I couldn’t use my computer either or watch ESPN this is when I realized life would suck without social media. I use my phone for everything e-mails, sports updates, weather, news, and entertainment. Everything seemed to vanish with my ties to the world of social media. I also felt lost not as if I didn’t know where I was going but as if everything was moving around me and I couldn’t catch up. I felt very clueless as to what was the latest trending topic on twitter, or messages I've received via e-mail, or friend requests on face book. I also felt isolated from my friends because I couldn’t have instant contact with them. Instead I had to hope I seen them walking around campus. While interviewing a fellow student and classmate of mines Nathifa Square she believes, “the world wouldn’t be able to revolve around at all today due to the use of social media these days”. There are many advantages of having social media. While social networks help companies market and promote for products they are selling. While siliconcloud.com states this about social media, “It fosters an ethos of community, sharing and connecting while making all sorts of relationships, particularly business relationship more transparent”. There are also disadvantages in the world of social media. While thoughtpick.com believes, “The wrong online brand strategy could put you at a viral social disadvantage and may even damage your reputation, when you make a mistake offline, a few will know but when you make a mistake in front of hundreds or thousands of you online audience, most of them will know”! The world of social media can be tricky but what’s life without it.
Joshua Thomas
Work Cited
www.siliconcloud.com
