Media Influence

Where will I be without my smart phone, email and my social media sites? This is a question that I asked myself on a daily basis. From the time I waked up in the morning until I go sleep, I am joined at the hip to my phone. I have to check my email every five minutes  to make sure I don't miss any important emails. The text messages and calls, I can't let those go unanswered. It is sort of requirement, that I respond to them.

Now social media sites, I must say that I am on every one that you can name. I am constantly checking Facebook, mainly to stay updated with the news going on around town,  with my family and friends. Instagram is checked to look all the pretty pictures of anything you can name. To some , Instagram  is a waste of time, but to me I always believed that pictures say 1,000 words and that they definitely tell a story.

As the years pass, I can see the drastic changes it has made, when I was first it introduce to social media  there was College Club( a social site for college students around the world),Black Planet, Myspace, You Tube, Facebook, then came Twitter, Instragram, Oovoo, KIK. Whew! Oh wait lets not leave out the dating site such as Ok Cupid, Eharmony, POF, Black People Meet, Evow, Match.com, just to name few. How can one person keep up and in the loop with all these ever changing sites. I remember it was important that I have profile on every site. I just had to been the catcher of all news and events.

Although, these are good for keep you updated and increasing your socialite status. It can also be the ruler to all evil. It can really suck you in and control your every move, like a puppet. If you are not mental strong, you will tend to believe things being posted every second. Your interest become sparked to the point to become the …Puppet. However, there are those posts that you need to uplift you when you are have a stormy day and need positive sayings, quotes or jokes. Then there are the ones that promotes violence, child pornography, and prostitution.

Lately, the negative influence are overpowering and taking over our generation. I believe this sites were never created to overtake us with evil, but it has.  I am still on these sites but I find myself not visiting frequently or should I say I only use them when I am not busy with life and it no longer has the priority it used to have.