Hello guys, in this present generation we all have been using social media for many years. I won’t tell you guys what social media because you probably know it since we all use it regularly.
Social media as an Addiction
Social media has become an addiction to most of the people all over the world. In America, a survey reported that 84% of adolescents in America have a Facebook account. Over 60% of 13 to 17-year-olds have at least one profile on social media, with many spending more than two hours a day on social networking sites. This shows us how much time we spend on social media.
Why do we use it?
Social media comes down to a simple basic human desire, the need to connect with other humans, to be part of a group. Technology and the Internet have made it so we can connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime. But we are prone to use it quite often and get addicted to it while not doing the other necessary things. For example, we start using it to convey a message to other person but end up chatting with them for hours.
Pros & Cons
As a coin has two faces, social media has its own pros and cons. The most common advantages and disadvantages are as follows.
Advantages:
Facilitates open and easy communication throughout the world.
Provides an opportunity to showcase our talent and spread our business worldwide.
Targets a huge audience worldwide.
Provides great income opportunities.
Disadvantages:
Opens up the opportunity for hackers to exploit personal information.
Increases the risk of people falling prey to online scams that seem genuine, resulting in data or identity theft.
Potentially results in lost productivity, especially if employees are busy updating profiles, etc.
Obviously there are more pros and cons and list will go on forever so the most common ones are generally stated above.
Facebook vs Steemit – The Debate
Facebook has been on the internet since 2004 and it has been the most used social networking website. It was developed by Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow mates. Mark created facebook so that people like us can create and share information each other. Users get likes, comments and shares where facebook makes money.
Steemit was launched on March of 2016. It was developed by Dan and Ned. They created Steemit so that users could create and share information with everybody but with an edge that they used the blockchain technology. Users get Steem and Steem dollars and both the user and Steemit makes money. When an author makes a post both the author and the curator gets the rewards.
Clearly we can see Steemit is the better option and wins the game.
Hit the upvote if you think Steemit is better than facebook.
