Social Media

Social Media

Are you addicted to Social Media? How many Social Media outlets are you a member? Do you believe everything you read on Social Media? Do you respond to people's posts? How many times a day do you go to your Social Media APP? 

I'm not addicted to Social Media, but I do check my Facebook at least twice a day. I even post my blogs on Facebook. When someone writes something really good or something really outrages, I do respond. Most of those come from discussions about TRUMP. Some of the things dye-hard TRUMP people say are so outrages that I have to respond. I love it when I get a response (good or bad) from Social Media about my blogs. 

I know parents are concerned about their children using Social Media. This is the world we live in. The cat is out of the bag and anything parents do will not put the cat back. Taking away their computers, phones, tablets, etc. will not work. A much better approach is to explain to your kids the pros and cons of Social Media. Let them know how to use it to their benefit. Let them know how to react to negative posts. Let them know the benefits of talking to people face to face instead of through Social Media.

People for the most part are social animals. We have been inventing new ways to communicate to each other since we were primates. The biggest change that Social Media has brought about is the ability to communicate to anyone and everyone no matter if you know them or where they are located. Again, that cat is out of the bag and is not going back in. Love it or hate it - it is what it is and it's only going to get easier and easier to communicate in words, pictures, video and someday holograms. 

I love technology. I embrace technology. It has always made my life better. It has allowed me to do things I never dreamed I would be able to do as a young person. It gives me hope in a more positive future. Being addicted to anything is not a positive way to run your life. That includes Social Media. However, you have control of your life. You have control of the way you run your life. 

You Are In Control Of How You Choose To Use Social Media. Make It A Positive In Your Life.