Social Media

With social networking websites and platforms on the rise, many are catching on the wave and it seems that once you get on, you won’t be getting off.

That leads to us questioning, what is it about social media that makes it so attractive to us and leads to us dedicate so much time to it? Well, it’s fun and can be rewarding both socially and financially, we also get to express ourselves and our views to an audience wider than before and you could say that it appeals to our psychological need for attention, [I suppose]. Latest studies carried out by Retrevo Gadgetology asked social media users when, where, and how much time they spend on sites and services like FaceBook and Twitter, and I, a facebook user myself, am not surprised to learn that people appear to be somewhat obsessed with checking in with their social media circles day night, as proven by the statistics shown below.

Every minute spent on the web must come out of another activity, since that is so, less time would be spent with your family and friends in reality. I have personally noticed that my best friend ,who is an iphone user, tends to check her facebook page very often, even when we are out having dinner together or just hanging out, and during those moments while she is stalking her other friends on facebook and checking out twitter feeds, I would be sitting around idle and annoyed. I mean, I am physically in front of her and we should be having a proper conversation and connecting with each other instead of having her reading these never-ending updates and diluting the quality time we are spending together.

Although it is undeniable that social media websites do allow people to check up on one another and be more informed about their lives, addiction to it would create an imbalance so severe it might reverse the benefits instead. With that, I conclude that we should all use social media in moderation and not be so obsessed with it. Now, close all your facebook, twitter tags and windows and pay attention to me :)