Social Media Has Impacted The Lives Of Teens And Adults

How presidential candidates present themselves in the media can be proven to impact election results dramatically. Political figure using social media did not start to become more common until after the 2008 election because Twitter and Facebook were just recently created, but by looking at data from the past two elections it shows that the news presidential candidates put on their social media can correlate with how people will decide to vote. After researching what topics political candidates post and how they present themselves in the media with election results it can be established that a candidate’s presence in social media can have an impact on how people might vote in an election. “By 2008 candidate websites were standard and campaigns

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media websites have affected American elections in many forms. Candidates are now turning their attention to the people on social networks Murse (2015). They 're trying to draw more people like Millennials because they use more technology. These applicants are trying to step up and make a huge difference from the election of 2008. While in the running, the usage of social media is being used to announce what he or she is doing for the presidential campaign. For this reason, candidates, controversy, public opinion, social media and its 21st century media outlets have become the center of the 2016 election (CIO, 2015).

Social media has emerged as a prominent political platform that attracts voters otherwise unreachable. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and bloggers are replacing traditional media influence on public opinion with a more efficient outlet. “They target niche audiences with growing precision, contact hard-to-reach voters, extend their influence as online supporters forward their messages and carry out many campaign tasks at much lower cost than before." remarks Tom Price author of “Social Media and Politics: Do Facebook and Twitter influence voters? Social media has the potential to be an even more dangerous medium of influence because of its “ability to collect enormous amounts of information about individual voters — through social media and traditional

In recent years, many scholars have begun recognizing the importance of social media and the Internet in politics, particularly an increase of political involvement by social media users. (Ancu & Cozma, 2009). Historically the Internet first became involved in the political arena in 1996 with the election between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. (Trammell, 2007) Each election since has seen an increase in candidate participation on Internet forums and social media websites. In a political campaign, the Internet and social media provide ways to release information to the masses and connect further with their voters. It also allows voters to share their political views with friends, express support for specific candidates, and share campaign material

An overview of the literature discusses the influence media portrays on adolescents. Some propose that the authors are projecting that the youth are negatively effected by the media. Others, however, believe that violence portrayed by the media does not have any real long-term effects on the well being on youths. The three articles selected consider their evidence for this controversial subject.

This research examines the impact and the degree of which social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have over the voters interest in the political process. This research examines how politicians, bloggers, and political advocates can use their social media pages to influence persons who do not participate in the political process but are highly active on social media outlets. A mixed-method approach using content analysis and a survey revealed that voters value personable content over trustworthiness and general electability. Voters received more positively towards politicians, bloggers

Social media is a form of political activism that has received a significant amount of debate. Does it offer major value to political parties hoping to gain traction with key demographics? Or does it simply detract from the real message, creating a giant distraction that does not turn into actual voter turnout? Pew Research Institute and others have shown that social media popularity has actually led to improvements in voter turnout and that there is a positive correlation between a candidate’s Facebook likes and his or her actual voter numbers. This conclusively shows that social media has real political value, offering a candidate the opportunity to communicate a point to many new viewers who may have otherwise never heard the message. Today, many candidates are using social media to the exclusion of more expensive methods like TV campaigns, because they are able to gather significant support with the added expense.

Social media tools including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have dramatically changed the way political campaigns are run and how we interact with our elected officials. These websites have made politicians more accessible and allowing campaigns to carefully craft and customize their candidates’ images.

Technology has become a growing industry, intriguing adolescences to explore the numerous different ways of interaction. Cell phones, lap tops, and tablets are new compelling products for teens, which allow effortless access to social media. A national survey in 2009 finds that 73% of online teenagers use SNS (social network systems), which is an increase from 55% 3 years earlier. (Lenhart, Purcell, Smith, & Zickuhr, 2010) As technology became an everyday use, more people became distracted by social media websites. Social media has affected the generation of the 21st century by weakening interaction skills, increasing cyber bullying, and impacting learning behaviors.

Social Media had significant impact on the political field. In this era when the public time and attention is increasingly directed toward platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, scholars are seeking to evaluate the still emerging relationship between social media and public engagement (Journalist's Resource). During the era where there was no technology available was only based on speeches. For example, the era of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the only way they were able to give speeches was on a podium. These emerging modes of participation might be as exceptional as the traditional offline modes of participation that are an important resort for politically active social media users to coordinate political action and to express political views. Political expression on social media has been found to positively influence other political behaviors such as traditional types of political participation, including political mobilization and electoral campaigning. Therefore, the use of social media platforms for political expression has added a new layer to the study of the political discussion. Some people even have characterized social media sites such has Facebook, Instagram and twitter more valuable to large group communication platforms. These studies have described the different communication processes and dynamics that take place on the social media sites as similar to larger online communities and groups. Because of the expansion of the media it has

Social media has grown at phenomenal rates over the past decade, with its rise being easily visible in several fields such as publishing, business, and activism, among others. The rise of its use in the field of politics is well known by those who are on and off social media, as a result of increasing number of politicians using this global platform to their maximum advantage.

Social media including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Flicker, internet websites, and blogs are becoming mainstream attracting a younger more technology savvy voter. Many candidates in the last elections learned to use these mediums so not to overlook tech savvy voters and learned how to use these to their advantage. Candidates took to the internet to raise awareness, state views, and even

Physical abuse and bullying happen all the time in schools. It is a constant problem for teenagers and even pre-teens. Now that we have internet and social media popping up like popcorn, picking and cyberbullying is easier than ever. Social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc., have become known as the well-known pastime for teenagers today. What is “social media” anyway? From the internet, the definition of social media is “website and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.” Media of course is supposed to be for fun and allow others to communicate with their friends and family, but there is also another side of it. The internet has two sides, good and evil.

The internet has revolutionized the way of communicating. Social media has transformed the way of expressing ideas, sharing feelings, and relating to people. While young people are more connected online than ever, they were never more socially disconnected with each other. Because of the emotionless nature of the Net young people shut down and are left dumbfounded when confronted with real-life events in the classroom and over social activities. As a result, teenagers long for real-life interactions and meaningful life experiences without knowing where to begin.

Contrary to popular belief, social networking is as old a concept as the age of man. Since time immemorial, families congregated in social gatherings that included family meetings, funerals and weddings. The modern day social networks bring together people from different lifestyles united by their shared interests of sorts. The most common social networks include Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Most if not all of these social networks share some common characteristics (Boyd, & Ellison, 2008). The common features include the ability to add friends, share updates, edit and share profiles.