effects of social media

EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Information communication technology has changed due to introduction of social media which has the following effects

Impact on politics
Due to the easy share of information social media enables quick communication compared to other means of communication. People can create groups where they share information on political issues .
Impact on society
Almost everyone is now on Facebook, 90% of the internet users are on this platform this has enabled people to interact freely with one another, due to internet every person now feel that they are not alone .News can easily flow from one person to another .While social media has increased awareness about social issues it has also caused increased in child abuse and other social evils
Impact on commerce
Companies are using social media to connect with their customers and build revenue, Through the rise of social media its unusual to find a company that is not on social media on the other hand few share can be seen as a negative and destroy business credibility, even if most companies are using social media to market themselves there some who experienced negativity and therefore decided to remove the share button on their sites, this shows the double edge nature of the social media
Impact of social media on world of work
Social media has a high effect on company recruitments .most recruiting managers make their decision based on the information they find on social media. LinkedIn is a professional social media platform for people looking to stand out in their profession; they help people to market themselves.
Impact of social media on training and development
Social media creates an environment that foster learning; sites like Facebook, twitter are now used to share educative information. Issues like luck o privacy and cheating among long distance learners are some of the effects of negative effects of social media.

Impact Of social media on relationships
Social media has made people to create artificial bonds lather than actual friendships .social media users can have friends by just clicking the like button without even knowing the person well enough to decide if they should be friends .Face to face interactions have been eliminated where intimate bonds are created.
Conclusion
Information is power ,therefore sharing of information is import in the modern word .Social media platforms like Facebook twitter and others have made this possible with just a click of a button .The world would be a much slower place without social media platforms .though social media has caused harm and good ,the positive Impact far suppresses the negative impact