Psychology of Social Media

It's amazing the impact the internet can have on the world and how much it can destroy or promote something. By just a click of a button or an upload of a photograph, someone can completely change the world and the way we look at it. For instance, the numerous incidents with United Airlines have left a huge impact on their business just by people sharing their stories online. By using the online platform, the incidents can spread like wildfire. People can see and share these shocking stories from all over the world. From funny songs 'United Breaks Guitars' to misunderstood tweets about getting aids in Africa, people push the information through the web. Sadly, more often than not peoples lives are drastically impacted in some very negative ways like losing a job or entire social support. It's good an bad how this seems to work. It's good that people can reach justice when wronged by a company or organization. It feels good to see people be done right after they are ...

We often talk about the internet as a good thing that can be used badly. The possibilities for good within the internet are abundant but they only gain attention rarely. More often we see the negative consequences of type happy trolls spread across the world wide web. But nowadays we have dozens of possibilities to do good in the world through the web. From GoFundMe to the Ice Bucket Challenge people are raising money and awareness. While some argue that it's not real altruism, I believe that it is helping the world in great ways. I think the internet provides a larger platform for people to connect and join together. I feel that it makes it easier for people to build a network and get their message out. The internet provides a place for just about anything to happen and it can reach way beyond the small confines of social groups. Websites like GoFundMe are crucial for organizations and individuals to reach out in times of need. However, like anything, this can have negat...

The idea of publicly shaming your child online is truly puzzling to me. I don’t see how making the punishment public helps the child learn any valuable lesson at all. The fact that a parent would consider this a good punishment reveals significant issues within their own self. I feel that doing so signifies the trauma they probably endured as a child and how their parents may have treated them. I think the parents are not acting to better their child’s behavior but to humiliate and “prove” some point they feel necessary. I think they want praise and kudos for their hard and “thoughtful” punishment. What’s sad is that many parents jump on these posts and love the “creative” punishment these parents have come up with. It’s scary that this many individuals with children agree with such measures. But really it’s more than likely a reflection of their childhood, which they couldn’t control. However, they can control their parenting and should realize the damage public shaming could have on ...