With the technology advances today, there are millions of people online who have the freedom to write and post about anything. The problem here is that internet has does not have filters to block information that is garbage or untrue. It allows people to write about anything. There are so many websites that allow interactive blogging that it can be overwhelming. Information may be faulty that others are seeing but government has no laws regulating the flow of information on the internet like it does in other mediums.
There are SO many blogs out there that people post. If you think about it, it is unrealistic that even half of them get viewed let alone read. Bryan Eisenberg talks the top 3 problems of social media, mentioning that a lot of people use blogging as a way to do diary type writing. He questions this theory saying that that is what journals and pens are for. Who really is interested in reading about your personal daily life?
An online article mentioned that social media can be damaging for companies as well. Not only can it publish possible confidential information of companies and their employers but it can also publish information that can harm a companies' reputation. Check out the article by clicking HERE.
No doubt there have been many advantages to social media like communicating more quickly and efficiently, networking and even marketing. The question remains though: Is social media an overall benefit for society or is it creating the ability for companies and individuals to be irresponsible in marketing efforts or disseminating information? I have yet to figure that out. We as individuals have to sort through what information to believe and not believe. It just seems like so much work and too many messages that can be distorted in the process.
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