Comparison of Positive and Negative Aspects of Social Media on Internet

Individual Report

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Compare and contrast between the positive and negative aspects of social media on Internet. .1
Challenges and measures of security and privacy taken for using social media services are
used online..................................................................................................................................3
Two examples of Social media along with a comparison and contrast of their features,
applications and suitability for businesses..................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Digital technology is the emergence of a technology for doing the activities in a whole
new way. Many benefits have been gained by the organisations and people using it however, the
negative aspects cannot be ignored (Aksal, 2015). Social media is a part of digital technology
which is being used at huge level around the world. There are many platforms that have gained
popularity with the time and directly or indirectly provided numerous advantages to the users of
such platforms. This report is about comparison between the positive and negative aspects of
social media, the relevant challenges and measures of security and privacy and features of two
examples of social media.
MAIN BODY
Compare and contrast between the positive and negative aspects of social media on Internet
Internet is a global wide area network which forms a connection among the computer
systems across the world. There are lines in different parts of the globe which makes the
connection successful through the used of web servers and ISPs. Social media is all about the
applications and websites which have been developed to allows people to share content quickly,
efficiently and real-time (Baym, 2015). A comparison and contrast between positive and
negative aspects of social media has been provided below:
Positive aspects of social media on the internet
Medium of communication- Social media helps in connecting the people living miles
apart. It is a convenient way of interaction which provides range of opportunities to connect with
the people in a better way. Also, it is a mode of sharing the information and content in a rapid
manner. This helps in connecting the individuals from one corner to another.
Business opportunities- It is useful for pumping the growth of businesses as social
media is a platform which provides various updates that can be valuable for the organisations.
Furthermore, it can prove to be way of promoting the products and services to a large number of
target customers. The name of the brand can become popular by promoting the products in the
right manner (Ellaway and et. al., 2015).
Platform for education- It can be used for the purpose of education in order to let the
students and other people become aware about new skills which may be related to technology.
This enhance creativity in them leading to improved quality of education.
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