@JaredAbrahamWSU
I think that at this point everybody is connected through social media. Chances are if you don’t have a Facebook or Twitter account, you are view as an outcast by your peers. Social media effects how we form and relationships, both with our loved ones and the creepy guy at work that won’t leave you alone. One could argue that social media doesn’t just help you maintain relationships, but it also creates them as well. This is something that I find very interesting. these websites and apps have the power change us. the essence of who we are does not change but our personality or vocabulary will undoubtedly change the more we interact with our virtual world. So, how is it that “media changes the user” ? (Coleman, 140) While I am sure that there are many good examples of ways that social media could change the way that we act, I think that this is the most obvious. When we find a new friend on Facebook, there is a tendency to think either positively or negatively about the person with which you are now best friends with. Or perhaps when you become Facebook friends with someone that you work with, you see a totally different side to that person. These revelations about interactions with social media could absolutely change the way you act online, as well as, the way that you interact with your virtual friends in the physical world.