The name of the blog that I recently read was titled: Impact of Social Media on Society: 5 Times Social Media Changed the World written by Lisa Mason, who is a social media consultant and writer. The link to the blog/article can be found below:
http://socialmediasun.com/impact-of-social-media-on-society/
The reason that I chose this blog to review was because of the specific instances where society has been dramatically influenced by social media. The five instances that the author uses in this post were; the Trayvon Martin shooting, LGBT rights movements, the Arabic rebellion, the Egyptian elections, and the invisible children support with KONY 2012. Social media was a huge part in all of these cases. It makes starting social movements and gaining followers and bystanders easier, and allows people to freely voice their opinions on specific topics.
Another reason that I liked this blog post was because of the closing paragraph that the author included. I strongly believe that social media is a powerful tool and we will continue to see it influence life as we know it. The author of this blog believes this as well. As her final statement, she concludes that "Social media will continue to impact society, and when all the variables are optimum, will change the world from time to time with public sentiment as a driving force." Social media has, in a sense, become a platform of virtual reality that is directly connected with the world we live in. And this technology will, like the author said, continue to change the social world as we know it.
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