Social Media Reflection #2

The reason that I chose this topic was mainly because of the technology implication that social media has. I am a computer science major, and I have always been fascinated between the connection between people and technology, especially social media sites. I have done research projects for other classes on the psychological aspects of social media on the human brain, and I thought that researching it on a sociological level would be enjoyable. If you are at all interested in the some of the psychological effects of social media, you can find an interesting video here. But for now, back to sociology.

Another reason for choosing this topic was my interest in people who use social media to display deviant behaviors and even attempt to change their deviant behaviors into social movements. Recently, the terrorist group ISIS has been prevalent in the news. They are extremely dangerous, and are using social media such as Twitter and Facebook to recruit members of the organization all over the world. They display their deviance through pictures and videos posted on these sites, and prey on deviant individuals who wish to become part of their structured organization. The FBI has even been warning soldiers to delete Facebook accounts because ISIS has been targeting soldiers, attempting to turn them against their own country. I am including the video below If you are interested.
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/clip/10919153/fbi-warns-soldiers-to-scrap-social-media