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[[File:Godsbook.jpg|right|200px]]'''Social media''' is a euphemistic term for the [[gossip]]y and busybody websites and applications that have developed allow users to make money off of underachievers who waste time there. Characteristics of share information and communicate with other users in a "social " setting. They typically offer both a public forum for speech, where users can publish their thoughts, ideas, concerns, etc. as well as a private messaging mechanism enabling private conversations between two or more individuals. Most support media include:sharing as well, in the form of images and videos.

==Characteristics of Users==Unfortunately, many users become addicted to such sites. 2010 statistics for [[Facebook]] show users spend more than 928 million hours per month playing online games.<ref>[http://socialtimes.com/facebook-gamers-hours-per-month_b24156 Facebook Gamers Play 927 Million Hours of Games Per Month &#91;Infographic&#93;, Social Times, October 18, 2010]</ref> This addictive behavior results in:  *depression [<ref>http://www.mobiledia.com/news/85472.html]*lack of educational content</ref>*lower academic and job-related achievement by those who spend time there*dominance by misleading [[liberal]] belief systems{{fact}}

*displacement of healthy social gatherings<ref>http://www.thescavenger.net/media-a-technology/social-networking-is-killing-our-social-lives-811.html</ref>*evidence from social media is used in a rising number increased likelihood of divorce cases<ref>[http://www.aaml.org/about-the-academy/press/press-releases/e-discovery/big-surge-social-networking-evidence-says-survey- AAML press release] </ref>*feeble-minds are drawn to voyeurism and stalking*2010 statistics for Facebook show users spend more than 928 million hours per month playing online games <ref>[http://socialtimes.com/facebook-gamers-hours-per-month_b24156 Facebook Gamers Play 927 Million Hours of Games Per Month [Infographic], Social Times, October 18, 2010]</ref> *The 'Trends' section of Twitter displays vulgar keywords on occasion.*A million children exposed higher exposure to [[cyberbullying]] and other online threats. <ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2011-05-10-a-million-children-being-bullied-on-facebook 'A million children being bullied on Facebook', Mail&Guardian Online, May 10, 2011]</ref>

These busybody websites provide their Social media experts and psychologists have noted that many users with a false sense find the need to constantly update their status, check on the status of achievement as they add 'friends' others or 'followers' play games suffer from what is known as "Facebook Addiction Disorder." The "disorder" was shown to their often pseudonymous accountsbe prevalent in young people, as a study showed that college students who were asked to abstain from using Facebook for 24 hours experienced helplessness, loneliness, and anxiety. Users often display compulsive behavior<ref>[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/Lifestyle/2011/Jul-09/Spending-hours-updating-your-status-You-may-be-a-Facebook-addict.ashx#axzz1RvVMJJOr Spending hours updating your status? You may be a Facebook addict] The Daily Star, endlessly producing vacuous July 9, 2011</ref> Some school districts—most notably [[New York City]]'s -- have limited contact by [[public school]] teachers with students on [[Facebook]] and repetitive content for their facebook pages or twitter feeds[[Twitter]], where the nearexcept on pages set up for classroom use.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/02/nyregion/social-total absence media-rules-for-nyc-school-staff-limits-contact-with-students.html</ref> ==Criticism of Social Media== {{see also|Social media censorship}} [[conservativeLiberal censorship]] voices allows the most absurd nonsense became rampant on [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], and [[YouTube]], causing many to be applauded by 'followers'look for alternatives. The term itself demonstrates the unhealthy attitudes found on  Despite several social media websites boasting large numbers of users, active user percentages have slowed or declined in recent times. For example, Facebook reported only a 1.7% month to month increase in active users.<ref>[http://www.buzzom.com/2011/06/facebooks- and encouraged by growth- rate-is-dropping-says-report/ Facebook’s Growth Rate is Dropping, says Report] Buzzom.com, June 13, 2011</ref> Social media critics have noted that these sitesoften promote "hive-mind" behavior, as where many users strive band together behind one ideology, usually liberalism. In June 2011, users of the website [[Reddit]] crashed White House phone lines during a campaign calling for the legalisation of drugs.<ref>[http://caivn.org/article/2011/06/18/internet-activists-crash-white-house-phone-lines-calling-end-war-drugs INTERNET ACTIVISTS CRASH WHITE HOUSE PHONE LINES CALLING FOR AN END TO THE WAR ON DRUGS] CA Independent Voter Network, June 18, 2011</ref> ==Benefits of Social Media== Republicans and conservatives [[Twitter#Prominence|have been able to build armies utilize the social media site Twitter more than their Democratic counterparts]]. Success of unquestioning supporters [[Tea Party]] rallies are a result of organizers utilizing social media, such as Facebook and flee from honest[[Twitter]], opento engage volunteers and spread the word.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/11/organizers-mindedrecipes-effective-tea-parties/ Organizers Give Recipes for Effective Tea Parties] Fox News, intellectual debateApril 11, 2009</ref>  Employers have also used social media sites to vet potential employees, particularly to see if potential hires have engaged in sexist or racist commentary or displayed photos of illegal activities.<ref>[http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/176227/have-you-cleaned-your-facebook-profile-your-next-job-may-depend-it Cleaned up your Facebook profile yet? Your next job may depend on it.] IT World, June 21, 2011</ref>

== Various Social Media Sites==* [[Facebook]]* [[Twitter]]* [[LinkedIn]]* Discord* [[MySpace]]* [[YouTube]]* [[Instagram]]* Pinterest* [[Reddit]]* Blogger (please addformerly BlogSpot)* [[World eSquare]]<ref>[http://www.900010000.com World eSquare]</ref>* [[Gab (website)|Gab]]* [[Parlor]]* [[Google Plus]] (defunct)

<references /> ==External Linkslinks==* [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257715/Study-shows-college-students-think-theyre-special--read-write-barely-study.html Social Media partly responsible in the rise of narcissism among college freshman.]

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