Social MediaHow many times do you use social media per day? For many people, social media plays an important role in their lives and it is difficult for them to live without the Internet. Social media is corrupting our society, from social activities to the evolution of our language. From teenagers to adults, social media has changed the way we communicate with others. Texting is the most popular form of communication among teens and young adults. Social media activities have gone from communicating with family to useless things that no one really cares about. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, created this site to help others connect with other important people in their lives (http://www.newyorker.com). He wanted family members to be able to communicate with each other, regardless of location. Since then, our generation has made Facebook a social holiday. “What are you doing this weekend.” “I'm just feeding my cats lol #they're hungry” This is called oversharing. People believe that everyone wants to know everything that happens in their simple and boring lives. You can see how what was a way to share photos and talk with their family has turned into a bunch of nonsense about their lives that they feel everyone should know. The same goes for other social media sites. Face-to-face communication used to be the most popular form of communication between people. Today, we are turning to virtual chat such as Skype and FaceTime. People say they don't have time to meet someone to talk, so they just use the things that are within their reach via the Internet. Teens who used to hang out outside of school are now turning to these sites to talk and hang out “virtually.” Could you imagine growing... middle of paper ......g our society and has a greater effect on adolescents. Parents need to be aware of what social media sites their child uses and how much they frequent them. Social media has gone from a good thing to something many are addicted to. Works Cited Diaz, Yamalis, Lori Evans and Richard Gallagher. “Antisocial Media: How Does Texting and Social Media Affect Our Children?” » About our children | About OurKids.org. Np, and Web. May 23, 2014. Dod, Ron. “Older Generations and Social Media.” Web Design Company Atlanta GA Internet Marketing for Small Businesses. Np, and Web. May 23, 2014. Chopra, Karan. “The effects of social media on the way we speak and write.”RSS. Np, and Web. May 23, 2014. Ireland, Kay. “Problems with teens texting too much.” Worldwide Post. Np, and Web. May 23, 2014. Zuckerberg, Mark. The Facebook blog. Np, November 29, 2011. Web. May 23, 2014.Works Cited