Since technology has advance very quickly in the last decades the communication with our loved ones, the expression of our thoughts and beliefs has been more effective and worldwide. The barrier of the distance and time that we used to have to communicate with anyone around the globe or to learn about other’s cultures in a far country is down. We have access to a wide menu of information, news, blogs, tutorials, chats, video calls, etc. Amanda E. Williams said in a Review of Online Social Networking Profiles “Online communication …show more content…
Unfortunately we as humans tent to get easily addictive to some situation that will provide satisfaction, rewards, or gratification. C. Ashton Hall, a social media associate at Jackson State University in Mississippi said “Teens use social media as busy work and to keep them preoccupied with some-thing to do,” she said. “Social networking does have its pros. It keeps them connect-ed with friends and family… but could also be bad because it’s very time consuming and sometimes it interferes with school and …show more content…
In the article Risks factors associated with cybervictimization in adolescence said “Some psychological factors, such as self-esteem and social anxiety, have been related to the probability of suffering cybervictimization. Victims of cyberaggression often have lower levels of self-esteem (Patchin & Hinduja, 2010; Yang et al., 2013) and higher levels of social anxiety (Juvonen & Gross, 2008; Kowalski, Giumetti, Schroeder, & Lattanner, 2014; Navarro, Yubero, Larrañaga, & Martínez, 2012) Without a guide or specific rules they can spend many hours in social activities that will bring misery to their life. Ours is the responsibility to teach them how to use them properly so they can get