Social mediaHow many times do you use social media in a day? For many people, social media is an important part of 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 the site to help others communicate 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 turned Facebook into a social celebration. “What are you doing this weekend?” “I'm just feeding my cats lol #they're hungry” This is known as oversharing. People believe that everyone wants to know everything that happens in their boring and simple lives. You can see how what used to be a way to share photos and talk with family has turned into a bunch of nonsense about their life that they feel everyone should know. This also applies to other social media sites. Face to face communication was the most popular form of communication among people. Now he has turned to virtual chats like Skype and FaceTime. People say they don't have time to meet someone to talk to, so they just use the things they have at hand via the Internet. Teens who used to hang out outside of school have now turned to these sites to talk and hang out “virtually.” Could you imagine growing up...... middle of paper......g our society and having a greater effect on teenagers. Parents should be aware of what social media sites their children use and how much of a presence they have on them. Social media has transformed from a positive thing into something that many are addicted to. Works Cited Diaz, Yamalis, Lori Evans, and Richard Gallagher. “Anti-social networking: How do texting and social media affect our children?” About our children | AboutOurKids.org. Np, nd Web. May 23, 2014. Dod, Ron. “Older Generation and Social Media.” Website Design Company Atlanta GA Internet Marketing for SMBs. Np, nd Web. May 23, 2014.Chopra, Karan. "The effects of social media on the way we speak and write."RSS. Np, nd Web. May 23, 2014. Ireland, Kay. “Problems with teens texting too much.” Global Mail. Np, nd Web. May 23, 2014.Zuckerberg, Marco. The Facebook blog. Np, 29 November 2011. Web. 23 May 2014. Works Cited