Pitfalls and Worries

Social media has some awesome potential.  It also has some pitfalls.  Because anyone can post nearly anything in some way or another, nobody can be sure of what is true and what is not.  It is up to each individual to verify information.  I really don't like having to take all my reading with a grain, or a beach, of salt.  If I want to do that, I will read a book that I know is fiction.

I worry that not everyone has the opportunity we just had to learn more about social media.  There are rules in place, but I didn't know they went up to the FTC.  People might not know about the different stages of making their social networking sites more successful.

I also worry that people rely too much on social media.  It is great to find out what people are doing, but how about doing things with people?  We already have seen a increase in childhood obesity and that there are addiction issues with video games.  What happens when we spend too much time on social media sites and not doing things.

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