Pictures And Hashtags Of Bone-Thin Bodies

I know things like this are out of people like mine’s control, but it still upsets me to see people doing these kind of things. I'm talking about glorifying their eating disorders. I'm not saying the problems itself isn't important (I've dealt with one myself) I'm saying the way they go about it isn't very appropriate. When you make it seem like having the disorder is OK, it makes the problem worse and even risking peoples' lives. If you believe you are that bad but have the courage to speak out about it, do that with professionals and not with random strangers. Some may help, but more often than not it makes the matter worse.

Pictures and hashtags posted on social media of bone-thin bodies

Social Media Majors

With how big social media has become over the years, it surprises me that there hasn’t been more majors than already being in place that are incorporating, if not specific to, ideas and strategies regarding the platforms. I feel like this would greatly increase the numbers of college applicants from previous years. That being said, there will be more high school students wanting to go to college than to start working right after their senior year. That means more students will strive for high grades and school in general than being distracted by other things that can get them into trouble (me being an example). Not only is it a motive to go to college and get a degree, they can also do something that a lot of people like.

Yes You Can Now Actually Get a Degree in Being a 'Social Media Influencer'

Americans are turning to social media for news

One major thing I liked about this article is the statistics they used, which I'm sure a lot of people can appreciate. It does make me think, quite a bit. Most people who use Facebook use that site alone to receive news while others like Instagram will use more than one. I personally think it would be so much better to look at news from different sites than just one. That way, you can tell which facts are true and which ones aren't facts at all. Then again, it's all thanks to social media that news gets spread faster than on the news channels.

More Americans are turning to multiple social media sites for news

Afghanistan Blocks Social Media Services

I don’t know what to say about this one, I agree with what Sopko is saying. People deserve to know what they’re paying for. What does come to mind when reading this is what do the social media companies think of this? I'm both a little surprised and a little not that they are not to be found on this article. From the previous article that I read, those companies are extremely cooperative so it's no wonder they have nothing to say, that's the part I'm not surprised with. What I am surprised with is that they haven't said anything at all. I guess it's up to the companies if they want to get involved or not.

Afghanistan Blocks Social Media Services

Social Media Companies Agree To Third Congressional Hearing

This is another article that makes me “eehhhhh” as I read it. Except this time it’s not how the author/article states things but more of what it’s talking about. Social media companies are doing pretty much everything the U.S. government asks of them and yet the companies are still being investigated. Innocent until proven guilty right? Last time I checked, I haven’t heard of anything the companies are guilty of, so why make them change the way they do things altogether? Based on the article, Facebook already showed senators tons of ads and didn’t find anything really to be guilty of...

Social Media Companies Agree To Congressional Hearing

Social Media And The Brain

While reading this article, it did caused me to hesitate and re-look at some of its statements. One of the "facts" (I'll explain the air quotes after) includes Instagram and Snapchat are the two worst social media platforms for those with mental illnesses. I wasn't so sure about this because I too am one of those people and I don't have the problems that this article talks about with the platforms. That's why I put quotations around fact because it seems just a little opinionated to my eyes. Don't get me wrong, the evidence it provides is true itself, but like I said the statement doesn't seem like a FACT to me. If you don't understand, let me put it this way: when people going through rehab see something that taunts them to do that one thing they're trying to get away from, that person has or could not have the power to look away. My point being it's not ENTIRELY the platform's fault.

The Effect Of Social Media On The Brain

New York Times Tightens Social Media Policies

I can understand a news company’s concern about their reporters’ presence on social media, but I don’t think they should be more strict on their policies than they already are. Editing and reviewing their posts is necessary, in my opinion, to make sure the employees don’t cross any lines. That should be it though. How can they get more strict than that? What if the messages that would have been posted had something relatable to a lot of people? There goes 100+ followers for your company. As much as Myself and others don’t want it to happen, companies will eventually deny employees certain ideas.

New York Times Tightens Social Media Policies For Employees

We Are All Angry On Social Media, At Least Listen

I am somewhat mesmerized by how truthful this article is, it says everything I’ve noticed about social media. Negativity after negativity is 90% of what I see on social media platforms, which is why I only follow people that support others in a positive way so I don’t get sucked into that kind of world. If you don’t know what I mean by that, GOOD! When someone looks at hate filled posts and comments, they tend to stick around those kind of things. That will eventually turn into posting and commenting negativity themselves, which is what I mean by that world. This makes me wonder, would companies and businesses use hatred to attract customers? (I mean in a bad way because those anti-cigarette ads got it right)

We Are All Angry, At Least Listen

Teens Rebel Against Social Media

This article was very interesting to me. I didn’t like it, but I didn’t not like it either. This proves that social media isn’t always a bad thing. The article talks about how a lot of teenagers said they wouldn’t mind if social media never existed, I am not one of those kids. It’s not that I’m addicted to social media, I use it for academic reasons and socializing for the main part. I don’t have a lot of friends that I would hang out with after school every other day, I don’t even hang out with friends that much on a regular basis. It’s not that I’m anti-social either, I just don’t have time and my parents don’t want me to be that kind of teenager that goes out with friends once or twice a week. So yes, I use social media to talk to friends from school and apps like School Loop to check on my grades and upcoming assignments. It all depends on how the person themselves use it, but this doesn’t take away from the fact that social media is becoming more and more important as it progresses.

Teens Rebel Social Media

Regulating Social Media

For me, the article from The Hill makes me think and want to argue with the author about their opinions on regulating social media. It talks about how the platforms should be regulated and monitored like news websites and regular medias are. The problem with that is that social media is used by so many people around the world, so would it even be possible to regulate something so widely used? That’s like asking a country to control their food intake for their population. You can’t do that, you can’t tell people to do something that they think they can’t live a day without. I don’t think it’s necessarily the company’s fault with the way their platforms are being used, it is the people using them. As hard as you will try, sometimes you just can’t change the way a person speaks or acts. Looks like social media platforms have a long road ahead of them.

Regulate Social Media

China Fines Social Media

Like in my previous post about Homeland security, China also has a problem with social media. The country wants to fine social media for not following their rules. If you think about it, this isn’t social media’s problem. The platforms can do everything in their power to block China’s citizens from going on the blocked sites, but people will always find a way to get on them. It also doesn’t help that there isn’t a way to enforce the people to not go on the sites. This is another thing that I’m not thrilled about. Not only is Homeland security watching people on social media, but China is banning certain sites. What if countries decide to get rid of social media all together? I know I don’t want that.

China Fines Social Media

Homeland Security On Social Media

Homeland security decided to do social media screenings on immigrants recently, and I’m not too thrilled about it. The reason behind it is to find any sort of hint of violence from those being screened. From my understanding of immigration, most of these people come to our country to be successful. They don’t walk into our land with causing a crime as their first objective. They think about what they can do to make their lives better and about how they can make the lives of their children better. They do not go on social media sites telling the world who they’ll attack first. These social media screenings will just cause a lot of people to make sure they give out as little information as possible about them on things like Instagram and Facebook. This can also hurt business because they won’t be able to find their target audience and what they like.

Homeland Security Gathers Social Media Information

Social Media Threat Awareness

Due to a school threat from an expelled student, parents were so concerned that they let their children stay home for the day they thought would be most dangerous. To ensure safety of students at all times, the school placed more security patrols even if the threat had subsided. It has been a while since I heard of a school doing something so logical. Not only does this ease the anxiety and worry of the students but also the school staff and parents. This school, Palisades Charter High School, has successfully resolved a school-wide panic. This is the first time I’ve ever heard of a school doing something similar. The threat was found through social media, which also proves how important it can be. It’s thanks to social media that schools are able to to be alerted of dangers before it happens.

Social Media threat to high school

Social media on natural disasters

We have all heard about the hurricanes and natural disasters going on and how a lot of people lost connection with others. This is when things like social media platforms can really make a difference. With power lines down it can be really hard to tell friends and family everything’s ok, unless you have mobile data and social media. The platforms provide free messaging and calling as long as you’re connected to the internet. It’s thanks to this that everyone can stay in contact with major situations like these. This is also a good time for companies to start donating and getting recognized for the things they do.

Social Media helps with Irma

Celebrity Doctors

I have heard of a lot if ‘celebrity doctors’ from t.v. and social media, but I don't usually take them seriously unless I know they can be trusted. A lot of these kind of doctors will use social media to reach out to not only an audience of just his or her city but also from their country or even other countries. By doing so, they can get a large following. The bad thing about this is that it can cause a panic if the information being said is not interpreted correctly. This is just one of the many dangers that can happen when people go on social media and don't understand what they're seeing.
Doctors on social media

Body Shaming Is Not In My Vocabulary

Danica Patrick is a female NASCAR racer who has been very successful for quite sometime now. During her car racing career, she also has published books for fitness along with meal plans. What I believe to be really great about her plans and fitness work outs is that Patrick herself has tested all of them so she knows they work. Another great thing she does is that she posts on Instagram the difference between an edited picture of someone's progress and one that is not edited. This lets a lot of people know that their bodies are not ugly and the people who seems perfect actually looks just like you. Danica Patrick is capable of letting all these people know that they are not abnormal through Instagram. It's through Instagram that people are able to feel like they are fine just the way they are and that they're not doing anything wrong, they're only seeing wrong.
Danica Patrick on Struggling with Body Image

Cancer survivor

Obviously the article Lyle says cancer is in remission is about Jarrod Lyle recovering from cancer. Some people may just think “Oh that’s good, I’m happy for him,” but for others it’s different. There can be a number of things people can take out of this part, including me. Jarrod Lyle is a professional golfer who announced that he is in remission for cancer for the third time. To me that’s amazing, because my older brother survived cancer and plays golf as a hobby. I don’t completely understand what it’s like to go through cancer because I was young when my brother was going through all of it. I can only imagine. Lyle went through cancer three times and is still able to play golf professionally, to me that’s pretty darn cool. By putting this information on social media is able to show to the world that cancer is beatable and you can be strong enough to do what you love.

Girl's perspective on social media

The article Girls On Social Media talks about how much of an influence social media has on the confidence of girls, which I believe depends on the girl herself. If you’re a person who does not like your appearance in the mirror, you’ll have a problem seeing other girls on social media. Now if you’re fine with the way you look, your perspective on social media would not affect you. Instead of wishing you could look like the person in the picture, you just think that she is pretty and nothing else. You might even like what she is wearing, which comes into play about how social media can help companies market their products. If someone wants to look like the person in the picture, they’ll be very interested in what he or she is wearing. Or you could just really like the clothing the person is wearing. Either way, this can be a cruel or just another good way of marketing one’s products.

Zayn Malik's Social Media Opinion

In the website Eye Witness News, there was an article posted yesterday by
BANG Showbiz regarding Zayn Malik's position on social media. He talks about how social media influences people to be "followers rather than leaders." He is halfly right. I do agree with what he's saying, some people do choose to follow instead of taking charge, but not everyone. Some people will in fact decide to change things and become a leader, I will use myself as an example. I've seen countless people go through hard times throughout Instagram and Facebook, some of which I've gone through. Instead of pitying them, I message them directly and help them with what they're going through. (with their consent of course) In doing so, I am not someone who 'follows' but someone who 'leads.' I'm not the only one, I see a lot of people doing the same. I also see the same amount being a 'follower.' So I can see where Malik is coming from, but we can not just see one side of the picture. It's like a line i read from a book: "Life isn't just rainbows and butterflies, but it can be better." There will always be war, there will always be peace treaties, and that's life. It just depends on what you make of it. If you only see the bad in something like social media, that's all you think when you hear it. I believe the only problem with it is that some people use it in the wrong way, which will always happen too. It just takes the right words to change it for better. Not the right person, because there may never be such a person, but the right words. This does, however, prove how important social media is.

Huda Beauty cosmetic line

For today's blog, I have chosen to talk about a beauty cosmetic line called Huda Beauty. I first was introduced to this company through their Instagram page. I think this company is very successful at getting their products known because they started with Instagram, which Huda knew was becoming very trendy at the time. From what I've seen from Huda Kattan, she seems very honest, caring, and trustworthy when it comes to giving her opinions on products she uses as well as talking about her Botox experiences on her stories. She never fails to give 100% honesty from the best places for Botox to which product isn't worth the money it's priced as. Not only are her critiques trustworthy but so are her products. I don't believe I have ever heard or read something negative about any of the products she releases. My personal favorite from Huda Beauty is the textured eyeshadow palette Rose Gold Edition. I love the variety of matte colors along with the shimmers that she includes. Every tutorial I see using that palette is so beautiful to me and I can't help but wish I had it too. I believe Huda Beauty has made the most success from Instagram more than their other social media accounts. Instagram, currently, is the most used social media platform. Reason being is because the company is able to post pictures and videos about their products as well as repost makeup tutorials of other people using the products. They also can place their online website within their bio in their profile, giving everyone and anyone access to buy Huda Beauty's products.