Social
Networking and Stabilization
Social
Networking is a very powerful tool. It gives the average every day person a
voice in almost any arena they choose to have one. Through social networking we
can reach out to the world with our message. We can inform them of what we
think is important to pay attention to and why we think it is important. Not
only can we send our message, but we can do so almost instantaneously. There is
power in numbers and businesses and governments are choosing to address what
the people want as they use their voices to make their demands. Social
Networking is so powerful that the Saudi King Abdullah offered to buy it in
2011, for 150 billion dollars, asserting that that is what he needed to do to
maintain order in his country.
Just like
with anything else in the world, social media and social networking can be used
for good or evil purposes. Many only use social media to needlessly entertain
themselves. What a waste when you have such a powerful tool at your fingertips.
In the words of Amber Naslund, “Quit counting fans, followers and blog
subscribers like bottle caps. Think, instead, about what you’re hoping to achieve
with and through the community that actually cares about what you are doing.”
Just think of the possibilities if social media users spent their time and
resources trying to make a difference in the world instead of knowing what each
other had for breakfast.
Social
networking does shape the world. When we post to our pages we are speaking of
where our priorities lie. The messages we send tell our government,
businessmen, and the world what we think is important. Social media does have the
power to stabilize the world. The question is, will we come together and choose
to send the messages that will?
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