Fully Grown And On Its Own

When I first used social media, the choice at the time was Myspace. That's when everybody ranging from kids, teens, young adults to older folks were using. That was how everybody stayed connected with each other in different towns, states, and countries. You were able to post pictures to your profile, which to others would give them updates of what's currently going on in your life. Now there are so many outlets with social media. It may have started with Myspace and with that being the case it became the gateway to Facebook, which leads the way in terms of social media use, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin, Snapchat etc.
Each is different in its own respectable way. Twitter is a microblogging service that allows registered members to broadcast short posts called tweets. These posts can include links, images, and videos, and must be contained in a 140 character window limit. Instagram is a popular photo-sharing app for smartphones. Compared with other social networks, Instagram is relatively simple--it's focused exclusively on sharing photos with your friends, however captions may accompany the photo. It's like a picture book of different things things your friends post, showing their artistic side you could say. In the beginning it was easy to use these on computers, but now they are easily compatible  with mobile phones. This makes it easy to stay in touch while on the go instead of at home sitting in front a computer screen.
At times social media can be intrusive and not intrusive. In ways it can be intrusive is the fact of always being connected to this world of frequent updates and on-going messages. With this can cause many drivers behind the wheel to become easily distracted, and cause car accidents because they took there eyes off the road for mere seconds just to see what's going on on Twitter. A reason I say it's not intrusive is because these social media outlets are open to all and welcome all to join.
 There is a responsibility to using social media. You don't want to put your personal information on there like your phone number or physical home address. Remember social networking sites are considered public space. Posting information like that may make you a target of crime. There are moments in our lives where we want to take a snap shot or video of something that seems funny or even harmless at the moment. It's important to know that even if deleted it can somehow remain viewable and may hold someone back from a goal or career they have been  working towards. The last thing is just be careful of what you put out to the public because our profile page is something just like a resume. Many companies are researching applicants online before offering them a job.
Social media was used in a positive way to show others around the country that the people of Flint, Michigan needed help. Artists from all over the country took to their Twitter accounts to express outrage towards Gov Rick Snyder for the citation. They also started to spread word about how the people of Flint, Michigan needed water and that donations would be sent there way.
In the future I see social media being the forefront of our society. It will expand more than it has already and completely take over our daily lives. Things may become obsolete  like cable boxes because we will be able to watch the TV right from our phones.