Social media week

          Social media.  It's something that most of us engage in on a regular basis via Twitter, Facebook, and many other social sites.  Most of the time you do not necessarily think about the future implications of your updates, but in recent years employers of all kinds are turning to social media sites to get a better view of their potential canidate.  Young people need to be informed of the possible negative implications of the information and posts on social media websites.
           What I learned from the social media week is to think before posting on socail media websites.  There are things people should just keep to themselves.  I also learned that social media websites can be a tool to connect you with people who have similar interests or could potentially aid you in the future.  For the socail media week I decided to try Twitter.  I found it less distracting than Facebook and overall more enjoyable. 
          I had never thought about how a social media site could help me reach my goal of becoming a child psychologist, but I now know that by following current child psychologists I can find out what is going on currently in that field.  It could also allow me to connnect with potential employers.
          I was surprised at the variety of ways that people use social media around the world.  Especially about how people in Mexico are using it to inform each other and to keep the people they know safe.  By reading the article I learned that social media networks are not just to connect with "friends" from high school or to share links of funny videos.  Socail media is changing our world at a rapid pace.  Now whether it is for the good or the worse is up to you.