Entry #3. Power of Social Media.

You hear the word "social media" everywhere and you automatically think of popular websites and apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Tumblr, and the list goes on! When you think of social media, do you actually think about how much these social sites have impacted teenagers? Most likely not because social networks have become apart of our daily routines and we don't even realize it. Teenagers have become so dependent on social media that they rely on apps and websites to stay relevant and prominent to the rest of the world.

For instance, in Finding the Self in Selfie three teenage girls describe how they remain important on apps like Instagram. Instagram allows users to upload any photo they wish to share to friends, family, and strangers. Instagram has become one of the top photo sharing apps used by young adults. The app is an easy way to make yourself widely known and these girls are using it for their self-assurance and satisfaction.

Just from listening to the podcast, the girls seem to be fixated on gaining likes and boosting each other's self esteem for attention and relevancy. In this day and age, teens of this generation choose to prioritize their reputation more than anything else and that is unfortunate. The podcast proves how much of an influence social media has over the youth. In today's generation it is accurate to say that young adults worry about how others view them online and in person. Social media has a huge effect on our reputation whether you decide to put yourself out there by commenting or posting pictures. Teens determine their self worth by viewing how many likes and comments they get on their photo and that is completely tragic. Unfortunately, as time goes on the importance of social network does not cease.