“Social Media and Society: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”

Review
“Social Media and Society: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”

This article was written by Ann Smarty and published at www.seochat.com. The writer, tried to discuss about nowadays phenomena, social media. In the first chapter also as introduction, the writer seems to standing in the good impact (pros of the social media). Also she mention about how social media help her.

In the second chapter, Ann Smarty presented her perspective. From the writer perceptive, social media contribute more pros/ advantages for business. Like helping analyzing costumer trend on product, helping communication with business partner in the other side of world (other country and so on). And helping on entertainment purposes, sharing favorite photos, moment and so on. Ann Smarty also mentioned that she also know the cons of social media, although social media really help her.

The third and fourth chapter presented about cons from the social media. She divide the cons into two part, social media can have bad impact and can have ugly impact (very bad). In the bad chapter, was presented fact, how social media make us antisocial or people that become addicted to social media and decrease their productivity. In the ugly (very bad) section, Ann Smarty mention social media can be used to have an affairs. But in my opinion, that example still can be categorize on “bad”. There is more example of “really ugly of social media” that actually happened. For examples, along with pros (social media really help in business market) social media also help “bad business market” like drugs and prostitute. Or other facts that show on news like prostitute, kidnapping, suicide because of bullying and so on.

In the last chapter or conclusion, the writer tried to give advice to reader, how to dealing with social media. She also mentioned that the pros and cons somehow balanced.

From the first and second chapter. Ann Smarty show her standing, she mention the fact that social media really help her. That is good opinion to strengthen her standing, but not enough to overcome the cons. It would be better if she can show another “fact example” like social media help campaign against global warming or help to raise donation for victims of disaster. It is also good idea to divide cons into two part (bad and ugly), but it make the writer standing changed from pros to cons. Also, there is no significant different on the bad and ugly chapter.

It will be best to remove the inconsistency on the writer standing, this can be done by putting more example in the pros section. Also can be done by changing the conclusions, the writer can say that social media cons can be overcome by doing some writer advice.

Over all, Ann Smarty has wrote good article. The writer idea flowing smoothly to the reader minds. She also put her emotion especially in the cons sections. Along with nice “fact example” that the writer really experienced and divide cons into two part, make the reader understand what Ann Smarty actually feels.