Week six

Social media can be a negative social amplifier. 
Being online makes people act differently than they would in real life. It would be very unlikely for a random person to just come up and shout at another person but online, trolls are everywhere. Because they are behind a screen and they cannot see the other person, they do not feel guilty about the behavior. 
Teens are also effected by this new technology. Teens have always wanted to follow their peers but because of the Internet and social media, trends happen faster and negative behavior spreads faster. "Now, because of the Internet we see that worldwide cultures are changing at warp speed." Susan Lipkins (Of Cigs and Selfies: Teens Imitate Risky Behavior Shared Online)
We have also seen the phenomena of oversharing. I had one former Facebook friend that shared something like this daily "did five loads of laundry, mopped the floors, made chicken for dinner". I did not understand why this person felt the need to post this on a regular basis but she is not the only one to do so. The Youtube video "The dangers of oversharing on social media" gave us one good example of why this tendency can be a bad idea. The article on CNN.com by Matthew Stucker is another very good reason to keep your private business off social media. When someone loses a judgement to the tune of $80,000, that is a very hard lesson. 
We all have to remember that when it comes to free apps, we are the product. Nothing is really private when it is on the Internet.