Good day
friends,
I am glad
to be with you again. Today, let’s take a look at social media.
Social
media have become a prominent part of life for many youths of today. Study
shows that youth of nowadays spend more time each day on their phones and
computers than they do, sleeping. This shows that social media is gaining in
popularity every day.
My name
is Rachel Onah and the programme is city echoes on Radio Nigeria, Treasure 98.5
FM, Port Harcourt; the station that gives you pleasure without measure.
Welcome!
Social
media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the
creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of
expression via virtual communities and network. They include: facebook,
whatsapp, twitter, instagram, linkedin and so on.
Often
times, people get so much engulfed in browsing the social media that they tend
to forget important appointments, have their food burnt while on fire, miss
their ways or worse still get involved in fatal accidents that in most cases
claim their lives. They equally forget that there’s a limit to everything.
Research
shows that students who spend more of their time on social media end up with
low grades in their examinations.
Arguments
on:
How long
people spend on social media;
Effects
of social media on the users;
Age limit
advisable for the use of social media;
Benefits,
as well as the different reasons for the use of social media pushed Collins
Madu to the streets of the Garden City where the people made his day with
various opinions. Let’s join him.
However, it’s
note-worthy that social media also have some positive impacts on the youths.
Through social media platforms communication has been enhanced effectively to
strengthen relationships among friends, families, business groups and so on.
More so, products, ideas and services have been easily marketed online via
social media platforms such as facebook, whatsapp, twitter, instagram, linkedin
and the likes by industrious youths.
Just like
any other facility available for human use, social media have some bitter and
sweet memories. Therefore, parental guidance should be employed to monitor the
activities of youths so as to ensure their safety on the use of social media.
Youths on their own part, should embrace social media more as instrument for meaningful,
developmental and of course, constructive purposes for a better tomorrow.
This is
where we end today’s edition of city echoes produced by Constance Egwuagu. Join
us next week, same time for a fresh edition on Radio Nigeria, Treasure 98.5 FM,
Port Harcourt. My studio manager is Esther Furebi and my name is Rachel Onah
thanking you for your time. For comments, contributions, enquiries and
sponsorship you can reach me on
Twitter-
@rachelonah
Email- rachele20022002@yahoo.com
Hoping to
hear from you
Have a
wonderful weekend.
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