(#4)  Why Social Networks Become So Popular

(Causes and Effects)

            Nowadays, people do not connect to each other and keep in contact by using mails anymore. Even e-mail is rarely used these days. So, what makes these things forgotten? Humans, as they become smarter and smarter every day, some geniuses in technology had invented some joyful and useful social networks to be used by the others. Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp and many other more become popular day by day. People, regardless their positions, are using these social networks most of their time. The question is why social networks become so popular? This is because of a few reasons.

            First, with social networks, we have the opportunity to know and to meet new people. Social networks give people the chance to meet new people and friends regardless their geographical positions, ages, racial status, and even culture and religions. Users can see others’ profile either pictures or other information. If the user is interested on other users, he or she can add them as friends. After been friends, we as the users can have an online conversation with any person that we want. It is private as nobody can see the messages except you and him or her. And if you want to have a group chat, you can do so in Facebook, or else you can make a group conversation in Whatsapp and WeChat. Thus, people, teenagers especially use this to gossip on someone after they have finished their phone credit or even they purposely do so.

            Other reason is these social networks help users to make business. If a businessman or businesswoman gets 50% profit from their usual business by selling their product, they can get even three times more profit if they use social networks to promote their products. In Facebook, for example, users can create their own page to promote something or give whatever information about their business. People can look on and survey your products on your page. What makes things better is you can discuss with other business partner or people or ask people for advice to improve your performance in business. While in other social networks, you can promote your products by posting pictures and so on. And customers can send their requests by posting pictures and so on. And customers can send their request by contacting you using Whatsapp or on Twitter and others.

            The Last reason is, social networks also provide us knowledge just the same as another search engine like Google. How? We can like or follow any pages or group or even personal character which has common interests with you. You can follow them whom provide some specific knowledge about something. In certain group or pages, the administrators will update statuses or tweet about things that you would like to know. You can like science pages, fiction pages, or even comedy and so on. If you notice that the contents are abusive or inappropriate, you can report it as spam and that social networks which is in responsible will take action to that page.

            For the conclusion, these social networks had become very popular by few factors. They are all not bad factors, so users can use all type of social networks safely and freely and confidently. One day, I believe that more social networks will appear and made and also used by human kinds.