https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn Astrid Rodiguez en-us 2020-02-26 15:08:33 UTC 2025-04-24 12:30:21 UTC hello@padlet.com 609460 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/455435816 I am interested in this topic because I wanted to learn about how social media became a thing and how it all came together. I also wanted to learn the history of social media. ]]> 2020-03-05 22:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/455435816 609460 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/456364590 The first social media site was Six Degrees, made by Andrew Weinreich in 1997. Six Degrees was pretty popular with users until 2003. ]]> 2020-03-08 03:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/456364590 609460 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/456364717 In 1999, the first blogging sites became popular, creating a social media sensation that's still popular today.]]> 2020-03-08 03:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/456364717 609460 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/456364819 Experts worry that the social media and text messages that have become so  to teenage life are promoting anxiety and lowering self-esteem. Survey results have found that Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all led to increased feelings of depression, anxiety, poor body image and loneliness.]]> 2020-03-08 03:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/456364819 609460 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/456365077 Facebook is the most used social media app in the world. This is easily the largest social networking site in the world and one of the most widely used. And, Facebook was perhaps the first that exceeded the landmark of 1 billion user accounts.]]> 2020-03-08 03:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/456365077 609460 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/456365348 Due to the effect that it has on the brain, social media is addictive both physically and psychologically. According to a new study by Harvard University, self-disclosure on social networking sites lights up the same part of the brain that also ignites when taking an addictive  substance]]> 2020-03-08 03:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/456365348 609460 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/459665973 There are several reasons why people make use of social media and how it is useful. It helps in making the users feel involved. They feel that they are able to participate in things that are happening around the world. It helps the users in raising their voice against an unjust act or issue.]]> 2020-03-13 02:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/y9ahrz2xt6fn/wish/459665973