This week was our introduction to the psychology of social media. This class is so far very interesting, because it differs from ever other psych class in it's novelty. If I had come to this university when it opened this class wouldn't even have been feasible.

One of the article we read this week made it clear just how quickly changing social media and the ideas about it are. In this article, the writer argued that things like online shopping would never catch on and that education would not be greatly impacted by the internet. twenty years later it is clear that this writer was very mistaken. Virtually everything He said would not happen has come to pass. This just begs the question of how technology and social media will change and impact us in the next twenty years. I look forward, somewhat nervously, to seeing the social media my future children will use.

We also had to start using a new social media app. I picked twitter because it is already required for the class. Many of my friends use twitter, but I have also heard of a lot of drama and bullying happening over the sight. I am a little skeptical of this site, but I want to understand this experience.

Perhaps this is one of my biggest reservations with social media, the fact that being online allows for some level of anonymity and detachment, and many people seem to be okay with saying mean things they would never say in person.  One of the videos we watched this week discussed the affect of social media on social interaction, though this video took the approach of how social media affects out ability to be alone and our ability to truly connect. 

I look forward to learning about both the positive and negative attribute of social media this semester.