The use of social media, e.g. Facebook and Twitter, is replacing face-to-face contact for many people in everyday life. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

Nowadays, technology brings us more benefits

that

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than

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we can’t imagine before, face-to-face

communication

is being replaced with the use of social

media

apps,

such

as Facebook, Instagram, and Skype. In my opinion,

this

essay completely agrees that the advantages of technology overweight the

disadvantages

. In terms of

disadvantages

, social networking sites reduced the quality of interpersonal

communication

, and people are addicted to social networking, they stare at their phones all-time

instead

of paying attention to make a conversation with the people around them, so their social skills decreased gradually, take an example, more and more children immerse themselves in a virtual world, rejecting to communicate with their parents or other family members. Despite the above

disadvantages

, I believe that it comes to

communication

, social

media

does more good than harm. The benefits of social

media

are easier for us to keep in touch with our miss dear people, regardless of geographic location,

such

as a student who studying abroad or a lover of long distances relationships, can keep in contact with their loved one daily by using video call features of Instagram, Facebook or various other apps.

Also

, social

media

is a powerful tool in marketing and business. In

this

digital age, companies can keep connecting with customers by updating them regarding newly-released products or promotions posted on their social

media

channels,

furthermore

, thanks to the profit of social networking companies have been able to receive their client's complaints and suggestions immediately. In conclusion, for the reasons mentioned above, I believe that the positive effects that social

media

has on our

communication

are overweight the

disadvantages

.