{"id":31327,"date":"2014-11-24T14:18:25","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T20:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?p=31327"},"modified":"2025-05-07T12:27:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:27:42","slug":"social-media-double-edged-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?p=31327","title":{"rendered":"Social Media: #Double-Edged Sword"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/twitter-alayah.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31331\" src=\"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/twitter-alayah.jpg\" alt=\"twitter alayah\" width=\"483\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/twitter-alayah.jpg 304w, https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/twitter-alayah-100x55.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/a><br class=\"blank\" \/> <br class=\"blank\" \/><br \/>\nTo most teens these days, social media is a huge part of their everyday life.<br class=\"blank\" \/> <br class=\"blank\" \/><br \/>\nStudies show that more than 1,000\u00a0kids from the ages 13 to 17 years old use\u00a0some form of social media. Among these are social networks Twitter and Facebook. 73% of teens around the world dedicate their time to Facebook while the other 27% use Twitter and other social Networks.<br class=\"blank\" \/> <br class=\"blank\" \/><br \/>\n&#8220;I use Twitter because it is a good way to stay connected with my friends,&#8221; said \u00a0sophomore Jase Woods.<br class=\"blank\" \/> <br class=\"blank\" \/><br \/>\nSome people consider themselves addicted to the networks.<br class=\"blank\" \/> <br class=\"blank\" \/><br \/>\n&#8220;When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I check is my Twitter and Facebook.\u00a0I love them both, &#8221; said senior Desjambra Gentry.<br class=\"blank\" \/> <br class=\"blank\" \/><br \/>\nResearch also shows that social media makes teens generally feel better about themselves, boosts their self esteem and also helps improve relationships with friends.<br class=\"blank\" \/> <br class=\"blank\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/facebook-alayah.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-31332\" src=\"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/facebook-alayah.jpg\" alt=\"facebook alayah\" width=\"349\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/facebook-alayah.jpg 274w, https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/facebook-alayah-81x55.jpg 81w, https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/facebook-alayah-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/a><br class=\"blank\" \/> <br class=\"blank\" \/><br \/>\n&#8220;Facebook helps me meet people and keeps me in touch with my friends and family, &#8221; said junior\u00a0Aana Brown.<br class=\"blank\" \/> <br class=\"blank\" \/><br \/>\nAlthough the social media is entertaining, it is a good way to stay connected with one another and builds your social life. \u00a0It also has not so pleasing aspects such as bullying, a\u00a0lack of privacy, hate speeches, and other rude behaviors.\u00a0All of these things raise concerns about our teens today.<br class=\"blank\" \/> <br class=\"blank\" \/><br \/>\nSocial media has both it&#8217;s benefits and it&#8217;s drawbacks. And, like most things in life, is best used in moderation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To most teens these days, social media is a huge part of their everyday life. Studies show that more than 1,000\u00a0kids from the ages 13 to 17 years old use\u00a0some form of social media. Among these are social networks Twitter and Facebook. 73% of teens around the world dedicate their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31327"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31513,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31327\/revisions\/31513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}