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There are different issues that come from society and media interaction, if you are interested in reading more blogs of similar origin but focused on different areas here I list five interesting ones that I enjoyed reading. How our Modern Society is influenced by the Social Sites? by Evgeniya Kononova This blog focuses on the way social media use has affected the way of living of modern society, https://evgianamedia.blogspot.cz/2017/05/ Propaganda of Patriotism by Anastasia Peleshenko For current events I consider this blog really interesting as we are witnesses of political leaders who sell the idea of patriotism in an attempt to reach their goal of becoming leaders of their countries. This current patriotism forecast a nationalistic posture therefore this blog’s topic is totally relevant. Give it a look! https://patriotisminmedia.wordpress.com Teenagers and Social Media by Eliska Popova The experience of being a teenager nowadays is really different if we compare ...

If you are not willing to read from time to time here I'm leaving some videos related to social media use and its effects. 5 Ways Social Media Screws you over  Does Technology Ruins Our Relationships? TED Talk: Why we should rethink our relationship with the smartphone

Nowadays due to access to technology has become easier in many parts of the world the way we live our lives has changed as well as how we communicate with others. One particular area, and the one this paper is focusing on is relationships. A new element in social relationships introduced by the increment of the amount of people with internet access is social networking,previous research has shown that Facebook is the platform most commonly used and it addition to it use to keep in contact with others it also works as a source to monitor what the actual significant other of someone is up to which is been related to have negative outcomes like a high amount of intrusion in the person’s life (Clayton, Nagurney & Smith, 2013). Even though the view from younger generations about the use of social media impact on their relationships is mostly positive  (Lenhart, Anderson & Smith, 2015) a high use of social media platforms such as Facebook has been linked to major negative out...

If you want to know more of this topic, here I will let you three cool pages where you can find more about. Teens, Technology and Romantic Relationships: From flirting to breaking up, social media and mobile phones are woven into teens’ romantic lives by Pew Research Center. This is a series of studies that focus in more aspects and with a scientific approach to the use of social media and mobile phones and the effect on romantic relationships. The amount of information provided from this organization is quite interesting and pleasing to read if you like the facts more than opinions. http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/10/01/teens-technology-and-romantic-relationships/ Gemma Styles This is a columnist from The Brief with some post related to the use of technology and its impact to social relationships. It is written more in a day-to-day communication way rather than from a scientific approach. http://www.thedebrief.co.uk/author/gemma-styles Social Media Impact...