This is a TED Talk about social media. As we wanted to use something relevant that relates to our target audience of teenagers, we researched common stories in the news relating to teens and what we found was a lot of stories around social media and the dangers of it. This video raises some interesting points.
The speaker talks about...
- How the internet is open to anyone, making it a social capital
- He describes the change that humans have made since social media was invented, and how it doesn't become fully interesting when the technology is made, but when as humans we take advantage of it, and forget that it is an area that EVERYONE can see. - This is interesting, because our narrative runs with the idea that teens do not know how easily something can go viral. This velocity of social media is shown in Bill Cheswick's map of the internet:
3. He also discusses how the change in technology means that not only can you watch something now, but everyone can also comment on it. - This is something that adds to our protagonists downward fall.
It is clear that social media is something that is very controversial. In the current news, one primary school is banning its pupils from having a Facebook account. The question is, is this unfair, or will that prevent moments like that of our protagonist?
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