Social Media in the Community
Social media has become an important part of social interaction and virtual communities are an important aspect of connecting with others. Social media can have a major role to play in supporting the community especially in areas related to information sharing as well as social and emotional support. One major aspect of community support that can occur through social media is through donations. Community members are able to solicit for donations for various causes using social media. Another important aspect of social media is that it encourages the sharing of community resources. Social media is an effective tool for ensuring that people understand their resources and share these resources. Another aspect of social media is that it can help in information sharing within the community and can connect neighbors within the community. It will also have a major role to play in raising awareness concerning various issues affecting the community.
Social media has a major role to play in strengthening the community as well as promoting communal initiatives. There are various aspects of social media that could benefit from change and it is important to consider the role of social media in instituting change. One aspect of social media that will require change is that of audience targeting. It will be important to maximize the effectiveness of social activity using social media and use this to benefit the community. Another aspect that will require change is that of integrating social media into real life. It will be necessary to incorporate realism in social media and this will improve the effectiveness of social media on a communal level. It will also be important to make social media to be more user friendly and this will improve the effectiveness of social media especially at a communal level. Personalizing social media will improve its effectiveness at the communal level.