Blog 7- Explore Social Media

Since the cost of joining the social media platform is extremely low, this leads to vast diversity in users’ background. No matter how rich you are, your post still can be reached by some homeless who sit in the corner. Users might come from all over the world with various races, cultures, skin colour or faith, these sensitive contents might lead to conflict if someone makes inappropriate comments. However, most of the time its benefits outweigh the disadvantages. How to use social media to create public opinions has become a specialized subject. Many government leaders use public relations teams to control and manipulate public opinion, in order to have better control of their supporters. Donald Trump is one of the examples who are good at manipulating social media. For his Twitter, it’s not hard to tell his posts are all directed, even some are misleading. However, these posts and comments actually helped him gain more supporters than others. That is the positive side of the governor using social media, but the risk is also high. Before they publish any posts,  they must consider the target group and others might against these opinions.  They must have comprehensive strategies to deal with unknown risks. Since social media spread information extremely fast, if they post inappropriate posts, everyone in the world will know and remember it. This will lead to serious consequences. In China, there are some famous figures had been brutally blocked because of inappropriate remarks. For notable individuals, social media is a double-edged sword, it can offer you more benefits by doing less if you use it wisely, but it also has the ability to destroy you and your career.