How Youths Can Use the Internet and Social Media to Positively Influence the Society

The Internet is increasingly building very strong and powerful societies all around the world. The biggest and the most beneficial positive influence that the internet results into is that it aids in fostering Unity amongst individuals. At the same time, this tremendous power of the internet is seriously being misused by individuals, communities, and companies. The increasing concern of the privacy of the use of the internet is becoming a severe challenge in society, and it is one of the hiccups of the use of the internet we face today.

Those who are globally connected over the internet are today very large more than a society. You can refer to it as a robotic society. The internet seriously affects society, and it is essential that its power is channeled to the best uses which can positively impact the dwellers of society. The community is primarily influenced by the resources on education, social media websites and web applications. A good number of individuals cannot imagine how their lives could look like without the internet because they use internet from day to day in most of their activities.

Today, WhatsApp and Facebook are the best places you can meet friends and form the best connections. It is a fact that most of our Facebook friends are the major contributors to our daily problems and happiness. It therefore right that our friends over the internet is not just artificial but is seriously contribute to our daily lives. The internet is therefore essential and can be used to impact society positively. Because the youths are the majority over the internet, they are the best instrumentalities to use this potential to influence society in the right direction. This paper aims at discussing how the youths can use the internet to change the community positively.

The societies around the world are much stronger because they are connected over the internet. They are becoming more intelligent because most technologies are linked to the internet. On the internet, all the information that you find there looks important, but it is necessary for a user to choose wisely and determine the relevant information that he or she would wish to have access to. The youth can help in creating awareness of how to sieve information over the internet and pick only that which one needs.

The impact of the internet on society is today influencing political, economic and social changes all over the world today. Our actions over the internet and how we communicate to people what we think is very significant as it influences the work of those who will get the information. The youth can use the internet to campaign for peace and unity. They can use the internet to fight all the vices that are in the society today including corruption by always remaining positive in matters that are for the good of the community.

Connections are necessary, and these can easily be fostered over the internet so that strong relationship can be encouraged. The groups on social media are excellent examples of social interactions, and the internet is influencing a lot of different cultures today. The youth can use the internet to add value to the lives of the users and the friends they have over the internet. This is because the internet can do away with the geographical barriers that are between people. Slowly but surely, the internet is breaking the superstition and cultural egos.

In general, the internet is a model of a village where there are many kinds of skills and different networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn. Google and social media platforms where you can meet different people ranging from artists, writers, designers, programmers, students and other ordinary people with whom you can share the knowledge you have obtained over time. The youth can use this as an opportunity to increase creativity by making interactions with one another.  They can share knowledge through videos, blog posts and regarding business. Through this, every one having access to the internet can advance their skills and abilities.

Social media is a straightforward means to connect with individuals with whom you are like- minded.  Usually one is always just a click away from the number of such individuals with whom they share a lot of things. Despite the location one is, as long as he or she has access to the internet, then there is a perfect way of reviving and preserving the relationships that exist among people. It is so much easy to connect to the friends and families. Through the internet, the youth can team up in groups of like-minded people and develop strategies that will improve the status of their communities.

Business is considered the heart of the financial condition of society today. It severely affects the rate of growth of the organizations and the business operations. The social media has become one of the easiest and the fastest way to let the world know about the particular business that you engage in. The youths are very innovative and enterprising. Therefore through social media and the internet they can connect with potential investors who can help finance their ideas and see them through.

Knowledge is power, and it is key to the success of many initiatives. For a business to thrive, it is necessary that one has the required experience in the field that he or she is venturing in. It is said that the most significant risk in business lies in what you don’t know while the greatest asset lies in what you know. All the information that a youth requires to start or run a business are all found on the internet, and they can have free access of the same so quickly. Through this, the youth can start and maintain thriving enterprises.

For the youths who are still learning, it is straightforward to have access to the relevant information that you need over the internet today. You can get access to renowned professors and renowned experts easily via the internet. Despite your background and financial capabilities, it is possible to have access to and learn the desired skills and apply them relevantly without having to pay for them. The society needs information, and the youths are at the best position to let this information to the community by grabbing the knowledge and disseminating it appropriately.

Social media is an avenue through which many noble causes can be performed. These worthy causes such as welfare activities and the promotions of the Non – Governmental Organizations. The social media can also be used to influence the positive the way people live. Awareness is effectively created through the social media platforms, and the individuals can make discoveries of a lot of information which can positively enhance their living standards. Every individual who has access to social media can benefit from the awareness that is created in such platforms.

The youth can use the social media effectively to build societies by assisting the followers of the various religions, nationalities, and the different interests in the nation to form some communities so that they can discuss the spread of the word. These platforms can be excellent avenues to share about God and promote the positive values as indicated in the word of God. Those who love sports are also able to follow all that is happening in the world of entertainment and through that, the talents can be promoted so that they youths use their abilities to earn a living.

Emotions are also healed in the social media for the loves of these platforms. When one is stressed up, and there is no one close to share with his or her problems, then he or she can seek support from the friends who could be online at that time. In some cases, many youth shaves found solutions to their problems in that manner. Some were on the verge of committing suicide, but through reading the posts and the stories shared by the other people, they have come to regard their problems as lighter and more straightforward.

Online peer guidance has been of much help to those who were considered rogue and lost. The youth can do better to society by strengthening these avenues of leadership so that many people can get help and assistance as much as possible. The social media has helped some youths to enhance their self-talents and express themselves freely without fear. By simply assuring some people that they are not alone is an excellent way to bring to an end much of their problems. What can be better than saving the lives of other people and this is an excellent course that the youth can take to influence society.