Influence of the Media

There are the social media crackheads who always need their fix, their is the social drinker crowd who only respond to interesting posts or post for Birthdays and special events and then there are those who feel social media is too evasive and don't participate at all outside of owning the newest cell phone on the market.  I am a bit of an oxymoron, I rarely communicate through social media but I have set up accounts in all popular social media outlets and I just got a job where I will need to use all forms of media outlets on a daily basis.  The only form of new media I currently use daily is email (if that is even considered new media), I don't have a smart phone but I do have a cell phone that I use daily as well.  With my new job I see that I will have to do a lot of catch up to be successful in my field.

I know I will never become the social media crackhead because I like my me time.  My kids get kicked out of my room if they over stay their welcome.  I do not believe social media has changed my perspective on daily activities.  Don't get me wrong, I scroll through Facebook just as much as you do but I can go months without posting anything.  I can say that I do add others post to my timeline which makes it look like I am more involved on Facebook then I truly am.  This will change only because my career demands it, I can't say if it will make me post to my personal accounts more or if I will only post for clients.  I do not believe that being exposed to social media more often will result in negative influences but my background in Communications might help me decipher what to take interest in and what to discard.  My new position will open me up to so much more information but because it is professional I still think most of the images, articles and post I come in contact with will practice ethical guidelines when publishing information.  Only time will tell.