Social media is a force for good The social media usage in our lives today is prevalent Not only has it rapidly grown in popularity but it has become an accepted part of our culture Many say that it does more harm than good this is however untrue The positives of social media far out weigh the negatives If this were not true then 38 million British people would not actively use social networking Some of the positives of social media include communication with people all around the world is easy and efficient it provides people with business opportunities and it helps businesses to find employees and also to uncover a bit about their potential new workers personal lives Social media is a force for good It allows us to communicate with others around the globe quickly and with ease Before social media was on the go we had to find other ways to communicate such as writing letters or by mouth These methods were time consuming as if you wanted to tell someone something you could not simply send a quick message via social media In a survey of the top 10 social networking motivations unsurprisingly the top motive with 55 of those surveyed was being able to stay in touch with what my friends are doing Social media can be used to tell people instantly about a vast range of things whether that may be a big life announcement such as an engagement or a birth of a child or something much smaller like what one has just eaten