The BIG DEAL about social media is that it brings together not only people, but every single thing that is going on around the World in its entirety. It can be the most beautiful thing to the most dreaded. When speaking to people who don't care for utilizing social media or those who often complain about social media, I realize that they have failed to expand their network(s) and so they are constantly hit with a lot of the same thing over and over. They see the same people talk or complain about the same things and they don't join like groups that share similar interests so they never find anything worth looking forward to.
The big deal in reality is this... someones father died recently and she was able to share her gratitude for all of the prayers and gifts provided during his fight with cancer. She had a group of people who were able to celebrate his life with her immediately which I'm sure provided comfort.
A little boy in the UK asked his mother recently not to have him a birthday party because he had no friends due to his Aspergers Syndrome. His mother posted about it and within less than a week he has over 1million LIKES as a surprise on his birthday she showed him where everyone all over the world including myself wished him a happy birthday and now we can send him gifts. THIS IS THE BIG DEAL. Sometimes these major breakthroughs in technology help create smaller breakthroughs all over the world. While bullying is a huge target of many on social media, there's also another half of the world ready to take a public stand against just that.
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