With the development of technology and economy, social media is becoming one of the fastest-growing industries in today's world. A study conducted by the US Pew Research Centre showed that 92 percent of teenagers go online daily.
Changing relationships.
High school student Elly Cooper from Illinois said social media often reduces face-to-face communication. "It makes face-to-face relationships harder because people's attention is given to their phones instead of their friends," Cooper said.
Beth Kaplan from Illinois meets her long-distance friend through social media. He currently lives in Scotland, but they're still able to frequently communicate with each other. "I can feel close to someone that I'm talking to via FaceTime," Kaplan said.
Wanting to be "liked".
The 19-year-old Essena O'Neill announced on the social networking service Instagram that she was quitting social media because it made her unable to stop thinking about appearing perfect online. Teenagers who get harmful comments can't help but feel hurt.
However, Armin Korsos, a student from Illinois, takes advantage of the comments(评论) he receives over social media to improve his videos on the social networking site YouTube. "Social media can help people show themselves and their talents to the world in a way that has never been possible before," Korsos said.
A. Opening new doors.
B. Teenagers' attitude toward social media.
C. Unpleasant comments can also do great damage to a teenager's self-respect.
D. The wide spread of social media has changed nearly all parts of teenagers' lives.
E. Yet, the social media is beneficial to show people's talents.
F. The rise of social media has changed the way teenagers see themselves.
G. Yet, some people believe social media has made it easier to start relationships with anyone from anywhere.
