>Except you did if you wanted to do serious work.
What am I missing out on by avoiding social media entirely?
What am I missing out on by avoiding social media entirely?
On a more personal level, you might not see your nephew's piano recital.
That means the true value of social media is as a channel for advertising?
> the true value of social media is as a channel for advertising?
That's probably too narrow. The value for me would be as a channel of communication.
What reality are you living in that Twitter is slower than email?
Since you have directed this in an uncivil course: In what reality do you live where "email is to twitter as postal mail is to telephone" is a true statement?
Less technical people will record a video, choose the share action to post it online, then all the people that are following will see it in their feed.
Accidental discovery of things important to you.
I'm no fan of Facebook, but shortly after I signed up I found out that my sister, who was fighting cancer, was in the hospital again. I went to see her, and we had the best 1:1 talk we'd ever had.
She passed away a few months later.
Yes, in an ideal world I would have been in proactive contact with everyone and might have found out independently of Facebook, but maybe not: she was only there for a couple of days.
Anyway, there is something to be said for a central clearinghouse of information relevant to your interests, your family, your friends. There are many problems with social media, but there are many positives as well.
If you're a company looking to advertise your product or service: the largest audience in the world.