There are two articles that clearly show how powerful social media can be. According to Rainie (2012), in the article, “Politics on Social Networking Sites”, it showed statistics of people being politically active on Facebook by liking or commenting on others posts. The mere act of liking a comment or writing an original comment shows that people are actively participating in the political arena while using social media to read other's opinions. Similarly, in the article “Social Media and Voting,” there is information that says “20% of registered voters have encouraged others to vote by posting on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter”(Rainie, 2012). I was very surprised to find this information. While I knew that social media can be very powerful, I was shocked how impacting it really can be on people. Recently in the 2012 Presidential Election, many people voiced their opinions about the candidates through Twitter, Facebook, and other websites.

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My blog is focusing on how current social media is impacting people’s views on current events. Websites like Facebook and Twitter have millions of users who actively voice their opinions on public matters. I am researching to see if reading other people’s opinions and thoughts on major social and political events affect the reader’s own personal opinion. Another form of social media, for example, Instagram, is another very powerful way of voicing your opinion on social events. This is an important matter because before the age of social media, people were very independent about their opinions on social and political matters. I want to see if people are being persuaded more in this social media age because of the constant ability to know other people’s views and opinions on matters.

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