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' Benefits of using Social Media'
Fun and Entertainment by generating attention from an audience through a variety of forms of content, social media is a form of entertainment. Due to how readily available social media is to people with smartphones, tablets, and computers, it is one of the most popular forms of entertainment marketing. People can watch Movies and jokes, and listen to music from all over the world through a single platform, which is Social media. An activity that happened miles away from someone is now just a click away. By using social media applications like Twitter, Instagram or TikTok one can easily view what others are doing. People can get to know about which new movie is coming, who is casting is, and what will be the theme. People can get gossip about famous personalities, like who did what, where they are going or doing. Whenever someone feels bored or wants to get some entertainment he or she just needs to click on an application and they will be able to watch whatever they or want, a new release movie or song or game, and many more. People can want to make fun of someone which is also the funniest for them.

Connect with friends & family if someone is living far away from their loved ones then social media is the best way to get in touch with their family and friends. People can access many applications like Instagram, WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, and many more to talk with family. For example if someone went to a business meeting or to study in another country that is miles away from their friends and family then social media is a platform that covers the miles distance and makes them close to each other through their application or social network.

Democratic and Free Speech - the fundamental human right Social media is democratic one can view or give his/her opinion openly without any restriction. Like democratic countries where the general public has authority to speech or freedom of speech, similarly, social media is a platform where the public can say anything they like. One can raise their voice which then makes communities. For example, in today's era, the War between Ukraine and Russia is a hot topic, some people are with Russia while others are in favor of Ukraine. Some people are on the side of having war while others believe that war is not the solution to any problem, hence several views are on one topic. People can share what they want, they can say what they think and believe. Similar beliefs attract other people who also have similar opinions which makes a community speak and believe.

No gate-keepers, no censors anyone can use social media, share on social media, and like or comment on social media without restrictions. It has no restrictions to use.

Low cost to post and contribute in this era almost every person post and contribute to social media, how much money do you spend on posting a picture? The answer is nothing! people do not need to pay any amount of money to use social media to share on social media. Information spreads quickly and Information spreads widely  How much time do you take to get to know about the spread of Covid-19? A day? A month? A year? In actuality, a few seconds! which becomes possible only because of social media. It spread from china information was widely spread to almost the entire world in just a few seconds. If an artist posts his/her new song it takes a few seconds to spread to the entire world. Because, when someone gets to know about anything they share it with others, things are shared from one person to another then to the next person, which helps in spreading the information.

Make new friends People can make new friends on social media from the same country from other cultures. They can chit-chat with each other, even call each other.

Permanence Did you notice that the picture that you post 10 years ago is still on social media even if you stop using that account? or Did you notice that the news about the 9/11 attack in New York City is still on social media even if you can watch the live videos that were recorded? Hence, whatever you post or watch on social media remains permanent.

Get news People can get news about almost everything from social media. For example, What is the situation between Ukraine and Russia now? How many soldiers and the general public is being died in Ukraine Attacks? What's the current situation in Russia? Almost and everything is available on social media, therefore social media is a platform through which we can stay up to date. Your favorite celebrity is dating whom? Or which celebrity gives divorce to his/her partner? who cheated on whom? we can get every single piece of news through social media.

Create stories & news Oh, your friend is in Mexico for vacation! How do you get to know about this? The answer is he posted on social media. People can create stories and then post them on social media, which are kind of news for their loved ones and their close ones about what is happening and what they are doing.

Share knowledge Did you ever see posts on Instagram with the Bold letter "Did you know this?" and then some kind of information that the actual reader did not know, that is what I mean by sharing knowledge. People share what they know on social media which is a learning for people who did not know about it.

Educational Undoubtedly, social media is a great source of education, people get to know about various things through it. People can read books through social media. It helps students, parents, and teachers to get to know about details of something, to get information. If a student wants to learn to code? What they need is just to search on social media like YouTube which will give a full video to students on how to code or program a language. Creative Social media contains a lot of creativity, every day we see new things through social media. Did you see videos on Instagram or TikTok in which people make unexpected things from waste things? or did you see people their creative skills like playing, dancing, or singing? If yes then this is what I mean by social means is the way of showing creativity. One can show his/her creative skills through videos or photos on social media which also gives them fame, fans, and even a career.

Marketing Social media is also used for Marketing strategies. Did you see Advertisements on social media when you watch videos or posts and then stop to look at what it is for? Advertisements attract us to click and see what's new in the market. People you social media posts that's why companies use them for their marketing purpose.

Marketing small business Social media like Instagram and TikTok help people to get to know about the small business of other people. A person who can customize things promotes his/her business by making videos and posting them, which attract users and helps in promoting his/her small business.

Online Shopping Nowadays shopping is a fingertip away, one can do online shopping while traveling or by just laying in bed, and all of this is only possible through social media.

Escapism is another benefit of social media, when someone wants to take relief from an unpleasant situation social media is what someone can use to make the situation pleasant and distract themselves.

 Careers, Industry many people earn through social media, such as bloggers. Just by posting what they are doing on day to day basis, bloggers are earning a lot. Blogging on YouTube become a Career opportunity that influences people to blog.

Raise awareness Social Media is one of the best ways for raising awareness. It helps a lot in stopping people from killing Child girls in India.

Crowd-funding (Ex: Patreon, Kickstarter, GoFundMe) means the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people who each contribute a relatively small amount, typically via the internet:The practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people who each contribute a relatively small amount, typically via the Internet Through Social Media various people from all over the world can contribute donations or funding, For example, to help Pakistan's population in Floods many nonprofit organizations raise funding with also include general public or individual to contribute as much as they can.

Crowd-sourcing (Ex: Wikipedia) Crowdsourcing involves obtaining work, information, or opinions from a large group of people who submit their data via the Internet, social media, and smartphone apps.Crowdsourcing involves obtaining work, information, or opinions from a large group of people who submit their data via the Internet, social media, and smartphone apps.