I use social media daily, just like the other 90% of people in the world. The social media sites that I use the most often are Facebook, Snapchat, and then Twitter is last. I use Facebook daily to scroll through my news feed and see how my friends and family are doing. I also post photos of my son, and update family members on my life. I’ve encountered more positive’s than negatives with Facebook mostly because I don’t use it to create a false misrepresentation of myself. Because I use Facebook mainly to communicate with family I have Snapchat which is more of a funny social media app. There are a numerous amount of filters, and it just makes for fun between my friends and I. My son also loves using the Snapchat filters, he gets a kick out of them. Lastly, I use twitter when I want to vent via social media. Unlike Facebook, I will definitely post what’s on my mind. Although, I only use Twitter once or twice per week. I think that everyone experiences both positive and negatives when using social media. There have been studies done that social media creates mental illnesses, there is even a term called Facebook Depression. I personally have had more positive reactions when using social media. There have been a few negatives such as people commenting rude remarks, as well as the annoying ads.  I find that my needs are satisfied using one type of social media over the other. I use Facebook the most because this social media platform allows me to connect with family and friends, can locate local businesses, scroll through the marketplace, and share my registry. I can share videos from YouTube and even links to websites that I find interesting. I receive several emails per day from companies, I cannot even count how many emails I get per day with discount codes and new products. I currently have 53,096 emails in my yahoo account. I have created a gmail account because of the overload of company and junk emails. The only emails that catch my eye are the confirmation product shipping. I order a lot online and can’t wait for my products to ship and then I can track them from my phone.
The use of digital media in marketing is the basic marketing strategy that many people and companies use. I’ve noticed that many people that have small businesses are using digital media, creating a page on Facebook. There are also ads on all social media sites as well as web pages that market products and other companies. The biggest thing I notice about digital media in marketing is the numerous amount of ads.

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