Throughout the years, the way people communicate with each other has drastically changed due to the advancements in modern technology. People now have numerous portals to communicate – text messaging, social networks, and blogs. All of these portals allow a new creative way for people to communicate faster. Technology has been the main facilitator in being able to communicate effectively, while eliminating physical interaction. With the great advancements in technology, comes emergence in social media. The popularity of social media networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, Blogs and Instagram has taken the world by storm. Almost everyone in society has access to the internet. Although, the internet serves as a great source of information, it also has many other purposes. However, like every great thing in the world, there is a downside. One of the biggest benefits and downfalls of social media is the ability to share information to a broad audience, and if you’re the target of that information, it can easily ruin your life. If one person knows about the negative impact of social media, it’s Ray Rice. On September 8, 2014 Ray …show more content…
Everything that he has worked for has been stripped away from him over one incident. If the video of Rice beating up Janay had never went viral Rice would still have a job. As CNN states, It cost Rice his job and his paycheck ---but not his wife.” If his own wife forgave him for the incident then why can’t we. Due to the media Ray Rice is the lucky person chosen to be made an example out of. Social media has made Rice into a monster although he may have avoided jail for the incident the public has trapped him into the scapegoat position. Within the next couple of weeks the Ray Rice video saga will be old new to the public. Everyone will continue to go on with their life while Rice and his wife will be left to pick up the pieces of the damage social media has