Social Media On Mobile- Is It Safe?

Of course there is a huge hue and cry about Facebook mobile. Every individual is most of the times glued to their mobile handsets checking on their Facebook updates and messages. People all over the globe are addicted to some social networking websites and find it a privilege to stay connected with the world through them every now and then.

Facebook, the social media giant is one of those sites that has been able to gain maximum mobile visitors over the years and has been able to create maximum users per hour via its mobile app. Facebook mobile app is the main focus of authorities at the company because of the great insights that it is bringing to them and the huge revenues being generated by it.

All said and done, the question of concern is whether using the mobile phone for surfing Facebook and other social networking websites all the time by users is safe or not. According to reports, a Taiwanese women fell from a pier and plunged into the sea, while she was checking Facebook on her phone in Australia on 16th December. Dangers of using the cell phone while driving have already been highlighted in the past, students using their mobiles to check updates and notification while walking in the campuses of schools and colleges are prone to accidents and injuries.

There have been incidences and many issues have been raised about people not being able to wait before replying to an email or checking up for notifications, tweeting about your latest experience. Many researchers have reviewed this and their widespread love for the social media domain increasing at a constant rate only to reach injurious heights especially among youngsters. A recent study conducted by researchers connected to Ohio State University shows that pedestrian cell phone-related injuries have more than doubled since 2005. On college campuses, places that usually abound with cell phones and pedestrians these figures can be alarming.

The saying that ‘Students can’t resist distraction for two minutes’ stands true when their cell phones beep indicating a new Facebook update or a new tweet. According to a columnist in NBC, ‘Interruptions are the scourge of modern life. Our days and nights are full of gadgets that ping, buzz and beep their way into our attention, taking us away from whatever we are doing.’

Keeping in lieu with the recent happening the lady who fell off the pier while checking her mobile phone said, “I was checking my Facebook page on the phone and I’ve fallen in,” according to a policeman quoted by the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Being unable to swim she was rescued by the local police after 20 minutes and was rushed to a hospital and is now safe.

Using the mobile phones to stay connected to the world is good but it can hamper with your functioning and cause injuries and ill health. What is your take on the rate at which use of social media on mobile phones is increasing. Share with us in the comments section below.

via SocialAppsHQ Blog http://www.socialappshq.com/blog/2013/12/19/social-media-on-mobile/