When I started my Facebook account most of my friends had bebo and Myspace accounts, I had Facebook so I can keep in contact with my relatives in the US but after a few months later Facebook became popular in Tonga. Today hardly anyone have bebo or myspace accounts most joined Facebook. Social media is a powerful tool to share and connect with friends and relatives but most importantly to inform us with news. I always get news and what is happening in back in my hometown through social media before I hear from a friend or phone call. Social Media for me is the fastest way that I know what is happening in the world.  I think slativisim is a good way to inform people online and also to raise awareness for example I saw my Newsfeed on Facebook last week my friends shared the article “#Bringbackmygirls” this is a picture that the first lady hold with this sign, this picture became viral and I think the power of social media can reached out to people and be aware with the situations and help to find where was the girls being kidnap.  

When I share something on Facebook it’s about something I liked or I found interesting. I think when things goes viral is based on our emotion and interest and to passes along to our friends.  But sometime liking and sharing does not always help for example, I saw one article about a baby suffered from cancer but I see many likes and share with this article and I think liking and sharing in this situation does not help.  Social media is the number one most visited sites and it have influences us daily. I feel that sometime we help because we know something that was post in the social media and it’s a good thing like the “Batkid” from Bay Area he suffered from leukemia and through social media ask for supporters thousands of people showed up to support. Social media has great influences in us.