Social media, now looking more for business than for socializing.

[Accardo]

The increased focus on business activities does not detract from the social aspect of the platform, but expands its functionality to meet the needs of a wider range of users. but it is still inherently important to note that even though social media has become a powerful tool for businesses, it still serves as a platform to socialize and connect with others. Many people continue to use social media primarily for personal interaction, sharing updates and staying connected with friends and family.

The addition of features that are tailored to the needs of the platform users themselves is indeed a step that is quite helpful for Social Media users. And yes, you are right that all the things that make users increase their business through social media also have no effect on social media interactions that are still running as usual. But the shift that is happening there is the increasingly complex activities on social media. Everything is not just limited to ordinary interactions but rather interactions that also lead to an interest such as business, politics and increasing popularity.

Today's social media is becoming more like the social world in the real world. because everything is available on social media. Even now, people prefer to read news and watch news through social media rather than television. This is what makes advertising and the business world grow faster on social media platforms. because it follows the growth in the number of users which is really fantastic and indeed suitable to be used as promotional media too if we have a business or product that we want to promote.

Regardless of the enormous amount of people using social media everyday, which makes it a client hunting place for different businesses, people still utilize social media for social purposes. The content creators makes social media a fun place and seize the opportunity to market a business. Without socializing businesses won't thrive on social media, because users are there to have fun and meet new trends, behaviors, fashion etc. From my observations, they is more of socializing on social media than businesses. The algorithm features more of businesses because the social media platform makes money through those businesses. And we tend to see more of business pages because they spend more time on social media to build networks and attract new customers. I see lots of small social media accounts that don't focus on the growth of their pages, as they don't care about getting customers on social media instead they're there to experience fun during leisure.

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[Kadal Ijo]

Social media functions that were originally designed to share information or activities have now turned into marketplaces, we can get almost all products or services on social media, even many sex services are also available on social media, of course this is a challenge for developers to be able to present better social media.

[lepbagong]

Social media functions that were originally designed to share information or activities have now turned into marketplaces, we can get almost all products or services on social media, even many sex services are also available on social media, of course this is a challenge for developers to be able to present better social media.

with developments that continue to exceed expectations from the beginning of the formation of social media, it takes hard work from everyone so that social media can be used for good purposes, but it cannot avoid the abuse that occurs with social media. agree with you, in addition to being a challenge for developers but also a challenge for users to be able to sort out which ones can be participated in or not, they must be selective in sorting them out so they don't collide with rules and abuse which in the end is detrimental.

[uswa56]

Social media functions that were originally designed to share information or activities have now turned into marketplaces, we can get almost all products or services on social media, even many sex services are also available on social media, of course this is a challenge for developers to be able to present better social media.

with developments that continue to exceed expectations from the beginning of the formation of social media, it takes hard work from everyone so that social media can be used for good purposes, but it cannot avoid the abuse that occurs with social media. agree with you, in addition to being a challenge for developers but also a challenge for users to be able to sort out which ones can be participated in or not, they must be selective in sorting them out so they don't collide with rules and abuse which in the end is detrimental.

crime cannot be avoided, therefore we must be observant and smart in using social media and be able to avoid all forms of fraud. social media has not decreased, everything is still the same as before but there are many new things that really help many people in using social media, in my opinion it is the same as before but there are many additions such as businesses that benefit many parties, we must take advantage of this and keep up with the times during still in a positive way.

[Mikky.Crypto]

Social media functions that were originally designed to share information or activities have now turned into marketplaces, we can get almost all products or services on social media, even many sex services are also available on social media, of course this is a challenge for developers to be able to present better social media.

You know social media has reached a whole new level when you can order a pizza, book a vacation, and, uh, explore "adult-oriented" services all in one place. It's like a digital shopping mall for every aspect of life! I wonder what's next? Social media haircuts and dentist appointments? But hey, kudos to the developers who are constantly pushing the boundaries to make our social media experience, uh, interesting to say the least.

[Jatiluhung]

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Regardless of the enormous amount of people using social media everyday, which makes it a client hunting place for different businesses, people still utilize social media for social purposes. The content creators makes social media a fun place and seize the opportunity to market a business. Without socializing businesses won't thrive on social media, because users are there to have fun and meet new trends, behaviors, fashion etc. From my observations, they is more of socializing on social media than businesses. The algorithm features more of businesses because the social media platform makes money through those businesses. And we tend to see more of business pages because they spend more time on social media to build networks and attract new customers. I see lots of small social media accounts that don't focus on the growth of their pages, as they don't care about getting customers on social media instead they're there to experience fun during leisure.

In essence, everyone uses social media according to their own interests. And now the interest of the majority of users on social media is to do business and make more money. The peak of increasing the use of social media to become a business was during the Covid19 Pandemic. And after that people got used to it and started continuing it even when the pandemic was over. so nowadays even online business is becoming much more trending than physical business.

[Fredomago]

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Regardless of the enormous amount of people using social media everyday, which makes it a client hunting place for different businesses, people still utilize social media for social purposes. The content creators makes social media a fun place and seize the opportunity to market a business. Without socializing businesses won't thrive on social media, because users are there to have fun and meet new trends, behaviors, fashion etc. From my observations, they is more of socializing on social media than businesses. The algorithm features more of businesses because the social media platform makes money through those businesses. And we tend to see more of business pages because they spend more time on social media to build networks and attract new customers. I see lots of small social media accounts that don't focus on the growth of their pages, as they don't care about getting customers on social media instead they're there to experience fun during leisure.

In essence, everyone uses social media according to their own interests. And now the interest of the majority of users on social media is to do business and make more money. The peak of increasing the use of social media to become a business was during the Covid19 Pandemic. And after that people got used to it and started continuing it even when the pandemic was over. so nowadays even online business is becoming much more trending than physical business.

I see that point, during pandemic socmed really helps people who tried to find ways to make money, and the moment they found that this venue really works in helping them to find clients, they are really maximizing the help and now establishing their business. Like what you said, it's the end users decision how to use Socmed and with how it helps for business most of the users are now using it as how they find good benefits.

[Lorence.xD]

Social media functions that were originally designed to share information or activities have now turned into marketplaces, we can get almost all products or services on social media, even many sex services are also available on social media, of course this is a challenge for developers to be able to present better social media.

You know social media has reached a whole new level when you can order a pizza, book a vacation, and, uh, explore "adult-oriented" services all in one place. It's like a digital shopping mall for every aspect of life! I wonder what's next? Social media haircuts and dentist appointments? But hey, kudos to the developers who are constantly pushing the boundaries to make our social media experience, uh, interesting to say the least.

You forgot to mention one of the most famous thing in the internet which is the influencers, vloggers and streamers. From the time of pandemic due to we need to stay at home, many people tried to enter to this industry of entertainment thru social media where they could use some advertising or collaboration depends to their popularity and followers.

In my country most kids adapt the popular thing in the internet like the trending toy "lato-lato" where people in the business took advantage from it they made contents, products or even to the news which gives them a lot of money.

[naira]

In essence, everyone uses social media according to their own interests. And now the interest of the majority of users on social media is to do business and make more money. The peak of increasing the use of social media to become a business was during the Covid19 Pandemic. And after that people got used to it and started continuing it even when the pandemic was over. so nowadays even online business is becoming much more trending than physical business.

I think everyone is free to use social media as long as he is responsible for what he does with his social media account. Trading in any business there is no special prohibition that having an account is only for social purposes. Isn't the definition of social as a whole binding on business, trade, promotion, job search, etc. No one controls social media but himself. Because the benefits of social media are reaching people who are far away, making it easier for jobs that previously could only be done offline, now easier under one control.
If OP feels that this is not appropriate, then he doesn't understand what social media really is and only thinks that social media is just to say hello.

[woez]

I don't even know how the @19Nov16 thought when he said he was bored when he saw advertisements and saw people selling on social media. Even though that is another function of social media besides just using it to socialize with fellow human beings and that is also better than those who use social media to commit crimes or things that harm other people such as promoting illegal drugs. So I was a little surprised when he said he was bored just because of advertisements and people selling on social media.

The prevalence of advertisements on social media platforms can still be annoying and disrupt the user experience. Ads often feed the news and interrupt the flow of social interactions. This can lead to frustration and distract users from the main purpose of socializing on this platform.

What was conveyed by @19Nov16 may be true in terms of privacy when used and what you convey is also very reasonable and relevant, where users are now familiar and smart about deactivating it where they can look for the ad blocking options/menu provided by the platform. Users are given the option/right to block ads or not which they find annoying or boring.

[carlisle1]

In essence, everyone uses social media according to their own interests. And now the interest of the majority of users on social media is to do business and make more money. The peak of increasing the use of social media to become a business was during the Covid19 Pandemic. And after that people got used to it and started continuing it even when the pandemic was over. so nowadays even online business is becoming much more trending than physical business.

I think everyone is free to use social media as long as he is responsible for what he does with his social media account. Trading in any business there is no special prohibition that having an account is only for social purposes. Isn't the definition of social as a whole binding on business, trade, promotion, job search, etc. No one controls social media but himself. Because the benefits of social media are reaching people who are far away, making it easier for jobs that previously could only be done offline, now easier under one control.
If OP feels that this is not appropriate, then he doesn't understand what social media really is and only thinks that social media is just to say hello.

The power of social media really gives end users opportunities to reach more people, as well as businesses that they can
used to penetrate the venue of their intentions.

If you will maximize the benefits of social media, then you'll be able to achieve what's the goal in using it. It's simple as how users want
it to be, the quicker you reach other people to whatever extent you want to use the services, the better you can maximize the benefits.

[Jatiluhung]

In essence, everyone uses social media according to their own interests. And now the interest of the majority of users on social media is to do business and make more money. The peak of increasing the use of social media to become a business was during the Covid19 Pandemic. And after that people got used to it and started continuing it even when the pandemic was over. so nowadays even online business is becoming much more trending than physical business.

I think everyone is free to use social media as long as he is responsible for what he does with his social media account. Trading in any business there is no special prohibition that having an account is only for social purposes. Isn't the definition of social as a whole binding on business, trade, promotion, job search, etc. No one controls social media but himself. Because the benefits of social media are reaching people who are far away, making it easier for jobs that previously could only be done offline, now easier under one control.
If OP feels that this is not appropriate, then he doesn't understand what social media really is and only thinks that social media is just to say hello.

I agree that all kinds of interactions that involve one person with another person are called social. And that interaction can be anything. be it trading, business, chatting casually, discussing, learning, religious activities and many more that belong to the social realm. So that the presence of business on social media is also a normal phenomenon which is indeed socially real, it also exists. and the difference is that now business has also entered the online realm through social media and other platforms. We just have to learn to put it to good use. because the presence of social media has made it easy for all things related to social.

[mich]

I do agree that Social Media platforms are now looking for more businesses then having more users socializing. Now when you log in to your Social Media, and as you scroll down on your feed you see all kinds of ads and video ads based on posts or videos that you like.

You can also go to Facebook’s marketplace a section within the application where people can sell goods or services. Almost like a directory for Facebook users to explore locally the services and goods they have available around their surrounding area.

[Fredomago]

In essence, everyone uses social media according to their own interests. And now the interest of the majority of users on social media is to do business and make more money. The peak of increasing the use of social media to become a business was during the Covid19 Pandemic. And after that people got used to it and started continuing it even when the pandemic was over. so nowadays even online business is becoming much more trending than physical business.

I think everyone is free to use social media as long as he is responsible for what he does with his social media account. Trading in any business there is no special prohibition that having an account is only for social purposes. Isn't the definition of social as a whole binding on business, trade, promotion, job search, etc. No one controls social media but himself. Because the benefits of social media are reaching people who are far away, making it easier for jobs that previously could only be done offline, now easier under one control.
If OP feels that this is not appropriate, then he doesn't understand what social media really is and only thinks that social media is just to say hello.

I agree that all kinds of interactions that involve one person with another person are called social. And that interaction can be anything. be it trading, business, chatting casually, discussing, learning, religious activities and many more that belong to the social realm. So that the presence of business on social media is also a normal phenomenon which is indeed socially real, it also exists. and the difference is that now business has also entered the online realm through social media and other platforms. We just have to learn to put it to good use. because the presence of social media has made it easy for all things related to social.

You should learn how to adopt and make a good use of it as we cannot change that direction, the social media owners see that there are many opportunities to make more money by adopting and providing this kind of features inside the platform, businesses are bitting the offer and they are also making good use of it to make more potential clients.

No longer for socializing but still the same functions are working fine, just a twist and additional perks for business minded individual,
they can use it to make money online.

[Mame89]

In essence, everyone uses social media according to their own interests. And now the interest of the majority of users on social media is to do business and make more money. The peak of increasing the use of social media to become a business was during the Covid19 Pandemic. And after that people got used to it and started continuing it even when the pandemic was over. so nowadays even online business is becoming much more trending than physical business.

Agree with your statement, The current rapid development of information technology, especially with the COVID pandemic at that time, made social media users more active. and many use social media as a place for them to help with their daily lives or express themselves. And not a few of them take advantage of social media as an opportunity for them to be able to develop and use it for commercial or business purposes. This also happened to my family at that time and until now I have used social media to promote and sell products.

Of course, even though social media does have a positive impact, not infrequently it also has a negative impact. In addition, the latest innovations in social media technology can make it easier for us, but there are also those that make it difficult for us. And not a few of them use it irresponsibly. Some of them make it by not being able to distinguish between real/fake accounts, bots/humans, most of them make it a profit by deceiving. therefore we must be wise in filtering and utilizing social media properly and not harming others.

[xSkylarx]

I do agree that Social Media platforms are now looking for more businesses then having more users socializing. Now when you log in to your Social Media, and as you scroll down on your feed you see all kinds of ads and video ads based on posts or videos that you like.

You can also go to Facebook’s marketplace a section within the application where people can sell goods or services. Almost like a directory for Facebook users to explore locally the services and goods they have available around their surrounding area.

That is really the point; they are more focused now on creating profits than having a better user experience, like before when the social media UI was very old but there were no ads and you could really see the true video contents and not those videos that had been bombarded by ads. Well, social media is really made now to create profit, so we can't blame it. Let's just continue to use it and try not to mind those ads.

[Z390]

Easier to judge by people who aren't making money through online social business, I don't see anything wrong if you can get more customers promoting your ideas or your business on any social media, what is going on around the world now is enough, high inflation and high bills here and there, why would you limit your way of making money when the world is not getting any better?

Please leave people that use social media to promote their business, nothing is wrong with doing so.

[Marvell1]

Easier to judge by people who aren't making money through online social business, I don't see anything wrong if you can get more customers promoting your ideas or your business on any social media, what is going on around the world now is enough, high inflation and high bills here and there, why would you limit your way of making money when the world is not getting any better?

Please leave people that use social media to promote their business, nothing is wrong with doing so.

I am not an online business person and just use social media for entertainment and to keep in touch with my loved ones. But I also don't see anything wrong or offensive when people use it to do business, or make money. Why don't we look at the positive side of it since we can do everything with just such a platform?
As a customer, I also prefer to be consulted and buy via social media rather than having to spend a lot of time going to the store, which really takes up a lot of my time. Social networks really make our lives more convenient and save more things.

[SmartCharpa]

Do you think social media is now becoming more a place for business than socializing, Could it be as a result of digitalization and things moving online or more people now starting business online because of need to somehow generate income or another source of income for self to survive the economic situations which is becoming tougher?

You can see it and the majority of the business organizations you see are much bigger, established now that it's all through the internet it making things done to us so easily, so you can start advertising your new business through social media without getting yourself stressed out walking on the road or shouting. That is really the fact and the advantage of buying goods on social media not stressing yourself over spending much to go get it by yourself. We are grateful for how much easier social networking simplifies our work.

[molsewid]

You can see it and the majority of the business organizations you see are much bigger, established now that it's all through the internet it making things done to us so easily, so you can start advertising your new business through social media without getting yourself stressed out walking on the road or shouting. That is really the fact and the advantage of buying goods on social media not stressing yourself over spending much to go get it by yourself. We are grateful for how much easier social networking simplifies our work.

Yes because more and more people now spend their time in social media. Many opportunities can be found in social media and many people save their time buying some stuff or looking for services by the use of social media. People nowadays use it for bad thing as well trolling other people and making scams as well, truly social media is very powerful.