Social media, internet-based networking sites – the most popular of them Facebook and Twitter – has changed the world and our lives.
Social media is a communication tool and like all things in this world, its value depends on how users handle it.
What happened last Sept. 1, when a bypasser who witnessed a crime taking place in the middle of a major highway (EDSA) in broad daylight, captured the scene in his smartphone and posted the picture in Twitter, is an example of the upside of the digital technology and social media.