Just a few years ago, many people did not use Facebook to share their photos or statuses, but today there are over 600 million of users on Facebook worldwide. Social media has affected Americans for a very long time. Since the creation of the Internet, many social networking sites have been created and started to affect us. Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and AOL have had the greatest impact on Americans. All of these websites lead to an increase in cyberbullying. It is with all this in mind that social media has influenced society as a whole. In the early 1900s, many types of computers and computer parts were invented. For example, in 1936, Konrad Zuse made the first freely programmable computer. Seven years later, John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry invented the ABC computer. Later, in 1962, Steven Russell and MIT created the first computer game “Spacewar Computer Game”. Two years later, Douglas Engelbart invented the mouse and computer windows. This was a major invention because now many people were able to use the computer easily and, at that time, faster. Inventions of different parts of the computer; many people started inventing the internet and different social networking sites. In 1969, CompuServe was the first major Internet service provider in the United States. In 1971, Ray Tomlinson was the first to invent and send electronic mail. Ray decided to create an "email" because "it seemed like a good idea." He started trying different websites to find the right program to send an email. He used the program SNDMSG (an early 1960s single-computer email program for time-sharing operating systems) so he could try to send an email to any... ... middle of paper ...... the new information. It would be more difficult to find a job because many people would likely have already taken drugs, had problems with grammar and spelling, or used alcohol. Additionally, in the "Social Networking ProCon.org" it is stated that "gangs use the sites to recruit younger members, coordinate violent crimes, and threaten other gangs... with stalkers gaining information about where where a victim is located from messages, photos or location services. This shows that social media can be very dangerous because many people might start going through your information and stalking you. This is how social media sites could be very negative. In summary, social media affects American society because it affects children with their academic performance, a life or death situation (cyberbullying), and adults in general with their work and the acquisition of new knowledge. information all over the Internet.