Founded in 2005, wikiHow is an online community consisting of how-to guides.  The aim of the website is to enable anyone in the world to learn how to do pretty much anything.  Based off of web 2.0, the open source website has become a very helpful tool for people all over the world.  

1. How to make St. George Island Shrimp 

A family on vacation or just at home that constantly craves seafood could be looking for a new recipe.  That is where Florida Jumbo shrimp comes into play.  This dish comes from the deep depths of the Florida Gulf Coast on a little island called St. George Island.  It is an ideal appetizer for a family of any size and can satisfy the taste buds of all ages.  The blend of spices and seasoning give you a burst of flavor that make you feel right at home.  While being relatively cheap and a tad time consuming, the end product is definitely worth it.  This wikiHow article should provide an excellent recipe and providing a wonderful end product.  

2.  How to Save Money on FIFA Ultimate Team 

As one of the best selling video game franchises, FIFA is a worldwide phenomenon.  This being said, it is also the creators, Electronic Arts, or EA for short, cash cow.  Within the game there is a game mode called “Ultimate Team”.  This game mode allows the user to create their own team by buying players or opening packs.  Inside the game mode, there is an option to purchase “FIFA Points” with real life money to put towards opening packs.  This can be very addictive.  It is quite possible for a player to spend upwards of $4,000 just in one years game cycle.  FIFA Points have actually been banned in Belgium as they were seen as illegal gambling.  With EA Sports really pushing the competitive Esports scene, this creates a toxic environment for players to spend money.  Although this is a quick way to acquire better players and assets,  it is horrible waste of money for something with zero real world value.  There are man other methods within the game to accomplish the same task while also keeping money in you're pocket.  

3. How to be a Good Leader 

In the sports world, the locker room can be a place for teammates to bond and get to know each other.  This can also be a place for hazing and possibly some jokes going too far.  The key to a good locker room is good leadership, which can at times be hard to come by.  The skills one has to possess to be a good leader can be extremely hard to find.  A leader can be outspoken but also soft spoken by leading by example.  Whatever style is used, the key to a good locker room is a good leader.  This article will provide an outline for key traits to being an excellent leader in the locker room.  

wikiHow is an endless resource with endless possibilities for one to learn a recipe or skill.  These topics provide and in-depth look into the way to accomplish these tasks. While these three topics are currently not on wikiHow, the hope is within the next few weeks that they will be.  

A Conflicted Timeline

A 16 year-old boy’s first time logging into Twitter.  He is nervous but also excited.  Little does he know the impact not only twitter, but other social media platforms will have on his life.  He, just like many others, are about to feel the pressure that comes with social media.  

Social media provides the user with a way to connect with other users around the world through common interests, or through uncommon interests.  With a public profile, a tweet or uploading a picture to Instagram may attract unwanted interactions.  This may then lead to hateful comments and abuse online.  This happens everyday with celebrities and with just the common man.  Someone with a different view or idea than another person and that leads to a thread of hate comments on said post.  

Every user on any form of social media feels a responsibility when it comes to their  profiles.  Worrying about the amount of likes or retweets a post gets can lead to anxiety and unhealthy thoughts entering the user.  When it comes to consuming news and information on an app like Twitter, the user has a responsibility to decide what information they choose to believe.  This can be very dangerous.  With everything going on in the world today and all of the “fake news”, it can be very easy to consume false information.  Social media also provides the user with a way to only follow accounts that give them the information or opinion they want to see.  This allows the user to not see any information they don't want to, creating a one tack mind type of mindset.  

Social media can also play a huge role in breaking news and emergency situations.  Over the past weekend there was a shooting in Odessa, Texas.  Many people first found out about this through apps such as Twitter and Facebook.  This in one way that the powers of social media can be used for good.  In the “Trending” section of twitter there were tweets telling people to avoid the area and stay indoors as the situation was active.  Even if this information got to one person that was going to be in harms way and prevented them from leaving the house, that shows the power of social media.  With an event like this, it is also an opportunity for people to push their political or religious views.  This again, ties into the entire “fake news” area of social media and can once again led to poor opinions and false accusations.  

When it comes to the direction social media is headed, it is a mystery as to were it is going.  Is it too late to salvage some of the positives that are left on the internet?  The responsibilities of the younger generations will feel immense pressure with this weight on their shoulders.  With the pros and the cons, social media will continue to play a major impact on society for generations to come.  Like it or not, it is here to stay.