Today, by the use of social media, it is easy to gather the thoughts of the netizens—citizens that

uses internet in a single click. One post, one story; one share and the number of people to see a
certain post will multiply to hundreds. Within this natural cycle, it is also easy for people to
gather updated information from the net; the trends about fashion, sports, celebrity news, foods
and even gossips. And just by this way of act that the people usually do, social media is creating
its own history in the society.

Let me remind you of some of the things that are in my mind as I share how social media can
really make a history. Within the talk about ‘How social media can make history’, it is
mentioned on how historical it is for the Chinese government that their own people are the ones
who posted the incident about their own private calamity. They want to cover it up but it is their
own people who leaked the information by the use of social media so what can they do? But to
connect it here in the Philippines, I want to share how fast the information for us to spread even
if it real or not.

Number one example of the news that spreads really fast is the ‘fake news!’ I as student rely on
the internet for some news, mostly when it is related to classes. So when I see news such as
cancellation of class, of course, I am one of those people who felt anxious, thinking if it is real or
not. However, as I scan my social media, most of my friends in there are already sharing the
news for a couple of times! Back then, I was naïve that I believed a certain fake news about the
cancellation of our class which only led me to miss an important test in one of my subjects when
I was in high school. Really historical! For until now, fake news is still around the corner of the
social media. Aside from this, I also want to share how people are already famous because of the
social media. Some are popular due to good news and gossips about them, but some are also
popular because of some negative news about them. Let me mention here the situation of Marlou
Arizala and Charice Pempengco. Both have changed something within themselves. Marlou
Arizala has a problem within his physical appearance so he changed his facial traits so people
will accept him— physically. Charice Pempengco also changed her sexual organ and appearance
so she can really say that she’s a guy in heart and in the body. Thus, Marlou Arizala became
Xander Ford, while Charice Pempengco became Jake Zyrus. Both of them became trending on
the social media and have marked their own history within the internet. People gave comments to
them; some supported them, while some gave them harsh comments. But the point here is not
whether the society accepts them or not, but on how they created their own name in the search
bar of the internet!

Many people aside from Xander Ford and Jake Zyrus became extremely famous due to the social
media. Some were even titled with aliases. Because whether the news about them is good or bad,
as long as it is popular and within the trend, then the people will focus on it. And as lonf as
people focus on it, there starts another beginning of a history.