Disadvantages of Advertising With Social Media. Small businesses use social media networks such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube to connect with their existing and potential customers ...

The speed at which social media transmits news about your business can be an advantage or disadvantage. One well-placed, slanderous comment has the potential to damage your business's name quickly.

This is why, in “ Social Networking Sites and Our Lives,” there was a clear trend for those who used these technologies to receive more social support than other people. The data backs it up.