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The influence of media has had such a huge impact in this generation. Kids are learning at a young age how to operate tablets, four and five year olds know how to work an iPad better than their parents. These new electronics have robbed the idea of a normal childhood. There once was a time where you would find kids outside playing with their friends, face to face. Now kids are interacting in their rooms through social media. It is not just kids who know about social media, there is a significant…

making new acquaintances. Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram allows people to keep in touch with family and friends, and even make some new acquaintances without ever having to make a time to meet up in person. Other sites such as LinkedIn, Skype, Facetime, company blogs and forums allow business people to connect the same way. People can reach out to members in the same line of work, apply for jobs, get resumes, have meetings and even work on projects. So with all this…

Having the necessary information is crucial in almost any area, especially for research and development. The purpose of collecting data is primarily for knowledge discovery, then for further consideration. In other words, all websites gather people’s information and base on them to explore their behaviours and trends. From there, they will shape the browsing experience that match each person’s preference in the future. As mentioned above, social media, especially Facebook and Google, track all…

After the implausible development of technology, social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn emerged to play indispensable roles in our lives. In fact, there are three billion Internet users in the world that take up more than 45 percent of the total population. Among the many Internet users, nearly 2.1 billion of people have some type of social media accounts in their smartphones or tablets. Social media is crucial to our society, Sally Kohn spoke in her TED talk…

Today I am going to write about a very controversial topic. Are children more social because of the Internet? A lot of people think they are not, but I think otherwise. After reading this paper I want you to better understand why children are more social because of the Internet. I think that social media and the Internet makes people way more social. It gives them opportunities to meet new people they never would have known. Although a lot of time they will be texting when they meet they are…

JR, a French artist, once spoken, “The more social media, we have, the more we think we are connected, yet we are disconnected from each other.” Since the creation of the internet, people can access increasing information as the years go on. Whether people realize it or not, social media affects our everyday lives, such as religion and work. Just on Facebook alone, half of million people, or 6 people per second, becomes brand new users every day. When social media first came into existence, the…

The Effects of Social Networking and Job Security In a world that is surrounded by a click or a mouse, or a tap of a finger, we are able to obtain minimal to an unlimited amount of information about a person with great ease. So when does the line become drawn on personal and private? How can we being to define what is truly our personal right and private information? When can we officially mark a separation of the various compartments in our lives; work, school, home? This is where employers and…

placed beside you when doing homework, you know that it is very distracting and you feel the need to check up on your social media every couple minutes. “74% of American adults online use social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest, as of January 2014, up from 26% in 2008” (Kiesbye 1). Social networking is increasing rapidly worldwide and it has become a controversial issue. Many ask if social networking is positive or negative for today’s society. Even…

years old and I have portable laptops, IPads, IPhones, and tablets. I also remember everyone raving about MySpace and Facebook and how everyone had to have one. But, now we have an endless amount of social networking sites such as Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, YouTube, Pinterest and many other sites that have evolved and expanded many more opportunities for people to communicate. I believe that the future of social media can only get better and expand more of our social media networks.…

Statistically, everyone in this room has at least one social media account. They have become a part of most of our every day lives, at this point. If we all have them, could they really be that bad? The answer is yes… and no. When it comes to social media, it is all about the way we use it. When used as a device for connection with old friends or family members across the world, an opportunity for networking with the next potential employer, or a source of light-hearted entertainment, it is…