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Are Social networking sites good for students ? What is the fastest way to connect people from different places in the world ? In the modern world, social networking sites have become a very common way for people to communicate and socialize with each other. Nowadays, most adolescents use social networking sites as their daily lives. Therefore, the number of users of social networking sites has dramatically increased. Based on research, Biswajit Das and Jyoti Shankar Sahoo state that,…

Values Across Pop Culture Have you ever watched a movie or an episode of TV? Have you seen how society values other people and their objects? It is just straight up trash how we treat people nowadays. What about music? Have you actually listened to what the singer is saying? It is all putting negative images in the listeners head. Possibly one of the most negative affects of social networking or media is that it causes the users to get addicted. A value is a general idea that certain types of…

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…

Social Networking Should Be Banned In today’s world, we are faced with many addictive drugs, like heroin and marijuana that have the potential to destroy the lives of users. However, an even more addictive like drug that is available to all ages and that has the same ability to destroy the lives of users is social networking websites. At first, social networking websites were created to boost the social lives and connectivity for the people around the world. However, they have turned into an…

Social Media is part of our lives; most people have Facebook, Instagram, texting, YouTube and the list goes on. Some say it helped our lives tremendously, some says it has destroy their lives to where simply there is no return such as death. There is a bad in everything and social media sadly has a big evil side to it, most teens will ignore this but there is a high level of cyber-bullying; the biggest problem using social networking platforms such as Facebook, MySpace, twitter and texting. Many…

The Dangers of Social Media In this world of fast-paced media accessibility it is hard to find the time and patience for heart to hearts with those we love most. Ten years ago, social networking was an exciting way to pass the time. We lived in our own little worlds, now we were able to connect with people outside of our vicinity. Now though we are in danger of losing our connection to reality. Long gone are the days of just sitting around and having a long talk with our friends, family dinners…

The internet is arguably one of mankind’s greatest creations. Through the internet many great things are achieved such as social networking. In today’s society having some sort of social media account is almost mandatory as it has become an important communication tool. Social networking is great in many ways it has basically evolved how people connect with each other, allowing them to catch up people who they may have not seen in a while or those who live far away from them, while be able to…

Over the years, the journalism and photographers become more important to our daily lives. The more they are developed the more they affect on us. Journalism and photography even have had a huge impact on politics. We can easily find a lot of information that we need through the TV, radio or newspapers. We can say that these tools have improved and revolutionized the way searching comprehensive information. More noteworthy is the launch of Google in the 90s, this is a searching page largest…

“I Am So Totally Digitally Close to You” written by Clive Thompson and “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr both delineate how technology has changed the way individuals interact with others and the way it influences ones point of view. Carr and Thompson also contrast because Carr finds with technology becoming a predominant source of information, the ability to focus and think critically is hindered while, Thompson shows how the use of social media on a daily basis can control lives.…

Evolution of technology has created a significant transformation in the process of educating. It has become an essential part of society and the ability to communicate, learn and grow. The unlimited information has become a tool, in which students, teachers, and everyday workers use on a daily basis. Sherry Turkle, author of “Selections from Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other”, focuses primarily on the connection between progression of technology and the…