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In a single day, teenagers, ranging from 13 to 18, spend over nine hours on entertainment media, and at least thirty-two minutes of this time is spent on Instagram (“Landmark Report”)(Wagner). Instagram boasts that it has over 800 million users that are active every month (Balakrishnan and Boorstin). With such large quantities of individuals using this social media platform, no really question the fact that instagram is shaping the way many people live their lives. Instagram not only provides a…

The article “trial by twitter” written by Ariel Levy really interested me because of the topic it was on. Almost everybody in the twenty-second century is using social media and it plays a big part in most people's everyday life. People use it to share what they are doing or even just to communicate. It is a way for people to connect without there having to be in person interaction. This can sometimes be a good and even sometimes a bad thing. Social media can tribute both positive and negative…

We live in an era where social media is at its peak. Many people are of the opinion that social media has contributed to new age revolutions, however Malcolm Gladwell is one of the few who have contradicting ideas. In his article “Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted”, he argues that “social media can’t provide what social change has always required.” In his defense, he asserts that social media is a tool, not a cause of social change. He narrates with a number of examples, using…

Social Networking Social media has been on the uprise since 2003 founded by Tom Anderson. Since then social media has skyrocketed not only by creating interactions between people, but also as a marketing platform. Interacting and supplementing to vulnerability online can be dangerous when compared to dating people traditionally. Meeting people in person gives people the security of knowing who they're dealing with, and what information they want to share. Since the uproar of social media, two…

Why should we participate in “Shut down your screen” week? This week is when students give-up their devices and focus on something more than Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, etc. By participating in this activity we can be focused on other things in our lives. Such as, interact more with family and friends, be more active and focus more on school. We should participate in “Shut down your screen” week, because we can be able to have more time with our family and friends. We usually don’t interact…

When I clicked on Generation Like (citation), I thought the video would be about conformity or how everyone is like each other. Instead it was referencing likes as in Facebook likes. The video talked about more than just social media though. It asked the question "What are companies doing to our kids through technology and how can they and we be more aware?" (Citation). This video is a good start in helping people become more aware of how the different platforms of social media are used to…

Snapchat and Instagram are very popular apps, which most teenagers and young adults have on their phone. Snapchat is an app that is geared towards those who want to message each other either with pictures or text. Instagram is an app that is mostly used for posting pictures and creating a page to keep those pictures on. Everyone has their own preference, but most prefer Snapchat. Snapchat is geared towards those who want the ability to say something and not have it stay around. Snapchat has…

Social Media and Writing Rough Draft Social media is defined as: “forms of electronic communication (as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary 1). People can use social media for all sort of reasons, some people use platforms like Facebook and Twitter to communicate with friends and followers and let them know about their life. Other…

Due to the growing popularity of social media sites, Canadian Tire and Midas have made their presence known on: Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare. The largest presence is seen on Facebook. When going onto the Canadian Tire Facebook page you are exposed to a number of options. First, it will tell you about the company, and display the most recent flier; its newsfeed is full of events happening in the community along with present promotions. Their Twitter page has the same format and information,…

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