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the game changer in the early 90’s. People got a new way to communicate wirelessly from any corner to any corner in the world. Started with email, then instant messaging. And then combining many features at once, social media became a common platform for a huge population over the word. For e.g., Facebook has 1.7 billion currently active users. Good: With the growing pace of social media, people all over the world are able…

was a useful tool for me until I took my first trip to France, where I started to miss my families and friends and I then create an account, just to communicate pricelessly with them. Back then, there were no prevalent features as video chat or voice and photos upload, as Facebook is doing nowadays. We were at least able to text message and the security awareness was not a huge concern yet. The usability of the internet nowadays is subject of worries and contradiction. From employers…

social media content to obtain intimate insights on dating trends/ideas. As a result, social media is having potentially profound negative effects on contemporary dating and its derivatives. One of these effects includes unhealthy behaviors, such as Facebook stalking, in persons using social media to seek desired information related to their dating needs. In doing this however, some people run…

Social Networking: Friend or Foe? Imagine a group of life-long friends that are looking forward to spending quality time together on their upcoming trip to the beach house. They spent months planning and working around each other’s schedules to come up with the perfect retreat. On the way to the beach, each friend starts to envision how enjoyable it will be to catch up and relax with their closest friends. When they arrive, everything goes according to plan until someone decides to pull out…

this study in which it argues that since media and technology users are very active, and goal directed, users thus associate their need for gratification with a specific media. As a result, this forces other media outlets for example Twitter vs. Facebook to compete with each other in order to satisfy the user's need. Similarly, active social media users for example select specific platforms (i.e. Instagram, twitter, snapchat) in order to satisfy their needs based on "media content (i.e. filters,…

years ago social media was just a trend, there was little communication compare now it’s more broad ,an example would be 'face-book ' individual didn’t really see the point of using Facebook until years later , when it became more familiar , popular and more and more people got interested in the use of Facebook than twitter come around to when they thought it was pointless to capture what really what was going…

the week I can’t help but find myself clicking back and forth between Facebook and the work I’m looking over. Before I know it, it’s past midnight and I’ve found myself only half way through the work I intended on completing for the day. I’m sure I’m not alone on this, I’ll notice classmates scrolling through their feed during a lecture, or checking their instagram account periodically as they do work in the library. Facebook and social media in general consumes hours upon hours of time…

Oskar Wirga [Pun on Facebook] The habit of thought is one which identifies our clouds of emotion as fact, as something to be interpreted with the utmost diligence, and often time our habits detract from living in the present. Social media has been playing an important role in how we view the world, our friends, and ourselves. It has also created new habits of ours, such as manicuring our profiles to be perfect, over-sharing or letting everyone know the most minute details of our lives, or it…

transaction or stolen. Also, we can eliminate language barriers, through the use of translator apps or translating devices, farther enhancing our social connections. Plus, cell phones expand our social networks through apps like Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. With all of these features we can communicate more than ever! However, even the most basic of phone can expand our ability to communicate.…

Margaret Foley is the brand manager for UnME Jeans. UnME jeans was “one of the most successful up-and coming players in the junior denim market.” Their name is derived from “you and me” to encourage teenagers and young women to be unique and individual. The brand also wants young women to break away from peer pressure; instead of falling into peer pressure they encourage accepting and appreciating different styles. Foley is faced with the challenge of expanding her marketing efforts into Web 2.0…