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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…

Much of the population today is involved in some sort of social media platform; either Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, or YouTube. These sites can be beneficial and serve to be informative or provide entertainment, however nurses must be cautious to use any type of social media. Nurses should be aware of potential consequences of accidentally breaching patient’s privacy and confidentiality, or inappropriately engaging with patients online. These consequences vary in severity from termination to time…

Police Department on Facebook for several years now and I believe it to have been a good decision for me. The Aurora Police Department posts about many different issues such as current community events, breaking news in the world of law enforcement, traffic alerts, and such. Having previously resided in that area and gong about tat area on a daily basis, I found the traffic alerts and warnings to be very helpful. For example, if I am going out of town, it helps to see on Facebook If there was a…

ads on Facebook. They have them on the side and within my newsfeed. I have been exposed to a lot of people and products that I would not have had the chance to if it weren’t for the ads. My favorite part of the ads is that it is 100% my choice weather or not I click the ads or not. I appreciate that Facebook gave me the power back. I would like to think that they vet their ads a bit so maybe it would be safer to click on the ads that I see then if they popped up on a random site. Facebook has…

this type of media is in it for the profit or to make society better. According to an article, “10 Ways Social Media is Transforming the World” by Lisa Galarneau, Social Media has improved our culture in several ways. Companies like Twitter and Facebook have helped us improve our culture in many ways. First off, these companies have helped us challenge the status quo. We can nearly connect to anyone around the world, it is very difficult to find someone…

their managers. Although innovative in promoting and attaining new business but also affecting companies reputations, beliefs and cultures if not monitored by upper management. It is great for networking but how much time being spent on such sites as Facebook, Snap Chat, and Instagram, just to name a few, is taking away…

should be allowed to use social media sites available to those under the age of 18, or if a ban should be imposed. One of the articles I decided to read is How Vital is Facebook for Free Expression? The article notes that those in favor of the ban argue that sex offenders can gather information on probable victims from sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Furthermore, there are numerous other news outlet and online communication tools available where offenders can communicate with…

Facebook is the most popular online social media networking software used globally by both individuals and businesses. It is an online place where people can potentially meet; send messages, play games, share photos and videos, and much more. It is a site used as means to interact with friends or fans. Their mission is to allow people to share and connect with friends and family online. Their intention was for people to use Facebook to discover what is going on in the world and express feelings…

about the life of Mark Zuckerberg and the rise of the social media website, Facebook. The movie brings about abroad range of issues that social network brings about such as, cyber bullying and hacking. It also raises the question: Is social media cutting us out from reality? We see in the movie that in college, Mark spends more time on his computer than he does out with friends. Many believe that social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, have brought us farther away from reality; a negative…

Introduction and Basic Information of Article Danish researchers Jensen and Sørensen, who work and write for Nordicom, are concerned about how social networks shifted its role from social interaction and bonding with others to work as a social negotiation, which leads to reshape and redefine of the existed relationship and friendship (Jensen & Sørensen, 2013, p. 60). Their study suggested that the outcomes were similar to research from Danah Boyd`s “social converges” and “networked publics”…