Instant messaging

perspectives and media itself, facilitation conversations and interactions online between groups of people” (Heidi Cohen). With the invention of social networking, people have an opportunity to interact with other people by exchanging pictures, videos, and instant messages at an utterly astonishing rate. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat…are some of many popular social network websites that are available for everybody. They use the Internet to attract billions…

Text speaking has been used by all teens and many people think that this is becoming a problem. Some people say it is bad because they do not know how to spell or read words, and some people say it is good because it helps teens become more creative when writing. Although teens become creative and can write better than teens than do not text, I am going to support the claim that text speech does harm the grammar of teens. Although it is fun texting these language shortcuts like “Lol” and…

The internet is changing our thoughts, minds, and behavior by saying that people around the world needs to look and act a definite way. It’s shaping who we are by changing what is happening around us and every human being in society. The internet has not made our lives deeper or richer because that is not the purpose of the internet, but it has made us closer to the people we love owing to the fact that if we have friends or family out of the state, people can utilize the internet to contact…

The informational and the intimate discusses the ideas of cyborgs and different identities and how we sometimes get lost within the internet from seeing whats real and what isn’t. We are constantly seeing people change on the internet with different personalities. They are behind the screen and no one can see who they really are. The social material production of new media discusses the social and different issues within the world of technology. I chose to focuses in on two different articles…

“Does the Internet Make You Dumber?” In the article does the internet make you dumber? Nicholas Carr’s main focus is that the “internet with its constant distractions, interruptions, is turning us into scattered and superficial thinkers.” He’s trying to say that the internet has a lot of negative effects on our learning and way of deep processing. He gives three main ideas supporting how the internet is turning us into scattered thinkers. The first idea is that picture emerging requires velocity…

The CHAT program provides wide ranging direct services to children (ages 0 –18) through Human Services Agency of Merced County. As stated by “Merced County “CHAT” program”http://www.mercedwib.com/youthcouncil/archive/111407_7b_YC_CHAT_Operational_Agreement.pdf they receive many referrals community wide from schools, law enforcement, child welfare, doctors, domestic violence programs, churches, and the community at large. The CHAT services are especially focused on children who are dependents of…

We all look at the same moon in the sky, and sometimes this is the only comfort those in a long distance relationship have. Some couples may not have the chance to talk for days, so they seek a sense of peace from the orb in the sky. If this is the case, though, why is anyone in a long distance relationship? With a face to face relationship, there is rarely the worry that one may not see his or her significant other for any length of time. Long distance relationships are growing in popularity,…

In the article “ Is Facebook making us lonely?” Stephen Marche provides an eye-opening piece stating the long term effects that the internet and social media portrays on the human mind and body. He provides statistics and examples of how the internet can affect our health, however these health concerns may only be affecting you because you have let them. The author demonstrates that social media is giving users a scapegoat to avoid physical contact, which in the long run is creating further…

Even in the days of traditional marketing and advertising techniques, the lines between advertising and marketing were often blurred. And using both terms interchangeably was common enough even then. But now, in the digital marketing and digital advertising era, with media mix and combo strategies ruling the roost, the lines separating adverting and marketing have been blurred even further – so much so that it is even accepted to use “online marketing” and “online advertising” as synonymous…

I believe that the book, The Shallows: What The Internet Does To Our Brains by Nicholas Carr, is right in most topics. I support the fact that humans in this generation are not as intelligent or focused as the people in the non-technology era. We enjoy summarizing stories and opinions, not thinking about creating time to listen thoroughly about the details in every reasoning. It can benefit us in some ways, but we tend to misuse our power and attempt to find loopholes or corners to cut on the…