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and time invested (Granovetter 1973). Online sites have been able to create the connection to building your network and ties. Overall, these platforms build weak ties which give access to unique resources and information more readily. Per Granovetter (1973) the most valuable weak tie is a bridge tie because it distributes an unlimited amount of information through a differentiated network which then connects individuals to a mass amount of informational support. This allows society to have the…

Ciara Campos Professor Shamiryan English 096 December 9, 2015 Women Stereotypes Today’s mass media have constantly taken over the gender society by judging the littlest things having to do with both sexes especially women. Over the years, media has shown the size and importance of the woman 's business, the health and direction of the business, the arc of the woman 's career, and her social and cultural influence. Television 's leading ladies and their complex personalities are slowly but…

Your mindset is revolved around your perspectives and experiences. You are what you watch. What makes the 1990s era better than the 2010s era? The 1990s era was the beginning of the popular cartoon network, Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon started off with a bang. The first three cartoons shown on this network were Doug, The Ren and Stimpy Show, and the Rugrats. Along with these were animated cartoons such as; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Animaniacs, Hey Arnold, Recess, Dexter’s Laboratory, Ed, Edd and…

MTV Case Study MTV is an American television channel that started in 1981. It is also called Music Television, and was owned by Viacom Media Networks. More importantly, it was found by John Sykes, Tom Freston, Les Garland, and Robert Pittman (MTV Launches). These four-intelligent individuals created an incredible source of music videos with different genres. Many people in the United States were amazed with MTV because people can watch and listen to their favorite musicians and celebrities. The…

Core voice and data networks should be fully redundant and multiple network paths to all national and international destinations should be maintained, allowing for alternate routes for calls should a transmission problem develop in any one network. As a result, the Traders International network should meet the world standard for network reliability of 99.999%. The Future is residential service offering, which provides low cost…

In the world of marketing there are several reasons that a new product may fail in its beginning phases. It is important for the product managers to do their research as well as be sure on which demographic audience he/she is trying to reach. In this paper we will discuss five reasons a product may fail in the beginning stages. One reason is called Myopic Growth Strategy this theory centers on a products longevity up against other competitive items. If the brand or product does not offer the…

It used to be all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, but in today’s society, kids as young as Kindergarten are asking for cell phones, I pads, Xboxes, ECT. So many parents are fulfilling those wishes and especially during the teenage years. These electronic devices have served as a type of baby sitter for many parents. However, keeping track of the things your children have access to is more difficult as a parent than the video games are for the kids. With all the single parents…

The Communication Act of 1934: A Critical Critique The author holds the assumption that the majority of Americans would not believe it to be true that the laws which govern access to the Internet were enacted prior to the start of World War 2. However, this is most certainly the case. The Communications Act of 1934 was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934 (cited). 5 years, 2 months, and 13 days prior to Germany’s invasion of Poland. 2016 marks 82 years since…

Handheld devices are a part of society, while some enjoy this convenience there are others who are concerned with this ever-increasing reliance on a device other than our minds. Many are ignoring the signs of the diminishing value of individual knowledge and embracing the idea of using machines to do what people have become too lazy to do themselves. As stated by Jamais Cascio “…while society’s collective memory is expanding at an astonishing rate, our internal, individual ones are shrinking.”…

Information Box or Idiot Box How television was used, and its purpose for the world? Having probably surpassed the hopes and dreams of its creators, the television has made a huge impact on the lives of billions of people. The “boob tube” or “idiot box” was initially used to help advertisers sell their products; however, it has become a means of rapidly informing the world of current events and other forms of entertainment. Widespread panic that took place in 2009 as the June 12th switch from…