Social media

Social media applications emerged into the digital age to promote connectivity and boost interactivity amongst individuals. Consequently, as time passed these social media applications re-designed themselves and created newer features to retain users by offering innovative ways to stay connected. Amongst the various new features, the sharing of location-based information made possible by “geotags”, quickly grew to become a trend across the three most popular social media applications: Facebook,…

In today’s day in age, people of all ages have become immersed into a new way of life. A life lived through social media where information from anywhere in the world is right at ones fingertips. However, not all information is “good” information, and its up to person who comes across it to take a stance on an issue. Moreover now a days when social issues flood a newsfeed many believe the most appropriate action to fight for justice is to tap the “like” button or “share” the post with their…

Fernando 1 Improvements for Facebook Networking In this written essay a vast evaluation is done of using social media in today’s society; this study is carried out taking many sources in to consideration. Social media was introduced in 1997 by a website called, “Six Degrees” which it enabled its uses to upload a profile and make friends with other users. Since then the concept of Internet social networking and connecting uses has grown into a multibillion dollar industry; creating Facebook one…

Social Media: Tweet, Like, Share Think about how much time you spend updating your Facebook status, sending out tweets, or watching YouTube videos each day. Social media is a great way for people to connect with friends, family, and even strangers from all over the globe. In today’s world, anyone can be a creator, sharing and posting content to the Internet on a variety of social media websites and applications. A hot topic for debate these days is the question if social media is actually good…

In today’s world of technologies and social media outlets, the division of a company that deals with service recovery of clients has to work faster and more innovatively than ever before. The day of word of mouth reviews is over, and the world as a whole is leaning towards technology based communication. In 2016, Statista, reports that there are 1.96 billion people in the world using a social media platform and the number is expected to reach 2.5 billion in 2018 (Stasista). This means that a…

Social Media for Social Change: Social Media Activism #BringBackOutGirls, #BoycottClippers, #ICantBreathe are examples of movements that went viral on social media through the use of hashtags. With the rise of technological advances, society has quickly embraced social media platforms, as outlets to express their opinions on almost everything from entertainment, sports, to current social and political events. Logging on to social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. has…

How has social media affected our society? "We don 't have a choice on whether we do social media, the question is how well we do it" Erik Qualman. Let 's take a trip 20 years back, during the time when people stayed home and actually communicated through mail. The time when there were no cellphones, tablets and most importantly, social medias. Now, let 's return to reality, to a world cultivated by smart devices and energy saving mobiles. Throughout this time frame, society has truly become…

Cyberbullying. Richards et. al. (2015) indicates that cyberbullying is prevalent among social media used by adolescents. Cyberbullying is the deliberate use of technology to communicate false, embarrassing and hostile information about someone (Zhang et. al., 2014). The effects of cyberbullying can be suicide, anxiety and depression. Two studies conducted in Australia and Singapore linked excessive internet use and cyberbullying to suicide (Richards et. al ,2015; O 'Keeffe& Clarke-Pearson,2011).…

Social Media America and other countries around the world are in a fast-growing technological age. In January 2015, about 2.078 billion people around the world used a form of social media (Kemp). That is a little bit over a fourth of the world's population! Celebrities are gaining followers, viral videos achieve their weekly fame, and individuals are posting their latest food confection. Social media is everywhere and is consuming the lives of many individuals. Recently, many people are…

Social media sites, such as Facebook and Instagram, are very commonly used amongst children and adolescents. Although these sites promote socialization, communication, and learning opportunities excessive use also results in reduced productivity, reduced psychological well-being, and bullying. Due to these negative effects that cause a toll on both cognitive and emotional well-being individuals shouldn’t be introduced to these sites at a very young age. Social media sites reduce productivity,…