Social networks

Though there are some positive concepts about the internet that help us, there are also many negatives. People are more connected than ever in today’s world through social media and electronics, but that is not necessarily a good thing when one considers the effects of it when those people disconnect. When you think about social media and electronics you…

Despite the increasing size of the human population, modern humans are even more inclined to try to keep in touch with others, and forge relationships that would be impossible in previous eras. Because of this, social networking sites and applications have been on the rise as people strive to maintain relationships with those close to them. It comes as no surprise then that Snapchat has been one such application that has seen tremendous success in attracting consumers. Snapchat allows people to…

contained no reason or explanation. The extremely convenient social media networking has changed our very social connections and communications. The advancement of today’s technology has evolved our lives into a series of instant messages and status updates instead, of the traditional face to face meeting. Online social networking has had an adverse impact on interpersonal communication as our society has become compulsive with social media and their…

In the article “The Flight From Conversation,” Sherry Turkle discusses how people’s lives are associated with social media. Turkle states that communications conducted by social media are quick and shallow. She also argues that electronic devices won’t help people to build up real connections. Finally, Turkle suggests that people should have more face-to-face conversation and communicate less with people by their cellphones. Turkle uses the term “alone together,” which means that people have…

changed, but so has technology. Instead of having to physically go out and talk to other people, the internet and many websites, specifically social networking sites, allow for communication between almost anyone, as long as every person has internet connection, no matter where they are. A major controversy that has recently come up is ad targeting among social networking websites, specifically Facebook. Ad targeting…

It is important to generally evaluate a problem with various assessment tools as applicable and available as possible. In the same way, it is important to do make use of proper assessment tools in order to weigh the effect of Internet addiction, and follow accordingly to resolve the addictive behavior. According to Laconi et al. (2014), the “increasing research interest in Internet addiction has led to the development of numerous scales assessing this disorder” (p. 191). In order to assess…

The use of social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook in 21st century has become ubiquitous. In recent years, the number of users of Facebook has increased exponentially. AscomScore, a company specialized in media measurements and headquartered in Reston, VA reported, the unique visitors of Facebook site in US was about 2 million in November 2004. Exactly one decade later, the number has grown approximately 50 times to 102 million (comScore 1). By September 2015 the unique visitors of…

wake up, and for most people, their first reaction is to pick up their phone, and go through each social networking sites and apps. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Myspace are just a few social networking sites that are accessed daily by people around the world. LinkedIn, Monster, Simply Hired, and Craigslist are some of the most popular sites when you’re currently job hunting. In today’s society, social networking can be both positive and negative. It is up to you how you decide to use it.…

Nielsen Company 2014 Report-Millennials Breaking the Myths, younger and older millennials are “social media junkies”. They are constantly tuned in to some form of social media application whether it is on their smartphone, laptops, or desktop. Therefore, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram will be utilized for direct advertising to raise brand awareness about Snapple products and to promotion the Snapple social media campaign that will run throughout the calendar year. Budgeting for Facebook and…

Instagram, and Google+, there is an increase of mobile devices being used and people preferring to browse news on social media, which challenges traditional news brands. People no longer use televisions, posing increasing challenges to traditional television of advertising. In 2005, Facebook launched its first social media advertising, and no one could predict that ten years after in 2015, social media advertisements have generated $8.4 billion of revenue to Facebook. Nowadays, when you watch…