Web 2.0

The next time you scroll through social media, take a look. What are people posting? Let’s take some wild guesses: photos of their dogs, photos of their friends, photos of themselves by themselves. Take a look at the captions, too. What are they saying? Some even *wilder* guesses: their opinions, their likes, dislikes, rants about things happening in their lives. Every time most of us post online, we’re just *dying* to tell everyone about the latest thing in our lives. We under this under the…

Due to the growing popularity of social media sites, Canadian Tire and Midas have made their presence known on: Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare. The largest presence is seen on Facebook. When going onto the Canadian Tire Facebook page you are exposed to a number of options. First, it will tell you about the company, and display the most recent flier; its newsfeed is full of events happening in the community along with present promotions. Their Twitter page has the same format and information,…

Does Social Media Have Bad Effects on Relationships? Do you think you would be connected to as many people if there were no social media? Do you think social media puts a strain on relationships? I believe that social media does have a bad effect on relationships, even though social media is sometimes good for finding them in the first place. Think about all the relationships you have been in, and the relationships you have heard your friends tell you about. I bet you could tell me at least two…

This essay examines the way ‘new media’ has affected the relationship between the media consumers and producers and how the audience are becoming the creator of their own media content. Today people tend to rely on social media as their main source of information, and through multiple new media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. they are not only able to produce but also distribute their content. The essay will discuss how easy access to information, sharing and collaboration has…

The hashtag, double crossed parallel lines, has been on keyboards and used as a symbol to represent numbers for many years before becoming a phenomenon in the world of social media. Creator, Chris Messia was the first recorded person to use the “hashtag” on Twitter in 2007. Almost two years later, Twitter has incorporated hashtags into their app. As a result of hashtag popularity Twitter introduced “trending topics” which displayed the most recent and popular hashtags. Now eight years on, media…

information about themselves on social media; indeed sites themselves encourage those to share their information to expand their networks. However, very few teens embrace a fully safe way to introduce themselves on the web. Putting certain information, or false information on the web can lure the wrong people into one’s life. With that being said, that fact that pain could be brought into another beings life, has been a big issue within juveniles and social…

The Effect of Social Media on Youth Social media has had a huge impact on the world, especially our youth. There 's not a day that goes by without media cracking into their lives. Social media has created an environment for teens to keep in touch with friends and family and also stay up to date with the latest news and trends. Because of this, teens have the urge to stay connected constantly. Though this sounds harmless, the use of social media can also have its negative effects on youth.…

Social Media: the Solution or the Problem? Many parents are worried about their child’s early exposure to technology. Toddlers are glued to their iPads, and 7-year-olds have their own phones. But what about teenagers? Teenagers are old enough to understand; they won’t spend all their time online. Almost all teens have their own phone, and they are nearly guaranteed to have a social networking account. Most teens do spend all of their time online, usually on their social media account. From the…

Businesses rely heavily on social media for their products or services. According to the web article, How Social Media Can Impact Business, “social media websites… represent a huge opportunity for businesses to grab the attention of customers while simultaneously building a brand image.” Indeed, every time a consumer looks on social media they…

“I can 't remember a world without social networking. Whatever did we do without Facebook and LinkedIn and Twitter? How did we connect? Set up meetings? Reach our audience? Connect with employees and investors? Oh, right. The phone. And email. And face-to-face meetings. And coffees and networking events. How much, and how little, our world has changed”. (von Rosen, LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day) I am experiencing the same situation as von Rosen. Before I came to the States from China a year…