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Social media has had an impact on our politics, business, socialization, privacy, and relationships. If our society was challenged with not going on social media for a day, we would be in a lot of trouble. The impact that social media has had on our society is excessive. Social media has allowed us to gain access to any news, or information about almost anything at a faster rate. Although Social media has its positive effects, it also has negative effects that can hinder our outlook on life.…

In the article “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?”, Stephen Marche asked, “Does the Internet make people lonely, or are lonely people more attracted to the Internet?” His general conclusion described Facebook as a tool, and loneliness results from how people use it. People use social media to open themselves up to the world. Positive consequences of this include developing and strengthening relationships between people separated by distance. On the other hand, loneliness and mental health issues…

1. Perform an ethical analysis of Facebook, what is the ethical dilemma presented by this case? Identify and describe the facts clearly: • Facebook made 3.2 billion in advertising revenue in 2011; 85% of their total revenue. • Facebook launched its IPO (Initial Public Stock Offering) in 2012. • Facebook utilizes their own users online activities to their own benefit; obtaining as much data as possible from each individual. • With this data, they can serve adverts that are relevant…

When you read John Paul Titlow’s essay ”Me: Instagram Narcissism and the Scourge of the Selfie,” people like to believe that looking through someones account or at their information, might be going too far. Some might not think anything about it because the site allows people to post certain posts, pictures, quotes, and videos. People enjoy to let everyone know how they feel and think. When scrolling through Instagram the users might have several thoughts such as: “#please #stop #hashtagging…

“The Great Forgetting” by Nicholas Carr and “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” by Stephen Marche tell stories of how technology can be great but there are some under lying aspects which can make it detrimental. Carr writes about how technology can cause some catastrophic events if it malfunctions and our reliance on it has made us observers instead of participants which is causing a decline in our ability to perform tasks. Marche talks about the benefits and drawbacks of using Facebook. He suggests…

We are currently living in a world surrounded by the powerful realm of social media. It has become such an essential part of our daily lives that it has managed to integrate itself into the school environment. In the article “Using Facebook to Teach Rhetorical Analysis”, Jane Mathison Fife discusses how consumed the current generation is in Facebook, and uses it to teach students an important lesson about traditional rhetorical devices. In this article, the author, a professor at Duke…

Connection. It's something we all do to bond with each other. It's how we communicate, whether face-to-face or on the Web. Some think it's superficial, while others see it as a valuable way to experience conversation, which is what we see in the readings from class. While it's complicated by danah boyd focuses on the positives of the connection we experience in today's world due to social media, the op-ed piece, "The Flight From Conversation," by Sherry Turkle seeks to bring awareness to how…

Social Media Affecting Relationships Christina Mendoza Grand Canyon University Christina Mendoza UNV 104 October 8, 2017 Jason Aroz Social Media Affecting Relationships More than half of the population uses some type or form of social media which is the formation of most relationships being developed. It has become an everyday essential and almost necessity. Social media, an addiction, that ultimately affects implicated relationships. If we’re honest, it can either make or break the…

Purpose2Play YouTube Analysis Brittany Alvarado, a former college athlete and cancer survivor, is the content manager for the women’s professional soccer team in Orlando. Alvarado also works for Purpose2Play, a sports company that creates videos to focus on the background stories and the adversity that professional athletes have endured throughout their lifetime. In Alvarado’s video, she interviewed a professional soccer player who is legally blind in one eye. Purpose2Play and Alvarado use…

Social media has become so much more than just a way to communicate with your family and friends, it has reached new heights that has made it a broad topic. The first characteristic that comes to mind would be easy, the social media apps are accessible on every smartphone device or tablet and most times when people are using their phones they are accessing a social networking site. With sites like Facebook and Twitter allowing users to speak their minds freely, opinionated is probably the most…