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Generation Like Social media has taken over our lives. You are probably using social media at this very moment. You could be updating your Facebook status, re-tweeting a celebrity’s tweet, posting a selfie on Instagram or even just scrolling through Tumblr. Whatever you are doing, you are probably using social media to do it, but hoe is social media using you? Generation Like, a documentary on PBS Frontline (an American TV program), explains how corporate marketers turn enthusiastic fans, into…

In “Can You Become a Mean Meme” and “Are You Being Watched” by Kristen Lewis inform you about many positive and negative things about the use of social media and ways to fix it. In these articles, there is the positive about social media which is you can keep in touch with people and there is also the negative point about social media which is that anything can happen on social media and most of the time you can’t control it. There are also the ways that you can fix like making something else to…

In today's social media or mass media has become the norm for communications and, anyone who employs different methods is thought to be a troglodyte. This is what brings me to my next point, people who don't use social media can still be effected it. Since social media or mass media are all relatively new things the long term effects of it have yet to be discovered, however, people are leaning towards the idea that it is not healthy for a person's psychological health. There have been many…

Social media has been a part of the modern world for many years now. Social websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. Examples of this include: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other sites. Social media has proven to be useful and efficient over the years. However there can be some complications in using these sites. In this paper I will show how social media goes against some of the Catholic Social Teaching by the following…

Taco Bell’s Response To say that social media is a powerful communication tool would be an understatement. In today’s microwave society, social media is the heartbeat of the ever-turning world. In fact, a company that utilizes the social network platforms stands a greater chance of succeeding in the massive industries. Equally, even when an enormous corporation is under fire with false allegations, the social media family can aid in the freedom of the company. How can a company utilize such a…

“Like, You Should Literally Read This! ” In a day and age where sliced bread and reality television exists, what more could we ask for? Where the youth thrive and only the best of photos prevail. Of course, social media. Apps like Instagram and Snapchat are examples of social media platforms. These apps are almost like magic, you post something and everyone who “follows you” can see how much “better your life is”. Social media has altered our lives for both the better and the worse. Apps like…

Throughout the years social media has been identified as both a positive and negative role in the lives of young adults. The media now has expanded in a broad range of uses that consist of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and etc. The media allows individuals to have a glance at the lives of others simply by viewing one’s own images and videos of themselves. Although the media can play a positive effect in the lives of individuals it can also reinforce undesirable feelings concerning one’s own body…

“Retweet” is a common expression now used by teenagers when they approve of what someone else has to say. With this simple word we can see just how much social media influences our lives. Journalist and staff writer for The New Yorker, Malcolm Gladwell, in his article, SMALL CHANGE: Why the Revolution Won’t Be Tweeted, discusses how social media will never replace the effectiveness of high risk activism. Gladwell’s purpose is to convince people that social media isn’t as promising to change…

Gil de Zúñiga, H., Jung, N., & Valenzuela, S. (2012). Social media use for news and individuals' social capital, civic engagement and political participation. Journal of Computer‐Mediated Communication, 17(3), 319-336. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of Social Networking Sites use on citizen’s political participation and social capital accumulation. The authors developed a survey that was emailed to a random sample of American adults. The authors used Ordinary Least…

The use of social media is becoming a feature of political and civic engagement for many Americans. Some 60% of American adults use either social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter, and a new survey had shown that 66% of those social media users or 39% of all American adults have done at least one of eight civic or political activities with social media. 66% of social media users have employed the platforms to post their thoughts about civic and political issues, react to others’…