Web development

The internet is arguably one of mankind’s greatest creations. Through the internet many great things are achieved such as social networking. In today’s society having some sort of social media account is almost mandatory as it has become an important communication tool. Social networking is great in many ways it has basically evolved how people connect with each other, allowing them to catch up people who they may have not seen in a while or those who live far away from them, while be able to…

For the past two decades, we’ve thought of “new media” as the upstart and “old media” as reliable media. But what if new media isn’t as new as we think it is and maybe old media isn’t the oldest type of media? Though many people believe that we have come such a long way from previous social media outlets, nothing has really changed. Twenty years ago, my mother was calling her friends on landlines and meeting up at the local cafes. Today, I’m calling my friends on my iPhone and meeting up at the…

Action Plan The Action Plan, shown in Appendix E, outlines the key recommendations in terms of changes Movember Canada can implement in their future social media strategy in order to maximize the effectiveness of their social media assets. The Action Plan can be referred to when the following topics are being discuss below in more detail: various channels, actions required, priority, frequency, the measurement of success. Channels. Each social media channel has a unique table with distinct…

Similar to the study demonstrated by Wilcox and Stephen, Murat Korkmaz, Nurhayat Celebi, and Ali Serdar Yucel experimented on how social networking effects today’s youth ranging from high school to college students. There were 894 individuals observed in total within an eight month period. Specific groups were instructed to complete a survey consisting of eighty questions. The survey had two separate sections. The first section included questions towards the use of social networks on a scale…

Did you know one out of five couples meet on social media? That just goes to show how different our world has become with the use of this new way of networking. A relationship with social media however is much different then a relationship with a person and mine is not all that compared to people relationships. Social media has grown to mean many things but to me social media is not my life, it is a way of communication, and a new way to hear the news. To begin, I don’t have many means of social…

Social Networking: The lack of Social Interaction One of the humans’ needs in life is communication. We communicate between us in order to deliver a message, such as express our feelings and our ideas. The early Neanderthal used drawing as a way of interacting with each other. Back 6000 years age, the Sumarine created the first graphic form communication (writing) which helped us to Record information, in order to pass it from generation to the other. In the modern ear which we are live…

“Turning potentially negative situations into positive ones was one of the biggest opportunities social media offered” (Kaylene Moore). Everyone uses social media in their everyday lives, whether it is Facebook, Instagram, or something as simple as email. What would businesses do without social media? The use of social media has made a big impact on businesses. Social media has made a positive impact on businesses because it has saved time and money. It has allowed businesses to reach out to…

Technology has become such a big part of our culture as the years go on. We’ve been consumed by it and in many ways it affects our daily lives. From the alarm that wakes us up in the morning, to the reminders we have set for the day and most importantly how we connect with one another. I know as a teenager, the first thing I do when I wake up is check my phone. Sometimes after getting up I’ll sit in my bed for at least 20 minutes checking the posts I’ve missed while I slept. An abundance of…

In the article, “Teaching Students How to Integrate and Assess Social Networking Tools in Marketing Communications,” Schlee and Harich discuss how students responded to the challenge of using web site analytics to evaluate the effectiveness of social media promotions (2013). Not only did it help them in their evaluation, but it prompted them to try new approaches to reaching people. Students responded to the analytics study with positive feedback…

The Dangers of the Overuse of Social Media and Cell Phones C.G Jung, a well-known Swiss psychiatrist once said, "Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic is alcohol, morphine, or idealism" (Web). When many people hear the word "addiction" they think of alcohol, drugs, sex, etc. Although those are still very prominent addictions, over time, things have evolved. As this society has transitioned into a more technology advanced age, this generation has become addicted to…