A Brief Note On Social Media And Communication

Communication has been permanently changed by social media. A wide conceptual definition of social media, as cited in Ressler & Glazer (2010), is “The online and mobile accessible services that enable individuals to connect, collaborate, and share with others in real time.” Social media has an obvious influence on informal communication style and represents both possibility and liability for healthcare institutions. As cited in Bernhardt, Alber, & Gold (2014), “Social media provide healthcare professionals with tools to share information, to debate health care policy and practice issues, to promote health behaviors, to engage with the public, and to educate and interact with patients, caregivers, students, and colleagues.” It also presents challenges, including risks to information accuracy, organizational reputation, and individual privacy. Social media can be a very helpful in communicating among nurses and other healthcare providers while creating professional connections, and sharing experiences, but guidelines for appropriate use by healthcare providers are essential. Whether or not certain healthcare organization decides to use social media as a communications tool - social media policy still need to be implemented. Policies help establish an organization 's rules and expectations around social media.

The introduction and the spread of the Internet have revolutionized the way individuals communicate and interact with each other. According to Van and Thomas, propagation of this medium of interaction or communication makes it unimaginable to remember that only a few decades back when people had to wait for days, weeks or even months to receive letters from their friends, relatives, or various agencies (3). Today, the internet has made communication quick and cost-effective for most of the people. The latest innovation or by-product from the web is social media. There are various social media platforms, which individuals find new friends, keep

There are around 7.2 billion people on earth, of that 7.2 billion, more than 2.1 billion people have social media accounts. Various social media types include but are not limited to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. The actual definition of social media is a website or application that allows users to create and share content or participate in social networking. Social media is extremely useful in the business world and with personal expression but at the same time it also acts as a barrier between people, so things like cyber bullying and stalking or much easier to do.

Social media is a platform that has the ability to allow individuals from all over the world to connect to one another, and this has created an immense network for people to communicate with each other. Technology and social media have increased connectivity among people and this has lead to stronger relationships. Social media hasn’t hindered connectivity, it’s promoted it to another level, by allowing individuals to connect to people all over the world, making communicating easier, and helping maintain relationships,

In the article named, “Does Technology Make Us Feel Alone,” written by Michael Gonchar, “Technology is supposed to make us more connected, we can stay in touch with our friends all the times on Facebook, Instagram, and Snatchat and of course by texting, but a could technology be making us MORE alone?” That is the real question. The article stated that Gonchar conducted his own study receiving opinions from college student how technology was intruding in their relationships. A majority of the college students agreed that technology was responsible for interfering with communication and the human interaction. Also, “I Tweet,Therefore I am” written by Peggy Orenstein expressed how twitter and her feed began

Forrester Research provided the research behind Social Technographics. Their research identified six types of the social media users and how they interact in the online environment. The Social Technographics ladder presented in Figure 3.3. of our reading depicts a ladder with different participation groups at each rung. These groups include: creators, conversationalists, critics, collectors, joiners, spectators, and inactives. It is worth noting that these groups are not exclusive, meaning a user could fit into multiple categories for different interactions (Tuten & Solomon, 2013, p. 74). Skittles is a poplar candy brand known for their wacky advertising. It is no wonder that their social media marketing would be just as wacky and popular. Skittles must be very aware to the different categories of the ladder to be so successful in their social media marketing efforts.

The rapid use of social media can explain the growing trend of revenge porn occurrences (Wilson, 2014), as the advances in technology have transformed the way that sexual violence can be perpetrated (Mcglynn and Rackley, 2017). Due to the development in mobile phone technology that has become increasingly more intelligent and complex, cameras are included as a standard feature on most smart phone models, which allows people to share images and videos with ease in a matter of seconds. The technological advancements allow a person to take an incident image, distribute it and coerce a victim all via the use of one tool which makes it extremely accessible and convenient (McCartan and McAlister, 2012). In depth studies have focused on peoples

Relevance of Topic to Audience: Living in this day and age it’s impossible to escape social media. We use it all the time to communicate with our peers, professors even family members. Businesses even use it as their main form of advertising.

We live in a time where advanced technology and the vast number of social media applications give the impression that people are communicating well; unfortunately, it is an illusion. Dialogue, with words and keystrokes, flows back and forth between the wires; with Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram, we all know quite a bit about each other. Everyone knows where people are vacationing, what they are having for dinner and who is dating whom. However, with these social media “communication” tools in our hands, relationships are falling apart all around us. One of the key reasons is the lack of true communication between people. It is the cause of many breakups, and the reason marriages are dissolving into divorce. From birth into young adulthood, everyone learns by watching, mimicking, and emulating. If you want a driver’s license, one must study and practice to pass the test. Studying is required to get into college; even after college, getting a job requires learning how to interview well. Why then do people think they can successfully enjoy a lifelong marriage by simply deciding to do it with no instruction? This doesn’t make sense. Marriage is ideally a lifelong commitment of living with and communicating with another individual, day in and day out, for the rest of one’s life; until death do us part is a long time. Statistics for the divorce-rate are high, and that journey does not lead down a path of a happy, holy matrimony. Nobody wants to be part of this statistic,

There are implications when parents fail to understand some apparent psychological distresses this generation of adolescents are experiencing due to the communication done on social media. These psychological distresses that many adolescents are experiencing when they communicate on their social media sites seem to fall within the criteria for major depression. Since rates of teen depression are on a rapid rise and social media is their primary source of communication, this research study wants to explore if the internalizing symptoms they are experiencing fall in the criteria for major depression. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative study is to understand how the constant communication done on social media impacts adolescent depression in San Antonio, TX. In fact, recent studies show that when teens spend more time on their electronics and less time on in-person social interactions, they experience and struggle with different internal symptoms like loneliness (Twenge, 2017).

Technology is a key element in the world today. In today’s society social media and social networking seem to play a vital role in people’s lives all around the world. There are some that debate whether it is improving or immobilize communication skills. I will not only focus on the negative impacts on communication because there are some positive impacts on communication through social media. I will explore how social media strengthens and weakens communication skills. According to Merriam-Webster the definition of social media is it forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and social blogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos). Now in days social media has a major impact in everyone’s daily lives whether you at work, just woken up in the morning, or out shopping.

A limitation of this project stems from the limited study on this subject. The internet is a relatively new mission field and the internet presents unique challenges with limited case studies to evaluate. As a result, this evangelistic tool is confronted with much reluctance and concern. First, some argue that evangelism should be a face to face encounter and not from the internet. Inviting folks into this new dimension of ministry is very challenging. Additionally, because the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers are less likely to be active on social media, they are harder to convince that social media ministry is a good for the church. “One of the issues surrounding social media is the digital divide because of the lack of knowledge about computers and the lack of access to computers as well as high speed broadband (wifi).” This limits who you can reach with social media and actually creates a digital schism with economic and social barriers. She says, “…the gap between the technological have and have nots becomes deep a deep divide when high-speed broadband is unavailable and inaccessible because of cost.”

Social media websites allow users to be able to freely communicate their thoughts, likes and dislikes, advice, photos, and more to those who follow them or whom they follow on websites such as Facebook and Twitter. Users are then able to communicate back and forth with one another on an instant basis. This communication tool has quickly revolutionized the realm of advertising and marketing by making the communication a two-way street. Advertisers are now able to interact with their target audience by posting digital ads through their news feeds on websites like Facebook and even suggesting companies that are similar to the ones that the user has previously liked. With this interactive communication tool at hand, it is highly recommended that advertisers advertise their product/brand through social media.

During a crisis, social media channels such as blogs, Facebook pages and instant messages can be used to keep stakeholders updated, stay connected with stakeholders, and collectively find a solution to overcome a crisis (Ulmer et al., 2015). While a number of social media characteristics are typically considered before its adoption in communication activities, three characteristics are mentioned more frequently in communication literature. In most crisis communication studies, speed, ease of reach and a personalized conversation are recognized advantages of social media. These particular advantages were supported by Schultz and colleagues (2012) in their review of the existing literature on this topic. Compared to traditional media, which

In my personal experience, social interaction online it helps me to keep in touch with families, friends and also for networking, but in general my post is more likely about my family , “Selfies” or just simple funny post that I may like. In particular, social media allows me to have easy communication access with significant other that are out of the country.