Facebook 's Influence On Political Knowledge

How presidential candidates present themselves in the media can be proven to impact election results dramatically. Political figure using social media did not start to become more common until after the 2008 election because Twitter and Facebook were just recently created, but by looking at data from the past two elections it shows that the news presidential candidates put on their social media can correlate with how people will decide to vote. After researching what topics political candidates post and how they present themselves in the media with election results it can be established that a candidate’s presence in social media can have an impact on how people might vote in an election. “By 2008 candidate websites were standard and campaigns

In the modern and technological society which we live in today social media plays an integral part in everyday life. Social media is an online tool which allows people to communicate, share data and form groups with others sharing common interests. On social media platforms users can forms virtual communities or networks exchanging information. (Kaplan and Haenlein, 2010). Social media has become such a big part of life that the term ‘Facebook addict’ has been introduced into the urban dictionary.

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media websites have affected American elections in many forms. Candidates are now turning their attention to the people on social networks Murse (2015). They 're trying to draw more people like Millennials because they use more technology. These applicants are trying to step up and make a huge difference from the election of 2008. While in the running, the usage of social media is being used to announce what he or she is doing for the presidential campaign. For this reason, candidates, controversy, public opinion, social media and its 21st century media outlets have become the center of the 2016 election (CIO, 2015).

Social media can also play a vital role in influencing the political decisions of its users. Multiple studies have been conducted measuring Facebook’s impact on young people. Some suggest that young Internet users are more influenced by other young people online. Others suggest young voters seem to trust older users’ evaluations more (Lee). People who intend to vote need to understand that they have to think for these issues themselves. There is nothing wrong with discussing these issues with others online, but why constantly let others decide for you? Politicians have to use social media

Many people have called this process “Social Media Election” for the impact that this technological tool gendered in the United States and other countries. People from all over the world could see the presidential debates, visits of the candidates to the different states and exclusive interviews live through Facebook. In addition, the repetitions of these events circulated in Facebook during weeks, people could comment and share the information in their own profiles.

In his article “How Social Media is Ruining Politics”, Nicolas Carr argues that the media of today is more “encompassing and controlling than ever before. (Carr 1)” Media can be manipulated in a way that allows a candidate to have a perceived excellent reputation. However, it can also provide the candidate with a disadvantage by misrepresenting their ideas. As James Fallows, author of “ Learning to love the (Shallow, Divisive, Unreliable) New Media”, points out, “If ideas are misrepresented, it becomes easier to lie. (Fallows 4)” Candidates can easily change the context of their message to make it more appealing on a social media platform. this change causes political issues to become an easily overlooked. He concludes that social media is primarily “used to create a warm emotional connection for a candidate rather than keeping the focus on issues that would help our country.(Carr)” In his article, “Beware of Online Filter Bubbles”, Eli Pariser expresses similar concerns to Carr. He concedes that popular internet mediums like Yahoo and Google “filter search results to fit the needs and intrests of the user. (Pariser)” The websites “filter in what users like and filter out what they dislike. (Pariser)” His concern is that “online media personalization causes important issues to be overlooked easily. (Pariser)” His research provides a

In this day and age, social media has become an integral part of our lives. It has created a platform for people to share information instantly and communicate with people all around the world. Facebook is the most outstanding example of successful social media network. According to the first quarter 2015 earnings announcement by Facebook, the site has achieved 1.44 billion active users per month, and 65% of which are daily active users. Other social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn are also a powerful means of communication. With such a large audience, social networking sites provide ample opportunities to acquire information, network, and connect with friends.

Social media is everyday and everywhere. It’s hard to imagine today’s world without social media or social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. According to Pew Research Center, over 81 percent of Americans use a social media platforms, the number of worldwide social media users reached almost 2 billion people (Gotfried, 2016). Such a rapid growth of communication and interaction through social media leads to the question of how social media impacts society’s relationship on politics and world outlook. Nowadays social media plays an important role in impacting our culture, our political views and our view of the world. Social

The literature addressing the connection between political engagement and social media has offered diverse findings. Some scholars, such as Venezuela, Bode, Park and Kee, and Zhang, Seltzer, and Bichard discovered positive relationships between social media and political engagement. Following this, scholars Valenzuela and Vitak et al, Zuniga and Jung comprehended affirmative relationships as well, but with some limitations to specific kinds of social media. These studies confirmed a constructive relationship between social media and political engagement, but with restraints and limitations regarding citizens who would probably be engaged even without employing new media. For instance, Zuniga et al pointed out that social media may contribute to the production of networked society, but the study also has shown that the effect of social networking sites for political efficacy did not have a meaningful relationship. Vitak et al stressed that social media, Facebook in particular, may encourage a rise of political participation, for instance, through online petition, but this type of participation has little to no real world impact. However, some studies have not found a strong correlation between social media and political participation. Baumgartner and Morris, for example found low effects of social media on political engagement and political outcomes. The study has shown that “in spite of the promise social networking sites hold for increasing political interest and

The 21st century has been dominated by social media and the most popular social networking platform is Facebook. With nearly 1 Billion users in 2013 and the expected 2 Billion users in 2017, Facebook reaches huge numbers of people and provides a place for social interaction not seen elsewhere (Bolton et al 2013). Do to this extensive network, Facebook has been a popular location for research on social interactions online and looking at how groups and identities are formed. Although the specific opinions and topics addressed in these studies are very spread out do to the multiple different angles to explore there are many similarities in studies done on Facebook. The two literature reviews that I found discussed and summarized the findings reported in multiple studies about different social interactions on Facebook. Aydin (2012) found that the majority of studies done on Facebook interactions involved looking at the posts on participants profiles and also administering a survey/questionnaire to gage the persons psychological state. Carlisle and Patton (20013) demonstrated this technique themselves when they analyzed political posts during the 2012 presidential election and their correlation to voter turnout. Both studies discussed how Facebook already has the information they are interested in, as it is a free posting platform, but, it was important to be specific in narrowing down what they intended to look at. This involved creating strict categories to look at and

Visiting the websites of our official Canadian political parties, some of the first images we recognize may be a large white F on a blue background, or a small bird with a soft blue T. Although it is hard to describe an iconic symbol in text, we can vividly picture the logos of the most popular social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Twitter particularly has allowed public citizens access to a different side of the world’s leaders that we look to for answers and change. Participation and open communication in political democracy is promoted by social networking services. Citizens can easily feel informed and up to date and many view this now as a right and a need, no longer a want or wish. These are the kinds of services our society

Facebook is currently largest social networking site in the world based on monthly unique visitors – attracting 130 million unique visitors every day (Alexa Inc. 2012). The site’s popularity exploded in 2007 and it bypassed its social networking rival, MySpace, in April 2008 (Phillips 2007). Over the last few years Facebook has impacted people’s social lives in various ways. With its availability on modern smart phones, Facebook enables users to continuously stay in touch with friends, relatives and peers wherever they are in the world as long as they have internet access. It can also group people together who share beliefs and interests and has been known to even reunite lost family members and friends through its enormous social reach

on the power that social media sites possess on citizen engagement. However, a study done in 2011 examined the usefulness of Facebook pages as a way to connect citizens with each other (many-to-many) for policy input versus the utilization of those social media sites to transmit to and receive from government to citizens (one-to-many) in a more authoritative manner . The study was done to examine the use of Facebook to maintain power relations and inform citizens about their views rather than using the platform for the soft of connectivity for which it was intended: that is flat, egalitarian networked communications or even iterated and critical feedback exchanges . Results are promising to better the future link for citizen engagement. Social media can be the resource used to increase interaction between government and citizens. Today this form of social media communication is on a rise and is becoming an accepted part of everyday life. By establishing a right kind of respect and privacy this tool will replace the old with the new and open doors to new interactions between the government and social media.

The year 1983 improved many lives and made the impossible possible, and that was the internet. The internet changed the lives of people and it has become an essential part of their lifestyle; yet as years went on, the internet has progressed into something bigger than people would have ever thought of. Then the next big life changer was in 2004 and it changed society mental and physical appearance. This invention has become eat and sleep process and it has turned into an addition to the people on Earth. This addiction had become people’s new favorite drug and that is Facebook. Facebook is the most popular social networking website on the internet. The main concept to having the social network is to keep people in touch with all their

Facebook, a social networking website, has changed the way people communicate with each other. A social networking website is an online platform that allows users to create a public profile and interact with other users on the website. Facebook has even changed our most personal and private conversations and how they are conducted around the world. Since the internet’s birth in 1983, this trend of online communication has been growing. Created in 2004, now registered with more than one billion participants, Facebook’s user numbers surpass even the top four social networking websites combined. According to Wikipedia statistics, Instagram has 300 million registered users, LinkedIn has 200 million users, Classmates.com has 50 million users, and Flickr has 32 million registered users. To be further convinced of the claim that Facebook indeed changes the way we communicate, you would only need to create your own Facebook account and start participating in their social networking experience. Technology and internet usage is fused into every aspect of our society including the style of communication. The launch of Facebook in 2006 also enabled other devices such as touch phones, interactive tablets, and even advanced cars with their own networking capabilities starting in 2007. Facebook is a multibillion-dollar company and is highly recognized for connecting more people than other networks. Facebook’s long-term success can be attributed to providing entertainment, world news, and