Instagram is a free application that is located on cellphones in the apple store and google play. Instagram is a fun and exciting way to post your life with a lot of pictures. Strolling down my timeline I see people posting thousands of pictures about absolutely nothing or some people that have not posted in ages. “A discourse community is a group of people involved in and communicating about a particular topic, issue, or in a particular field. According to The Concept of Discourse Community, by
Your identity is something that reflects your background and culture, and shows who you are. It’s something that is always changing as you meet new people, move to new places, or simply could just change out of the blue. In the article “I’m a Social (network) Drinker: Alcohol- Related Facebook Posts, Drinking Identity, and Alcohol Use, the authors looked at the associations between social media and alcohol use and how they affect our identity. Because we are all human,we are all trying to be accepted
media and my personal account is that my account does portray a type of person that I aspire to be. Online, I am in some unconscious way making a name for myself, but the problem arises when there are no differences between my social media self and my real self. Online I portray myself as a chill, relaxed person and my Facebook reflects that very well. I am not here to impress anybody and I do not share anything for any other reason besides the fact that I enjoyed that thing. I post when I feel I
Backlash from Social Media Usage The technology that is social media can be used for many good purposes, but you should always remember to not post “prejudice/racist comments, not to share confidential information and stay away from idiotic/rude comments” (Newstex. 2015) while you are on the job. Introduction Getting backlash from your social media usage is a scare for a lot of people in this age of technology. Whether you run your company’s social media or not, having to make sure you follow the
We live in a time when people like to share some of their lives on the Internet. Social networking has been a popular activity most teenagers and adults in their daily life. It is a daily life routine for some people, whether it is interacting with friends, sharing pictures or thoughts and even advertising a certain business such as a bakery or a salon. Some popular social networking platforms include Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook. On a platform such as Facebook, anything can be shared
Digital etiquette is a modern variation of the old adage “treat others the way you want to be treated” (Behrens, n.d.) . This is an important yet difficult lesson to teach children in the digital age because they spend less time participating in face-to-face encounters and more time behind a screen. In fact children ages 8-18 spend approximately 7.5 hours using technology and social media (New Research, 2014). What makes this lesson so difficult is the fact that because children spend so much time
Gurung3 Karma Chheten Gurung Professor Sharifian Govt-2305-71013 10/25/2017 Social Media and the USA Presidency As we all know that social media has been one of the best source for proper means of communication, people have been using it to communicate with each other, and not only that but they are posting various things on social media as well. 1 Twitter and Facebook are one of the most popular social media which are used by most of the people. It has been widely popular that even celebrities and
In this age of social media, we are constantly worried about being popular. We are driven by “likes,” “comments,” and “followers.” Not caring what our peers thought, our middle school selves posted anything and everything. Now, as seniors and having had access to social media for an abundance of years, we are far more cautious about what we post but not in the way you might imagine. Instagram is a resourceful tool but, if used incorrectly, could impair your social status. Unlike in middle school
Peter Drucker is best known for being the Father of Modern Management, as well as being the author of several books and articles about innovation, entrepreneurship and strategies for dealing with the world. Drucker once said, “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said” (Drucker). Social Media has an had enormous effect on the world today. Everyday people are posting cruel comments and inappropriate posts about others without thinking about the effect it can have on that
Ximena Mejia Gonzalez 001188123 ED 2500 E Microteach Reflection Education 2500 is an introductory course requires by the Faculty of Education at the UofL as part of the prerequisites needed to apply to the faculty. As part of the course, students need to put together a microteach lesson. For my microteach, I chose to do a Grade 4 social studies lesson. I focused on provincial and national parks in Alberta. To introduce the lesson, I showed the kids a postcard I received in the mail from a friend