Social Networking

The Social Web: Voluntarily Tangled Mila Rokdack INF103: Computer Literacy Michael Chu June 24th, 2013 The social web is a set of social relations that link people through the World Wide Web. Websites have various functions and uses, but the most popular these days, are that of the social realm. Now days, people rarely pick up the phone and call each other. We no longer mail photographs to loved ones with letters attached. If we want to catch up with someone, we don’t write or call, we log on. Viewing someone’s Facebook page, and writing on their wall is the quickest way today to get in touch with someone. With privacy and copyright issues, surfing the social web can be a risky and comes with certain repercussions, but the

Social media has exploded in American culture because it makes our lives easier and the world a better place. Hard to imagine there was no Facebook or Twitter just 12 years ago. Sure there’s some negatives associated with it, but overall social media has so many benefits. In fact, here’s

1. Summary of “Five clues that you are addicted to Facebook”: The text is written by Elizabeth Cohen. The text is about how people use more time on Facebook than on social activities. Newton has a daughter on 12 years old. Newton cannot help her daughter with the homework, because she spends too much time on Facebook. Another example is Paula Pile, who is a therapist. Paula has three clients with different Facebook issues. That conclude that Facebook leads people from the real world into the network world, because people enjoy more time on Facebook than in real life. Newton checks her Facebook-site many times in a day, for social updates about her friends, she checks Facebook everywhere at work and home. Facebook can give people a wrong

2. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act (GLBA) The GLBA was signed into law on November 12, 1999 by President Clinton. Title V of the GLBA governs the collection, use, and dissemination of non-public consumer financial information by financial institutions.

Social Media Analysis Social media has become a social and cultural force that has shaped many people's lives over the course of a few short years. There are many different social media channels that people use and they have a range of differences associated with each one. YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn are three different types of social media that were chosen to illustrate some of the differences that are associated with different social media platforms. This technology is so powerful that it has actually been at least partly responsible for shaping world events. Many of the events in the Middle East were driven by social media including the overthrowing of the dictator in Egypt and the revolution in Tunisia.

ASSIGNMENT 1: SOCIAL MEDIA In today’s world where on-line business transaction is a norm, Social Media Outlets are sprouting just about every now and then to cater to the demands of the consumer public as well as to provide the means for different businesses to advertise and promote their respective services into the frontlines.

MANAGING COST IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT The global financial crisis that started in mid-2008 affected many industries, including the aviation industry. Fewer business and leisure travelers were flying due to the economic recession. Corporations and government agencies issued orders, as part of an austerity drive, for less travel or, when absolutely necessary for their senior employees, for economy-class travel. This became an opportunity for

Facebook now allows users to upload a picture of their choice to show at the top of their online profile. Aside from customizing the looks of online profiles, the content that users post on social networking sites also is a form of self expression. Certain people may always seem to have funny statuses, while another may always post quotes, while another always posts song lyrics, and another simply posts updates about their everyday life. Users of social networking sites often use their online profile as a reflection of themselves. This is one of the positive effects of social networking. It encourages creativity, self expression, and allows people to get inspired and define themselves. They use it as a way to set themselves apart from the crowd. Being different is celebrated on social networking sites, because it makes everything more interesting. Social networking is allowing some users to make friends with people they maybe wouldn't consider talking to in person, and allowing people to see some points of view they may not have considered before. It has the potential to really bring us all closer together, and gives us all a more open minded attitude about each other. Social networking has also helped to connect us with people all around the world (Pizano). Years earlier when a natural disaster or another big event would happen somewhere around the world, we would wait to find out on the news later that night. Even then, we would not see a lot of pictures and

Social-media has become a part of most college students lives, but does that affect how they do in school?

With technological advancements, social media has diversified the way news is distributed around the globe and how billions of people interact with each other. Close to 2.5 billion people will be part of social networking by year 2017.

Research Paper on Social Networking: Research Paper on Social Networking by Alessandro Cecconi EDD 8012 CRN 200820 Management and Evaluation of Instructional Technology and Distance Education Programs

An Essay Social Networking –a Paradox- Success or Failure Introduction ---Teenagers will freely give up personal information to join social networks on the Internet. Afterwards, they are surprised when their parents read their journals. Communities are outraged by the personal information posted by young people online and colleges keep track

Think about the year 2000, six years before the idea of Twitter became a reality, and four years before Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook from his college dormitory, three years before Myspace was adapted to support the idea of social networking. The rumor that many teens, young adults, and adults; may one day spend over 700 billion minutes per month on just one website like Facebook was unimaginable. The social networking sites were just a spark to other designers.

Thanks to social networking apps, it’s never been easier to keep in contact with your friends, co-workers, family and etc. Many of the best social networking apps out there have been around for a while, but as smart-phones get smarter, so do the apps, and you can now do more than ever. In 2012, half of all internet users had signed into a social network. So it’s no wonder that companies want to be where their potential customers are, and social media allows them to have more direct contact with those customers.

Introduction Social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Pinterest, and MySpace are being used among adolescent and college age individuals for several hours per day. The overwhelming use of SNS within this younger generation has been studied in numerous journals. Cyber bulling has become a serious concern that directly relates to Facebook users that make up this younger generation. Although SNS are intended to be a portal that encourages positive connections and behavior, there have been studies that link depression to the increased use in SNS such as Facebook.