Essay on The Facebook Phenomena

The carnival grotesque, with its freak shows and abnormal humans, was very popular and controversial back in the late 18th to early 19th century, by then it had matured into a distinct form of entertainment. In the 21st century, has the concept become dated? Has the freak show been revealed for the mistreatment and subjugation of many poor human beings? We live in times where many things that were once discriminated are now accepted and many kinds of people recognized as members of society and although there are instances that would challenge that notion, it is only a minority. This represents the progress mankind has made to understand one another. But has the idea of the freak show been abandoned with this new period? It is unfortunate

In the article, titled “Facebook in a Crowd” Hal Niedzviecki discusses his experience with Facebook. Niedzviecki started his account and quickly had about 700 on-line “friends.” In his own words, he was “absurdly proud of how many cyberpals, connections, acquaintances, and even strangers I’d managed to sign up.” (Niedzviecki, 958) But he also had a 2-year-old at home, was a workaholic, and liked being left alone. He had very few real friends. So he decided to have a Facebook party to get to know some of his new friends.

Social media has drastically changed our ability to stay focused on what is going on in our immediate vicinity. Students are religiously connecting themselves to these sites and are continuously signing online to check their status, some could even say that they are addicted. Even while in class, students are on their laptops or smartphones and spend the majority of their time checking their 'home page' and partially (if at all) listening to the lecture of their teachers. The partial

According to Dunn (2011), most of the students depend upon the convenience of learning material from these sites which means their learning skill deproves. They spend their maximum time in these sites instead of spending with friends and family. This social networking is not

New media has been easily made available everywhere and Facebook in particular as one of the world most popular social networking site (SNS) can be made accessible from desktops, laptops, smartphones and tablet because of this, almost everybody can have access to Facebook anywhere they go. For the most reason, due to the introduction of new media, Facebook plays a key role communication and staying in touch with families, friends, acquaintances, businesses, groups meetings and a whole lot of others. Moreover it has also been useful in growing markets and advertising mediums through big companies, brands and highly respectable top class businesses. New media as a broad topic can be defined as a “form of communication which transmits information through a medium that uses routers and servers via high-speed internet and involves materials been received via desktops, computers, tablets and smartphones”.

A very controversial opinions are presented in the article ' 'Should teachers friend their students on Facebook?" by American Teacher scholar magazine. Nancy Willard, director of Embracing Digital Youth and author of Cyber Savvy, thinks it is very crutial to keep a professional communication and a proper distance with students, because social media, if not used properly, may raise a great public concern, and thus, will be treated as an invasion of a personal space. On the other hand, due to Lauren Isaacs Schimko, a math teacher in the North Rockland Central School District and secretary of the North Rockland Teachers ' Association, Facebook may be a great communication tool for teachers-students-parents socializing, helping to enhance

In recent months, the comments made by some young men part of Facebook group, and educational community, have stirred up a lot of unrest. This group of students attended Dalhousie University and their Facebook group was called “Class of DDS 2015 Gentlemen”. Gentlemen, however, is not something that most would use to describe them after the awful, demeaning comments they had posted about fellow female classmates were released to the media. The public was infuriated by not only the actions of these men, but also the decisions made by the university regarding the disciplinary actions to take place. Looking at this situation through the sociological framework of feminism, the oppression and treatment of women as sexual objects is as clear as

Social networking and the amazing things capable on the internet are changing children of the 21st century. “A New Face for Schools” by Laura Lefkowitz is a great source for information on how social networking can help improve students academically. The article highlights how a “purposeful community” could help students learn how to act as a well informed group. The article goes on to say that schools should not fight social networking, but instead support it (“How ‘purposeful communities’ work”). Social networking could be used to help students in more ways than previously thought.

Stacy’s situation is just one of many recent cases in which aspiring and practicing educators have faced unfortunate consequences because of the way others perceive the use of social networking tools such as MySpace and Face book. (Carter, Foulger & Ewbank, 2008). ” (www.pbworks.com, page 1)

Many students agree that social networking is an essential tool in education today. Feedback has become a vital tool amongst students and teachers in networking whether it’s Facebook, Myspace, or Twitter (Carey, n.d.). In a recent study, it stated that 59% of students who belong to “social networking sites” admitted that when there on the Internet they explore topics to communicate about such as college preparation and occupations. Another study shows that 50% of students use social networking to improve on their studies and teachers have found that this has helped students become more successful in their reading and writing vocabulary (“Social,”

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

At any given time of day, anyone can access an abundant amount of information at the click of a button. Men, women, kids, teenagers, adults and even the elderly are learning how to use the internet to their advantage. Among all the benefits the internet has provided to us, online communication has proven to be the most beneficial. Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have made it easy for everyone to stay in contact with each other. Regardless of how far apart a family member or friend is, everyone is just one click away. If someone is not having a good day, they can share their feelings with everyone in a matter of seconds. These social networking sites have become quite popular among adolescents. They allow teens to stay more connected with their friends outside of school. Now teens have become more obsessed with their friends Facebook or Twitter status than engaging in outdoor activities like football or

As a teenager logs onto the internet for homework, the focus is lost. Why? Well, out of like infinite possibilities and opportunities of internet browsing and blogging, the teen is most likely on Facebook. Facebook, or as it was originally called www.thefacebook.com, is a website where users post and share photos, profiles, and basically anything that in a foreign world was considered “private”. Although, it is not only trendy teens surfing this site, business men marketing, musicians

One of the dilemmas of modern life is whether you should befriend work colleagues on Facebook. Yes, you may get on really well with certain colleagues and you may not want to cause offence by turning down invitations to connect online, but there are things to consider before sending or accepting a Facebook friend request.

Why it matters: In this day in age, many argue that social media is having a negative impact on the learning environment. It is true that being consumed in electronics takes away certain aspects of social engagement. Many people rely on a screen for their social interactions and lose the personal connections of face to face interactions. However, when used properly, these networking sites and devices can be used to connect both students and educators, as well as create an online platform for students to post questions or concerns to their teachers and peers.