The Impact Of Media On Social Media

The rates of sexually transmitted Infections (STIs) are rising among youth in the US especially in Philadelphia (have high level of poverty and public health system is fragmented) where the rate of STIs is five times higher than the youth in the rest of the US to be diagnosed with STIs. The target population in this campaign is adolescent and youth (ages 13-24) of Philadelphia, which overall represent 25% of newly diagnosed HIV cases and almost all of them are sexually transmitted whereas no subgroups were mentioned in the campaign. So, this campaign is started in 2012 to raise the awareness among the youth regarding their knowledge and testing behaviors for Sexually Transmitted diseases (STDs) such as chlamydia, HIV, gonorrhea, and

After watching PBS’s video “Generation Like”, I have developed a new perspective towards social media. Though I agree that the ‘likes’ do affect me as a person, it is a tough thing to accept. Anyone with a social media profile will tell you that the ‘likes’ are as important as the content. ‘Likes’ makes us value ourselves through the amount we receive even if it is the wrong way to see ourselves. We are more than a simple ‘like’ button; we all need to learn to have enough value and respect to not let ‘likes’ dictate our happiness, our popularity, or our confidence. At the end of the day, ‘likes’ don’t feed us or even keep us warm so there shouldn’t be any idolizing towards something that doesn’t directly benefit us. I do not agree in the profit that social media networks are making off of its users’ information without thoroughly, making sure that users know what is happening to their information and where its going. In part, business is business and if we share something or ‘like’ something, of course it’ll spread and gain popularity. But a delicate topic such as privacy is something of a serious matter that even tycoons should respect. I do not ‘like’ any brands or products on my Facebook profile because I am aware that they are making an earning from my information and I do not agree to that unless I benefit from it. On the other hand, the site needs to be held up by some type of earning and it needs to pay employees in order for us to be able to connect with the rest of

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).

The Internet allows for the widespread dissemination of information and ideologies amongst individuals and their communities (Subrahmanyam, Reich, Waechter, & Espinoza, 2008). On the Internet, divergent groups whose values differ from mainstream society can congregate and form like-minded digital communities. Technology and culture reflexively influence and perpetuate each other. One technological area heavily influenced by existing and changing cultural norms are social networking sites (SNS). Social networking sites, especially larger ones like Facebook and Twitter, reflect societal values through their upholding of rules and regulations for content and usage (Subrahmanyam et al., 2008). For instance, sites may ban hate speech, pornography, or defamation in a manner similar to laws and common practices in the non-digital world (“Facebook Terms of Service,” 2016; “Twitter Terms of Service,” 2016). But what happens when a deviant community grows large enough to warrant its own social media platform? To what extent should media conglomerates like Apple and Google act as gatekeepers who determine access to these communities? This is currently occurring with a new controversial social networking site called “Gab” whose attempts to launch an application in the App Store with Apple and Play Store with Google have failed (“Google Faces Lawsuit,” 2017; Hayden, 2017; Morris, 2017). This paper aims to examine how consumers view Apple and Google’s rejection of the application. Do

Being a public figure through television, magazines, social media, or other forms of media can have its benefits in terms of public influence. Often the simple act of being seen can create this type of impact over their audience. However, sometimes the real power lies in the hands of those behind the scenes such as managers, producers, and agents. This can manifest itself in different ways; the outlets of reality television and even political platforms can change an audience’s perspective. Whether the viewer is aware or not, the sources of entertainment and views held by stars within these outlets are powerful in changing viewers’ own perception of topics or events. When viewing any type of media, it is imperative to keep in mind that the information we receive may not be entirely factual.

Many people today participates or are involved in at least one of the social media platforms including facebook, twitter, wikia, instagram, etc. Social media is seen as the main resource people go to in order to find research. This leads to what people consider one of the biggest factor that plays in the change of political landscape from decades ago which is the internet. Social media in particular plays a major part in political viewpoints and the people's viewpoint on the topic. In today's world it is very hard to distinguish between the fake news and conspiracy because thousands of news are being posted that seems authentic. Even though, some social media platforms are trying to help users spot the difference between the real actual news and the fake news, many people are incapable of doing research and believe everything they read. In of the studies it is stated that “62 percent of US adults get news on social media” and therefore as more people are unable to detect inauthentic headlines, the more it is likely to spread globally. Furthermore, social media is also responsible for reinforce confirmation bias especially in politics. One of the biggest problem that social media has among people is the fact that more people are becoming simple minded and only wanting to hear what they want or most of the times someone who support their opinion. Even though social media enables people to exploit different viewpoints, people tend to exploit information that support their

According to the Boyd and Ellison article entitled ‘social networking sites’ definition and scholarship, they adopt Sunden’s (2003) description of profiles as unique pages where one can type oneself into being a profile is generated from answer to question, such as age, location and interest.

Social media has been around for about 40 years and is a huge form of communication today. Social media allows for an easy and direct way to connect with people all around the world, while never leaving the comfort of your own home. While most people use social media, it has been discovered that social media can be affected by gender. There have been studies conducted to discover if females use it more than males or if gender affects someones personality on social media.

81% of Americans have a social media profile. It’s no wonder social media shape and reshape our social interactions. social media influence the way we interact socially because social media affects the topics we talk about, the language we use, and even the way we write. Popular culture is associated with social medias. And our Social medias are a look into a part of who we are. It's all connected the trendy videos, pictures, and sayings being shared come from our social media where we get influenced at.

Internet has permeated almost every aspect in the life of American adults (Thorson & Rodgers, 2006) and its adoption has grown significantly over the past decade. It is used for a wide range of activities which include shopping, keeping track of bank accounts, reading worldwide news and happenings and interacting with people through social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, among others (Cheong & Morrison, 2008). According to a report by Business Insider Intelligence (2016), social media accounted for nearly 20% of the total time spent on the internet and this has been growing consistently year-on-year.

The media is a very multi-diverse business with a huge amount of competition, which is why any attention to the media is important. The most ridiculous idea may attract the larger audience. Bad media can also be good media as it can captivate the attention of many viewers. Viewers may feel insulted, discriminated, upset, targeted, offended, etc. but it will most likely catch their attention enough for them to become a repetitive audience member. Many stereotypes are often portrayed in modern day characters as they often taken lightly. The African-American character will tend to be a criminal based person who is considered a lower-class outlaw. The people will typically over-value sex and male dominance. The person will also have the preferences of the African-American usually depicted on our social media. This is an only an example of the case of the African-American identity but this theory applies to all races, but mostly our Caucasian, Indians, Asian and Latino characters. As American shows are the most broadcasted in the world, they typically gather the most viewers and the most attention. In order to observe the extreme conditions of the media, three shows were selected for observatory purposes. The shows were the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Family Guy and Wild N Out.

In 2012 social media site Facebook manipulated 690,000 news feeds as a part of a week-long psychology experiment. The goal of the experiment was to find out if the information users received through their timelines or news feeds could affect a person mood and whether could be passed on without any physical interaction with other people. Adam D. I. Kramer, Jamie E. Guillory and Jeffrey T. Hancock wrote an article entitled “Experimental evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks” the results of the experiment stating that emotional state could be transferred to other through emotional contagion, leading people to experience the same emotions without their awareness.

With the development of advances in technology, communication through social networking has risen immensely. Communicating is not only less complicated, it is also relatively inexpensive. “Many teens in relationships view social media as a place where they can feel more connected with the daily events in there significant other’s life, share emotional connections, and let their significant other know they care” (Lenhart, Anderson, and Smith). However, the ease of access to social networking has allowed many adolescents to become overly involved. Networking has the potential to influence adolescents both emotionally and physically which in turn may lead to negative behaviors. An article from procon.org stated, “The use of social networking sites is correlated with personality and brain disorders, such as the inability to have in-person conversations, a need for instant gratification, ADHD, and self-centered personalities, as well as addictive behaviors” (ProCon.org). Essentially, social networking has rising negative influences on teens because of increased cyber bullying, lack of respect for personal privacy, and its addictive qualities.

Demographics and covariates. Participants’ age will initially be required for the cross-sectional analysis. Controlling for possible covariates, we will also collect socio-demographic information (gender, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, and place of residence).

Man Kala Limbu Sherry Sharifian GOVT 2305-71013 10/29/17 Social Media and its impact on social media Social media is an important part of our life because greater impact on people today than ever before. It is not just used to share picture or connect with each other but it is also an important source of news, education as well as entertainment. Social media has been a platform to voice our choices, our opinion and interest. Due to social media, we are able to create a worldwide community. In just a few seconds; we can share information from one part of the world to the another part of the world. It is a rising trend and is being utilized by students, businessman, politicians etc. The things we share in social media are