Despites their advantages can the Internet and social network be misused to exert political violence? Does and or should it make a different in what political system this is taking place?
Introduction
There has been a new world created out of technology and that world is now affecting and dictating the functionality of our entire world. This new world is called the world of Internet and social media. The world of Internet and social media has now created a new form of citizen who are called users, and these users uses the Internet and social media to do manage their day-to-day activities. It not just the only day-to-day activities that the Internet and social media are getting involved with, they have also redefined the way we do things including how we react to world events, travel, send messages or information, source for information, where to sell and buy products, how and when to make payment for product purchased, and in fact, in order for patient to get an adequate treatment in the hospital or for student to be taught well in schools by teachers or lecturers these days, an internet is required as well as social media to get feedbacks from the patients and student respectively (Dawson, 2015: 15-47).
It expedient to note that social networking can only be available on a compatible Internet devices as internet appear to be the only medium through which social network activities can be performed. Also, there is one unique feature that emerges from social media i.e.
Social media refers to websites where individuals can create, share, and exchange information in a virtual community and network. The channels of social media include Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, LinkedIn, MySpace, YouTube, and blogs. There is a rise in the use of social media because of increase in technology. The increased penetration of internet in the world has rapidly increased the users of social media making it widespread and accessible to people throughout the world. Its emergence has led to building of new relationships while also impacting others.
Social media plays an important role in the communication of thoughts, ideas and informaton and has become a significant aspect among many people. Its influence has extended across the world with thousands of users consuming it everyday from various parts of the globe. Social media has developed a significant change as opposed to previous methods of communication such as fax and mail.
Technology today is more relied upon than ever before. If one needs to call someone half way around the world, simply take out a cell phone and dial their number. Within thirty seconds, one can be speaking to that person just as if two people were conversing face-to-face. In the same manner, one has access to endless knowledge and resources by the pushing of a few buttons or the click of a mouse. The usage of social media today is becoming more prevalent than ever before because of the convenience it offers. This convenience includes being able to instantly know where a person is, what they are doing, and how they are feeling. All of these instances have one main commonality : technology. The interminable technological advances one has
As the Internet and networks derivatives, mobile phones and other next-generation media and gradually accepted by the public, and thus become an integral part of people's lives. The social media have advanced information technology, network technology. And the network
Overall, the article is well organized. Despite the fact that the introduction, body and conclusion are merged, the author gives many examples, that epitomize what people as social media users are experiencing everyday, and details
Social networking is a website which can be used to interact with other people on the same platform. This can be used to meet new people and keep in contract with friends and families. In this report I will be explaining different social medias and their purposes. Also I will be giving real examples of the social media webpages.
Social media has taken over the world. Many people use social media accounts to communicate with family and friends. Social media has grown popular each year, as each year comes around social media upgrades and get even better. Have you ever thought how people used to communicate back in the days? We wouldn’t know because we could just communicate through social media accounts such as Facebook, Twitter and more fancy accounts. Bruce Schneier is the author of “The Internet is a surveillance state”. Many people will tell you that they use social media every day to make their day better. If some people don’t have access to social media, they could have a bad day. That just shows how people use the internet daily.
In the world we live in today, people have the opportunity to interact with one another due to the advancement in technology. For many years people relied on the traditional ways of communications, for example pay phones, send letters, a house phone, in person and they even used web cam’s. Presently, people rely on modern day methods of communication such as sending text messages, emails or even messaging via social. The development of the internet has made it so much easier for people to communicate that Social Media has become the place where people interact more than ever in a mere second.
Social Media is an important communication tool via a series of Websites and Applications used by millions of people which facilitates the creation and the sharing of content and information, which allows people to develop contacts and relationships to connect with each other efficiently through modern technology such as computers and mobile phones to fulfil people’s social needs. The “Social,” in Social Media refers to interacting with other people through sharing and receiving information and the “Media,” refers to the instrument of communication e.g. phone. Social Media is important since it has connected millions of people and Social Media is one of the dominant ways we communicate with each other. As of 2017 over 2.8 billion people use Social Media worldwide. It is hard to remember communication prior to the emergence of social media.
The introduction of the internet was accompanied by a major revolution in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) including the introduction of social networking sites. A social networking site is defined as a website that allows a person to interact with other people that the person is connected to (Zhang, Zhu and Hildebrandt, 2009). Interaction on social networking sites occurs through making friendship with other people, sharing experiences with these friends, posting photos with friends, liking friend’s photos and posts and responding to what friends post on social networking sites. In other words, social networking sites are websites that allow people to socialise with other people including friends and strangers. Examples of social networking sites include Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Wikis, Orkut, Flickr and LinkedIn among others.
The advent of the Information Age linked people to one another, across vast expanses of geographic space through a simple home computer. While early home users paid per minute of access, the service providers quickly offered a set, monthly fee for access and continuously growing bandwidth availability to remain competitive as users started streaming videos, music, and live broadcasts. Along with entertainment and communication between people, the internet also offers never before seen access to the primary sources of historical narrative formation and a place for multiple voices to engage in shaping these narratives.
Nowadays, social medias on Internet seem to be a new capital way of communication. First of all, a social network is a user 's association on Internet, who exchanges information. Each member shares information with “friends”, who themselves have their own “friends”. all the members of the social network are indirectly connected. There exists any kind of social networks and they all have different goals. Indeed, some give the opportunity of communicating with friends, colleagues or family, by sharing photographs or videos. Others, have as a function to establish a safe online business, meetings single people, or, playing video games and talking with other players. Thus, these networks make great universal strides and are massively attended
To begin, with the introduction of digital information, communication through digital or “online” means has been created as well. This in turn changes the way humans interact and communicate with each other. With this new technology, humans can now quickly and efficiently communicate amongst themselves in a way that was not possible before. An estimate of 2,405,518,376 people use the internet1 (which is approximately double the population of India at the time) 15 with 70% of them using it daily as of 2013.1 This number has only been increasing over time. I.M.S (instant messaging system), social media, amongst other forms of digital information allows people to communicate quickly and in real time. Society has come to the point where people use the internet so that they are, “...no longer bound to long-distance charges”
Communication has been improving as the process of evolution of communication through technology continues. The internet and various social media have been changing the arena in which people communicate with each other. People use the internet to interact with various individuals all over the world. The internet has bridged the gap between communicating with individuals as they connect with family, friends and other individuals in society. As individuals embraces the evolution of technology, there are multiple ways individuals can communicate with each other. Social media has been the most popular area of communication people use to interact with each other. The access to social media causes individuals to form relationships near and far distance. Old relationships are reconnected, while others form new relationships and the process continues. People use social media such as Skype, Facebook and messaging systems as a form of communication. The Facebook site has given individuals the opportunity to like pictures; post pictures, apply for jobs, connect with friend and family while becoming familiar with various issues in the community and the world. For example, students study for tests, write essays, and read text books, while balancing work and family.
The way the world communicates with one another has been transforming throughout time. Once the World Wide Web was created communication was brought to a whole new level. In the last ten years social networking has sky rocketed in ways of communication. Today there are many social media platforms for personal or business use. These social platforms can pose many advantages as well as disadvantages. Today I will discuss some of the social networking platforms and the advantages, as well as their disadvantages.