are the advantages and disadvantages of social media? How might knowing these advantages and disadvantages alter how a person might use social media? One advantage of social media is the ability to stay connected to friends and family‚ especially those you may not see often. You can share photos and even host events which you can invite your friends to. Social media is also a good way to meet new friends and share interests with others. Most social media sites offer groups that you can join that
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The Negative Effect of Social Media By Javoris Brown Critical Thinking Strayer University 2013 Social media is define as a type of communication that takes place online between individuals through user profiles or blogs. It allows the transfer of various information and files including pictures‚ audio recordings‚ and videos. Users are capable of interactions that don’t require face to face communications. Some users even utilize this type of media as a tool to stay connected to family
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Law Enforcement and Social Media Social media is new tool for law enforcement that has proven instrumental in community oriented policing. As times and technology advance‚ police need to keep up to maintain the edge against criminals. The internet‚ social media in particular‚ is a relatively new occurrence‚ and how to most effectively utilize it as a crime fighting tool has probably not even been realized yet. Criminals are not known to be the brightest bunch‚ and there are new stories every day
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Social media was created as a form of communication among friends and families. As social media developed to be more than just a communication tool‚ it became part of people’s profile‚ or “character”. Because these social media profiles “reflect” what users do everyday and think about the world‚ college admission counselors and employers added a new category in their checklist when evaluating applicants. Although checking the personalities of applicants is very important‚ social media is merely a
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Social Media: Is it Good or Bad? It is incredible that only fifteen years ago‚ people were still using the postal services as their primary source for communication. Although the United Postal Service has not gone out of business‚ people are switching over from the old fashion stamp and letter to e-mails‚ social media sites‚ and instant messaging as a more convenient way of exchanging information. In just a few years‚ the usage of social media sites‚ like Facebook and Twitter‚ has been increasing
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The Daily Mail just ran a thought-provoking article about the effect that social websites have on childhood development. In short‚ eminent neuroscientist Susan Greenfield claims that social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter shorten attention spans and contribute to an instant gratification‚ self-centered mindset. From the article: We know how small babies need constant reassurance that they exist. My fear is that these technologies are infantilising the brain into the state of small children
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Social Media Recruiting Recruitment process in organizations has been reinvented and there is an increasing trend in using the social media platforms to screen prospective employees for the organization (Binnera 101). In the traditional setting‚ job recruiting was limited to the print media and word of mouth. However‚ the increasing use of the Internet and social networking platforms has prompted companies to explore the platform to improve their recruiting process. Social media recruiting enhances
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Social Media’s Effect on Marketing Since commerce began‚ businesses have always looked for creative and innovative ways to sell their products‚ using any means to convince potential customers that buying their product will help improve their lives. As society’s values change‚ marketing professionals have had to adjust their methods of communicating the value of a product or service to customers. In the 21st century‚ with the economic competition as high as it has ever been‚ marketing professionals
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2010:129 BACHELOR THESIS Social media and brand awareness - a case study in the fast moving consumer goods sector Maria Johansson Luleå University of Technology Bachelor thesis Marketing Department of Business Administration and Social Sciences Division of Industrial marketing and e-commerce 2010:129 - ISSN: 1402-1773 - ISRN: LTU-CUPP--10/129--SE SOCIAL MEDIA AND BRAND AWARENESS A case study in the fast moving consumer goods sector Maria Johansson 2010-06-09 Luleå University
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controversial topic regarding the hiring process is employers’ use of social media screening. The most popular sites to be checked are Facebook‚ LinkedIn‚ and Twitter and now more than ever‚ companies are looking on the Internet to see if applicants are active on these social media websites (Swallow). Harris Interactive conducted a survey of 2‚303 respondents from February 9‚ 2012 through March 2‚ 2012 to find out how many companies used social media sites to check on job applicants. The results showed that
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