...and Social Media: Keeping in Touch with Everyone but Ourselves John Doe University/College 04 May 2014 Abstract Technology developed in the past decade has been life-changing. Cell phones have become the most quickly embraced consumer technology in history. Because of this boom and the monumental popularity of social media; have we lost the ability to communicate without this medium? Smartphones and pocket-sized mobile devices have allowed us to do things that were only dreamed of a few years ago. These new technological marvels combined with the overwhelming wave that is social media are reshaping the way we communicate, and with whom. Smartphones and social media are changing the way we relate to people and lessening the depth of our face-to-face relationships. Additionally, while trying to save the moment for the future, we are losing our opportunity to experience and enjoy that moment in the present. Twitter. Facebook. Instagram. Snapchat. Repeat. Ever find yourself performing this ritual over and over again during the day? Perhaps on the way to work, waiting to be seen for an appointment, or while relaxing during a meal. Glance around a restaurant and try to find people who don’t have their heads down using their cell phones or mobile devices to text, Tweet, or update their Facebook statuses—all while supposedly sharing a meal with others at their table. Because of the proliferation of cell phones and the monumental popularity of social media...
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...October 30, 2014 Social Media-Cause and Effect Much controversy revolves around the idea of social media. Some claim that altogether, social media benefits society by helping connect people in an easy, hassle-free way. Others argue that social media is a distraction and a waste of time. Regardless of whether social media can be considered good or bad; it has and continues to have multiple effects on our society. Social media continues to revolutionize, shape, and change our society’s basic functions, including the interaction between society members, the promotion and advertisement of products, and the altering of individual privacy. Technology is always changing, so the cause and effect it has on our society is vast and diverse. Communication plays a vital role in society, and social media continually constitutes to change in the way we communicate. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc., are all examples of social media that affects each of us, or whether we have an account or not. Society’s ways of communicating is growing rapidly, and Facebook has become one of the greatest examples to support this. Shilpa Shanbhag stated, “Facebook became the most popular social network in India in the week ending July 10, 2010 with a 24.69% share of all visits to social media sites. It has grown to a 32% share in October 2010, and the share has since increased to 34.66% in the week ending November 20, 2010.” The growth rate does not represent the communication change, rather...
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...Public Relations Journal Vol. 2, No. 2, Spring 2008 © 2008 Public Relations Society of America How Blogs and Social Media are Changing Public Relations and the Way it is Practiced Donald K. Wright & Michelle D. Hinson1 This article reports on a three-year-long international survey of public relations practitioners examining the impact blogs and other social media are having on public relations practice. Findings show these new media are dramatically changing public relations. Results indicate blogs and social media have enhanced what happens in public relations and that social media and traditional mainstream media complement each other. The study also finds the emergence of blogs and social media have changed the way their organizations communicate, especially to external audiences. Findings suggest social media complement traditional news media, and that blogs and social media influence coverage in traditional news media. The study reports blogs and social media have made communications more instantaneous by encouraging organizations to respond more quickly to criticism. Introduction David Meerman Scott (2008), an online thought leadership and viral marketing strategist, says, “one of the coolest things about the Web is that when an idea takes off it can propel a brand or a company to seemingly instant fame and fortune” (p. 8). Scott also points out that although communicating via the Web usually is free – as opposed to purchasing space through traditional...
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...Social Media Affects Mental Health * Social media can affect many parts of the mental health. One part is self-perception- how we think about ourselves. The pressures that people put on themselves to get approval from other are huge. It can make people depressed when they don’t get all the likes. The pressures of taking the right picture, with the right filter, wearing the right outfit, at the right place, with the right people is unnecessary pressure. * Smiling depression is a term used to describe people who are depressed but do not appear to be. It is a depression that’s becoming more and more common these days. 6.7 percent of the population over the age of 18 suffer from it. Social media can be one of the major causes of this depression. People always want to seem happy to everyone. They care so much about their self-image they lost care on how they are really feeling. We all get that sadness, that pain when we see on Snapchat or other social Medias our friends having fun without us. We want to appear to be happy and appear to be doing other things but we are truly sad inside. Social media covers up your original self. The ideal self is the self we aspire to be. Carl Rogers’s theory of personality is that everyone has an idea of whom and what they want to be. With social media we can create the person that we want to be and how we want to be seen as. The problem with this is that once the cyber “you” that you have created is gone you’re left with the original you...
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...Social Dysfunction created by Social Media April 14th, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Dysfunction created by Social Media Social media uses the Internet to communicate, which divides and catalogs individuals into specific groups: small communities, neighborhoods, personal and professional friends, and similar interests. Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, make communicating and connecting with loved ones simpler, easier, and faster. With this convenience comes a lack of physical contact. Why take a risk to engage in a meaningful conversation when you can easily send a text or leave a voicemail? The excessive use of social networking has truly distorted the meaning of intimate human connectivity and changed our daily interactions. This has created the need for individuals to find a healthy balance between their online and offline worlds. What is Social Media? The term “social media” is used often in this day and age. We tend to use it everyday, it is a major factor in our lives, and yet, a clear definition of the term does not exist. What exactly is social media? Upon researching the definition, and there were many to choose from, I realized that social media can mean different things to different people. According to About.com, “Social media includes the various online technology tools that enable people to communicate easily via the internet to share information...
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...exponentially. Each passing year has seen these technologies develop further, leading to new and improved methods in which we can reach out to people across the room, street, state or the globe. Nevertheless, these advances in technology have impacted on the way that we communicate with each other. This paper will not only examine the development of technologies relating to communication, but also how such technological advances have negatively impacted on how we communicate with each other, specifically through the mediums of email, social media, and mobile phones; I will put forward the claim that communication has become a 'lost art'. The Oxford Dictionary defines communication as ‘the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/communication) The number and variety of devices that we use to communicate with each other has advanced significantly over the last 150 years. From the basic face-to-face communication and standard letter-writing, to the implementation of the telegraph and the basic land-line telephone As we have progressed into the 21st century, the expansion of technologies we use to communicate with each other, such as mobile phones and wireless Internet, have come together to invent our socially-networked lives." The art of communication is fast changing, however is it for the better? The quote that has (mistakenly) been attributed to Albert Einstein states “ I fear...
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...effectively communicate within and outside of an organization. However, due to the large organizational sizes and the many organizational structures it becomes very difficult to get any message across. Effective communication can improve relations, motivate and ultimately best results for the company in the long run. The business communication issue that I am going to talk about happened in the year 2009, in North Carolina. Two employers of the fast-food Domino’s Pizza restaurant thought it was going to be funny to record and post a video playing rudely with the food at the same time they were cooking it. This video was posted on YouTube and automatically became to one of the most popular videos of the moment. This wasn’t that funny for the company, because this video made them lose all the good reputation they gained during the years with the hard work of many workers. The duo created a total of five videos, one of the videos showed an individual sticking mozzarella cheese up his nose and then blowing the cheese on a sandwich, among other unsanitary and stomach-turning activities. An estimated 1 million people viewed these videos before they were pulled two days later. (Justin Gray, 2011) This business communication issue clearly states why the relationship with the customers is very important for every company. The main goal of every company is to keep their customers happy so they will purchase the products the company offers. In this particular example, we can see how the actions...
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...culture and has changed the way we communicate. Television has been in homes since the 1950’s. For most people it has and is the primary source of entertainment. TV has helped to create our culture by making an impact on book’s, newspaper’s, and magazine’s design and content. Movies, sports from around the world, news and live war coverage have all made an impact on our culture. People gather around to watch the Super Bowl in bars and parties. On Tuesday nights families gather around to watch live TV, as American Idol introduces young talent to the screen. Whoever has the biggest TV gets to have movie night at their house. The list is endless for the amount information transported into our homes every day, changing the way people live and react to life situations. Politicians use TV for campaigning, the President uses TV to broadcast current events from the White House. Due to the introduction of cable and satellite, people shop on TV, keep up-to-date with the stock market, get live news coverage from CNN, and even the NFL draft is broadcasted live on TV. We know when to buy and sell stock, what natural disasters are headed our way and what latest fashions to wear. TV has been one of the biggest influences on American families today. It is stated by the Department of Education that children/young adults watch as much as 4-5 hours of TV a day; Influencing their lives in not such a good way. They have less time to interact with others resulting in poor social skills. It also has introduced...
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...Limits of Friendship”, she talks about how social media/ technology has affected relationships of people by performing research and different studies. She points out how social media/ technology have cause people to lose the ability to communicate and relate in person. Moreover, in her article she talks about psychologist Robin Dunbar who created the Dunbar number which is the theoretical number of friends we can really have, and the ways in which social networking is affecting not only this number but society as well. In like...
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...Social Media ENG Sandy Davis Social Media According to a study by Pew Research Internet Project, “Some 73% of online adults now use a social networking site of some kind. Facebook is the dominant social networking platform in the number of users, but a striking number of users are now diversifying onto other platforms. Some 42% of online adults now use multiple social networking sites”.(Social Media Update 2013) Even though social media is believed to have a negative effect on our culture, it has many positive benefits as well. How social media is changing healthcare, Healthcare facilities and providers have started to move in the direction of social media, they are coordinating these tools with their marketing and patient commitment. Healthcare facilities and health care providers that include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and physical therapists, have a plethora of options when it comes to developing a presence online. They have the option of starting a blog or joining networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. There are also online communities that are solely for the use of healthcare providers. Social media allows patients to interact with physicians and healthcare workers; it makes it possible for patients to be more informed when it applies to their healthcare procedures. Healthcare companies can take advantage of social media by creating surveys and blogs where patients can share their opinions and experiences Patients are taking a more active role in...
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...very dangerous. People are expose to a great amount of technology on consistent base. Technology has control lives, social and decision skills. The contribution of technology hinder the current generation as a whole in today’s world. Because technology have an impact on the lives of people, this trend has had a negative effect on society, the growth of intelligence and how we conduct business. Social media has offered the world a huge contribution in how cellphones gain a negative effects on society because it effects people communication skills. Cellphones have invented new apps such as: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter etc., that influence people to become more comfortable with texting friends and family rather than indulging a face to face conversation. In the article, “Teens spend a 'mind-boggling' 9 hours a day using media, report says” by Kelly Wallace published in the CNN that proves that teens check social media 100 times and “spend on average 9 hours a day consuming media” (CNN, 2015). Social media has provoke to form a consistent habit as people get older. Using Kelly Wallace as a source, social media can be justified to be distraction towards the world. People cannot educate themselves or prioritize their work ethics if they are checking their social media multiple times a day. The more time people are using social media as a tool to communicate with others, is the less time they able are to spend with their peers. Technology is transforming...
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...did the time go to so quickly? We live in a technology based world, where communication and real relationships are diminishing almost entirely. People of all ages, especially the upcoming generations are completely relying on social media and handheld devices to basically communicate for them. Humans have become so reliant on technology that we have begun to socially isolate ourselves from face-to-face interactions. Communicating to one another in person is extremely important, users of technology know this yet continue to ignore that fact and decide to use technology as a quicker form of communication. In The New York Times op-ed by Sherry Turkle “The Flight From Conversation,” Turkle talks about how hand held devices are taking over face-to-face interactions and conversations. Turkle grabs the readers attention with her own narrative, then turns quickly to people she has studied and their personal experiences. Turkle believes that technology is completely taking over the way humans communicate entirely, I agree with this because looking around campus or on social media it is clear that this generation, and the upcoming generations are not only turning to technology to communicate and build relationships for them but they are causing themselves to be in their own isolation, putting their children's mental health at risk, and putting their privacy and safety at risk. In Turkle's op-ed she claims that hand held devices are not only changing what people do, but also who they...
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...Introduction We now stand at a critical turning point in the use of technology to extend and empower our ability to communicate. The globalization of the Internet has succeeded faster than anyone could have imagined. The manner in which social, commercial, political and personal interactions occur is rapidly changing to keep up with the evolution of this global network. In the next stage of our development, innovators will use the Internet as a starting point for their efforts - creating new products and services specifically designed to take advantage of the network capabilities. As developers push the limits of what is possible, the capabilities of the interconnected networks that form the Internet will play an increasing role in the success of these projects. This chapter introduces the platform of data networks upon which our social and business relationships increasingly depend. The material lays the groundwork for exploring the services, technologies, and issues encountered by network professionals as they design, build, and maintain the modern network. Technology helps create a world in which… national borders geographic distances physical limitations …become less relevant to our daily lives. Globally Connected Among all of the essentials for human existence, the need to interact with others ranks just below our need to sustain life. Communication is almost as important to us as our reliance on air, water, food, and shelter. The methods that we use to communicate are constantly...
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...Effective communication is the key for a company to be successful. A company’s ability to communicate both oral and written to its employee and customer is paramount. Poor communication skills can lead a company down the road of poor performance and eventual failure. One basic reason an organization fails is because the company was unable to execute its business plan successfully. The doors will close when the organization eventually runs out of cash to operate. How did the company get to that point? In Eric Wagner’s article Five Reasons 8 out of 10 business fail he states. Reason #3: Failure to communicate value propositions in clear, concise and compelling fashion (Wagner 2013). Communication starts with the organization leaders. It is the leader responsibility to clearly and effectively communicate the direction, vision; purpose will help each employee to understand the role they play in the company’s success. If each employee understands their role the will have a better ability to communicate the company’s vision to the customers. In Ron Flavin’s article, he writes good communication skills help leaders to better understand others and enable them to build trust and respect among their followers and peers while fostering environments where creative ideas and problem solving flourish(Flavin 2015). A leader with strong communication skills will help the organization down the road to success. On the other hand, a leader with poor communication skills can destroy...
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...In the recent years the popularity of social media has soared, while these technologies present great opportunities for employees, they also have the potential of legal pitfalls. With all the various advances in technology it is making it easier for people to transport and afford computers and tablets, coupled with the propagation of social media it is rapidly changing the way people communicate. People are afforded the opportunity and means to communicate with their family, friends and even strangers, which until recently were not available. New social media predominantly Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have revolutionized not only the way people communicate but also how business is conducted. Employers are now using social media as a way of recruiting and marketing. Due to the large number of users to these social networking sites, it makes it easier and more attractive for recruiters to find a possible source of hire. According to Mello (2012), as of December 2011 Facebook had over 80 million users where half of whom logged on to the site daily and the other half logged on using their mobile device. In the United States alone, there are over 20 million users to Facebook which is two thirds of the user population (New York Times, 2012). According to Social Network and Employment Law (2012), the volume of communication continues to expand for Twitter with over 30 million participants to their site; the article goes on to state that LinkedIn has over 30 million...
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