...Social Media and Relationship Imagine that you live in the past. In those days, you would live with barely any electricity in your house. You need couple days to travel from one place to the other places before technology was ever invented. Moreover, you have to go to some places to make a call because there were only a few places that have telephone. Add to that, either you wanted to send or receive letters to someone you love, you have to wait several days for the postman to come to your house. Isn’t it very upsetting to remember? What caused life at that time was so sad? The most reasonable explanation is in the past technology has not fully developed. However, it was happening in the past. In today’s society, we live in a globalized world. We are provided with a bunch of technology, such as computer, smart phones, Internet, and others. Because of the development of the technology, these days we do not have to feel the sadness and desperation people felt at that time. Moreover, the revolution in technology has become an important part in people’s life. One important part from the Internet is social media. It becomes the unifier to more than millions people across the world. Moreover, social media enables people to engage in completely new and different ways. Even though it involves a ‘brand new’ method of communicating, people tend to use it. Social media becomes a simple form of communication to interact with someone they know or a complete stranger. It is so exciting...
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...Relationships with robots are ramping up; relationships with people are ramping down (19). Once upon a time, people had real-life conversations and real relationships. These days we either talk by texting, e-mails, or social media and we are even using the internet to find lovers. People are forgetting how to talk and have sincere relationships because technology is shaping how we falsely feel about others and ourselves. After reading Sherry Turkle’s book, Alone Together, I have become more aware of people and myself always being connected. Honestly, it frightens me. How would people behave without their cell phones or social media? Literally insane. People do not know how to function around other people unless they are connected to something. Why are we letting ourselves and our...
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...How has Social Media Affected Relationships? Social media has brought a lot of people together, including families, friends and professionals. But what affects has social media had on relationships both business and personal? Both personal and business relationships have been affected by social media and it’s impacted the way we communicate. Even though social media has brought a lot of people together, it has caused a lot of changes in how relationships work; such as issues within people's relationship both personal and business, it has made communication easier for some, and it has led to some people not doing as much social face-to-face interaction anymore. Issues Within Relationships, Both Personal and Business Social media has had...
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...<Name> Brandi McCrary <Course> UNV 104 <Date> March 20, 2016 <Instructor> Megan Castles Social Media and the Affects it has on Relationships Welcome to the digital age. Today’s society is constantly logged onto social media sites such as Facebook, twitter or Instagram. It is often over looked how much influence those sites have. They are used regularly throughout people lives, it has practically become part of their routine. Social media keeps people in contact and updated on their relations with family members and other people in their lives. With this contact, many forms of relationships are developed. Social media can affect relationships with friends, family as well as the relationships people have with their own self. Friends come and go, that is a simple fact of life. While social media has made it easier to stay connected, it has also played a role in tearing friends apart. Social media gives users a sense of belonging, allowing them to stay connected with friends during daily life activities and special occasions. Even though they may not be in the same city or state, giving them the chance to keep old friends and make new ones as well (Baron & Gomez, 2013, p279). This allows one to seek advice and vent to their friends when they are in need of help or just need to release some pent up stress. Venting on social media can sometimes be a bad idea, especially if it is posted publically. A public post can be read by all and those who do...
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...Social Media and its Impacts on Consumer Relationship Management: An Investigation of Product Recommendation: A Case Study of Nike and Facebook Simon Karuku Freelancers Union Abstract The purpose of the research was to define critically the efficiency of social media and the role it plays in impacting consumer relationship management. The study first looks at the works of many scholars in analyzing the effectiveness of social media over traditional media. Thereafter a critical analysis of the strategic differences between the two types of media with a greater emphasis on social media as a marketing tool. Consumer relationship management entails the strategies, practices and technologies that have been used by different companies so as to analyze and manage data and consumer interactions throughout the lifecycle of the consumer. Its goal is to improve on business relationships that greatly exist with customers thus assisting the retention of the customers and also the driving sales of growth. Traditional media is also essential as it helps capture the advertisements and is able to reach millions of people within a span of time with no bias on the social economic status on the different people. Social media is however more flexible than traditional media and is greatly used on a large scale purposes especially in marketing of products and the effective recommendation of different products to different consumers. The rise and shine of social media has...
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...Social media post differences between genders Student Name Affiliate of the University Social media post differences between genders Part One: Effects of social media The use of sites of social network has become a worldwide phenomenon, and it has attracted a vast population of people from all corners of the world. Due to the effects of social media, several changes have occurred in the lives of the individuals who use the social media (Myers, 2011). The people who use social media come from different ages, education levels, and ages as well. Apart from day to day checking of emails, reading the newspapers and forums online, or following the tools of instant message, an extensive population now checks their social networks as well. On the social network, they follow the status changes to other people, update their status or look at the profiles of other people. It has been observed through studies that most of the people usually connect to the sites of social network at least once in a day, to have a look at their profile or to take part in various activities online (LaSalle, 2006). People usually use the sites of social network for distinct number of reasons. These reasons include allowing faster updating, ease of use, reflecting on daily life, supporting the informal learning processes as well as sharing and analyzing the information that continuously increase. Other reasons include the establishment and maintenance of the spontaneous social contacts and relationships...
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...than social media? Most people use things like Facebook, twitter, Myspace, emails, and Skype. When your single and looking to date or a way to meet new people you also use social media, such as eHarmony, match or other dating sites. Social media has made it very easy, and plays a big role in our lives every day, but does it affect your personal relationships? How did the world communicate before cell phones, internet, and e-mail? We used a land line to call people if we wanted to talk. We used the postal services and sent thing though the mail. If something was really important we faxed documents. If you wanted to meet new people you went out and socialized. Many decades of people communicated and had relationships without social media. Before social media if you wanted a job you went out and went job hunting. Now if you want a job you just pick up the computer and look at sites online. You fill out applications on line and wait for the phone calls. The new age of social media has made socializing very easy, but do you really know who is on the other end of the message you just sent? Social media is a new way to get information from people and use it for other things. You have been talking to this guy for six months, and you believe that you are in love. Now this guy is asking you to send him money, so you send him some money just to find out you have been talking to a girl. Social media has made it hard to trust people in the world. The one thing I believe that social media...
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...Assignment 1: Social Media Nicole Brock Prof. Davenport; LEG 100 May 19, 2014 This paper is going to be discussed the Twitter social media outlets and also detailed about four components of legally astute social media marketing. It explains the methods of alternative dispute resolution and determines the effective genuine disputes. This paper analyzes that how the federal government controlled the consumer transactions. It also examines the three branches of government for the discussion of impact of consumer transactions. This paper is going to be explained the agency relationship for utilizing the site for advertising. It also concludes this topic by providing the entire details of Twitter social media outlets. This was to be the component of astute Twitter social media marketing which was to manage the risks and to develop the realizable value for the initiation of rules which were offended by the law. The component provided the firms’ overall strategy which varied according to the legal tools of managers in business. This component analyzed that how the law affected the risk ratio for making business of Twitter social media marketing and also it provided the proper application of legal tools for attaining the legal astute of social media marketing. The ability to exercise informed judgment was to be the second component of social media marketing which provides the legal rules and outcomes for executing the facts and minor changes dramatically. It was also to...
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...Social Media, Do They Really Make Us More Social? In today's society, many people of all ages use social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Instagram, and many more through their phones and computers. These social networking sites allow people to find, connect, and have relationships with just about anyone, from a classmate in your English 101 class to the pretty girl or boy you just met in last night's party. Browsing these sites can make you feel connected with others, but such easy, casual connection in an electronic environment has its downside. These social networking sites do not improve the social lives of people, but instead, these sites ruin the social lives of people by creating false sense of connection, bullying, having less privacy, and decreasing people's productivity from the real-world. Ironically, social media sites do not make the social lives of people better. They isolate people from society and causes people to have difficulty communicating with others in the real-world. It is because the bonds that people have online are fake which creates false sense of connection or relationship causing people to struggle communicating with others in the real-world. "It’s true that by eliminating barriers like geography, time of the day, and physical availability for a conversation, these social media make it easier and quicker for people to remain in contact and have relationships with other people"("All this social media might be making...
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...Are social media sites good or bad for middle schoolers? According to Procon.org that published, “Background of the Issue,” 76% of the people around the world use social media sites to connect with other family members and friends. Everyone can stay connected to people around the world by sharing videos, thoughts, and images. There are many social media sites that are used around the world, and some examples would be Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat, which all have similar ways to interact with others globally. Social media has some risks, but is also very beneficial for middle schoolers. Social media sites are good for students in middle school because they can make new friends and relationships, shy students can learn to communicate...
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...241—251 www.elsevier.com/locate/bushor Social media? Get serious! Understanding the functional building blocks of social media Jan H. Kietzmann *, Kristopher Hermkens, Ian P. McCarthy, Bruno S. Silvestre Segal Graduate School of Business, Simon Fraser University, 500 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1W6, Canada KEYWORDS Social media; Social networks; Web 2.0; User-generated content; Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; YouTube Abstract Traditionally, consumers used the Internet to simply expend content: they read it, they watched it, and they used it to buy products and services. Increasingly, however, consumers are utilizing platforms–—such as content sharing sites, blogs, social networking, and wikis–—to create, modify, share, and discuss Internet content. This represents the social media phenomenon, which can now significantly impact a firm’s reputation, sales, and even survival. Yet, many executives eschew or ignore this form of media because they don’t understand what it is, the various forms it can take, and how to engage with it and learn. In response, we present a framework that defines social media by using seven functional building blocks: identity, conversations, sharing, presence, relationships, reputation, and groups. As different social media activities are defined by the extent to which they focus on some or all of these blocks, we explain the implications that each block can have for how firms should engage with social media. To conclude, we present a number of recommendations...
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...Abstract This paper is going to be discussed the Facebook social media outlets and also detailed about four components of a legally astute social media marketing. It also explains the methods of alternative dispute resolution and determines the effective genuine disputes. This paper analyzes that how the federal government controlled the consumer transactions. It also examines the three branches of government for the discussion of impact of consumer transactions. This paper is going to be explained the agency relationship for utilizing the site for advertising. It also concludes this topic by providing the entire details of Twitter social media outlets. Four components of legally astute marketing Appropriate use of legal tools and law This was to be the component of astute Facebook social media marketing which was to manage the risks and to develop the realizable value for the initiation of rules which were offered by the law. This component provided the firms’ overall strategy which varied according to the legal tools of managers in business. This component analyzed that how the law affected the risk ratio for making business of Facebook social media marketing and also it provided the proper application of legal tools for attaining the legal astute of social media marketing. Ability to exercise informed judgment This was to be the second component of social media marketing which provide the legal rules and outcomes for executing the facts and minor changes dramatically...
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...Technology Leading to Social Isolation Technology Leading to Social Isolation Imagine walking down the street, listening to your iPod, texting on your cellphone or reading books on your tablet. Do you actually look up long enough to notice other people around you? In most situations no, you are oblivious to what other people are doing around you because you are so involved in your social media connections. When you are at home, work or school how often do you get involved with your social media? Take a minute to really think about how much time you spend on your phone, laptop, tablet, iPod, or any other piece of technology. How much time do you spend alone because of it? Although technological innovations have helped us grow as a society and get more information, culture, and perspective at a worldwide span, it may seem to have doomed us into creating such isolated lives. Constant contact with social media has led to an unlimited number of cases that are tied to social isolation. Because of this issue, people are more invested in everything other than what they are physically doing; the increase of innovations through technology has to lead to a decrease of face-to-face interaction amongst society, which has created less meaningful relationships and a lack of social interaction that we need to function as a society, creating unnecessary health risks for people who fall under this category. Problem Analysis Technology has made too many things so easily available from groceries...
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...elsevier.com/locate/bushor Social media? Get serious! Understanding the functional building blocks of social media Jan H. Kietzmann *, Kristopher Hermkens, Ian P. McCarthy, Bruno S. Silvestre Segal Graduate School of Business, Simon Fraser University, 500 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1W6, Canada KEYWORDS Social media; Social networks; Web 2.0; User-generated content; Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; YouTube Abstract Traditionally, consumers used the Internet to simply expend content: they read it, they watched it, and they used it to buy products and services. Increasingly, however, consumers are utilizing platforms–—such as content sharing sites, blogs, social networking, and wikis–—to create, modify, share, and discuss Internet content. This represents the social media phenomenon, which can now significantly impact a firm’s reputation, sales, and even survival. Yet, many executives eschew or ignore this form of media because they don’t understand what it is, the various forms it can take, and how to engage with it and learn. In response, we present a framework that defines social media by using seven functional building blocks: identity, conversations, sharing, presence, relationships, reputation, and groups. As different social media activities are defined by the extent to which they focus on some or all of these blocks, we explain the implications that each block can have for how firms should engage with social media. To conclude, we present a...
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...DO SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING ACTIVITIES ENHANCE CUSTOMER EQUITY/VALUE PERCEPTION? | By GUL KHAN. | Thesis submitted to the Lahore School of Economics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of [MBA] | [2013] | [Word count] Supervised by: [Ms. SHAMILA KHAN] 1. Introduction The luxury market is a high revenue market across the globe and is continuous on rise. This rise can be increased through expansion for the existing and new brands. This industry is a high value-added industry based on high brand assets. The number of customers for this industry can be increased through specially designed social media marketing techniques. There are great opportunities in emerging markets such as China, India and the Middle East for the luxury brands, so the expansion can be done in these markets. Right now, Luxury brands cannot rely only on strong brand assets and hence secure regular customers. The entrance of new brands follows heated competition and hence signals unforeseen changes in the market dynamics. The global economic downturn has forced the luxury brands to change the business models. The brands cannot rely only on brand symbol and consideration of other factors like brand legacy, quality, esthetic value, and trustworthy customer relationships is necessary in order to succeed. The success element for the companies is that they have to provide value in every possible way. Luxury brands have skewed their eyes toward social media marketing...
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