In my perspective I think social media can result in potential
social change. Social media has been brought to a whole new level, and it is
being used in various ways. There are multiple networking sites for today’s day
and age: from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and more. With these media
applications it allows us to share the news, fun facts, photos, personal
blogging posts and so on. Because of this access it has made social change a
great impact on many of our lives. The latest news that I can relate to this
topic is “Kony 2012.” Due to the use of social media “Kony 2012” became one of
the trending topics on both Twitter and Facebook, even YouTube. This recent outbreak
even made the national news; in less than hours this matter went viral. The
creators of “Kony 2012” are using media applications to make Joseph Kony
famous. They are reaching out to
everyone across the coast to make them aware of this campaign, what better way
to do it than through the media. This goes to show that social media can make
contributions to social change. Everyone uses social media on a daily basis. The
littlest things such as clothing trends, new music, and celebrity gossip has
made a general impact on people around the world. I strongly disagree with Gladwell’s statement about social
media not being able to make social change. Look around you, there’s a new
change in the social atmosphere almost every day. At the end of the day we each have different
personalities and our own trends. Social media has brought new opportunities
and ideas for everyone to take part in. We may not think so, and Gladwell might
disagree but we all follow the trends and social change that the media has
brought into this world.
BM In Class
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Increase VS Decrease
Social media has recently been open to everyday citizens
that are able to edit, publish, and be their own author for news and
information. This has definitely become a great impact on what resources are
reliable and unreliable. Everyone has his or her favourite “go to” web pages,
or news. Due to the technology today, social media is one of the fastest and
instantaneous ways to view and read the news and other information you’re
interested in. My argument would be that social media has increased the
information we have access to, but also decreased the quality of the
information that is being released. All though the information has increased
its hard to trust particular authors and editors because we don’t know if the
information is true or false. One of the sites I never trust, and we aren’t
even aloud to use for school is Wikipedia. Anyone can add information to
Wikipedia whether it’s right or wrong. Unfortunately not many of us are aware
of the certain sites that we shouldn’t be getting our resources from. I feel
that a lot of the controversy for this topic can be avoided if users were to
site their information, or even tell us how they know from their own experience.
In most cases, when you’re asking a personal question you will notice people
respond with stuff that has happened with them that will help you relate to
your situation. When it comes to the quality of the information being
broadcasted I feel the authors aren’t reaching to the potential some users are
looking for. I notice for myself that I have to go to at least five different
web pages to get the proper information I am looking for in particular cases.
At the end of the day the internet, news, and other information gets us where
we need to be and answers are questions. I feel the quality being put into
these resources could be updated with more accurate and efficient data. Also
not everyone should be aloud to be an editor or author because we feel stupid
when the information we share with others is incorrect.
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Social Media- Posting #1
Social media is viewed and used by billions of people
throughout the world. From Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Skype and many more that
we are all familiar with. When looking at online media it definitely comes with
its pros and cons. Then again so does everything in life. Even though there is
a great deal of negative attention from social media my perception is positive
towards this matter. Online media is a great way to interact and share your
life with friends, family, and even celebrities. Social media is a great way to
market businesses so that customers can view deals, coming soon products, etc.
It also helps businesses interact with employees that may not be living in the
same city. I believe people see media in a negative way because of the people that
abuse it. When looking at specifically teens I notice that they use social
media to broadcast nasty things about others online. I don’t think social media
should be “put down” because of those who choose to abuse it. Social media is
supposed to be a fun way to express yourself, post photos, videos, follow
celebrities, tweet, Skype your parents when your away for school and so much
more. With all the technology today you
can even use social media on apps through your phone and tablets as well. It is
easy access for when you’re on the go and have something on your mind. You can
even send attachments through Facebook now instead of using Hotmail. To me I
would say that social media can be viewed as a fad. I believe this because there’s
only so much you can do with online media, after a while some people get bored
and the usage decreases. On the other hand there is an always new change to the
websites that pulls through with excitement to others. In addition, I noticed
when new online media is broadcasted people get more addicted to the new
product and forget about the other media they used to be on constantly. In
conclusion social media plays a major role in society’s addiction to technology
and the online media has continued to increase dramatically.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
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