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How has Social Media Impacted Society?

Social Media has grown at a very rapid pace that many people are so intrigued with the concept and find themselves drawn into the capabilities it has to offer. Social Media can be used professionally for businesses marketing, public relations, advertising all the way down to personal use of keeping in touch with family and friends. When using Social Media professionally businesses may find themselves using it to seek potential employees, conduct a group meeting, and stay in contact with employees through e-mails or even group messaging for faster response. I use Social Media professionally for free advertising of my employment as well as staying in contact with my co-worker. When using Social Media personally, I tend to use it mostly for friends and family and staying in contact with them as daily life can kind of make that communication status lessen. Social Media has helped me stay in contact with family living in different cities through video call and the ability to share daily pictures and updates with Social Media accounts such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. Social Media is so easy to use and at the fingertips of society that it is said “71% use Facebook daily for personal use, 33% use Google, 32% use Pinterest, 27% use Instagram, and 18% use Twitter (Tech & Learning, 2016). The percentage of usage might have gone up through the years. The lines have become a bit blurred when it comes to personal and professional to some people as Social media has taken over their life altogether. “Over the past few years, social media have sometimes erroneously been regarded as ready-to-use tools for citizens, rioters, journalists, and activists to bring about social change” (van Dijck and Poell, 2013). The changes made in the digital world has given the world an outlet to voice anything they wish with a simple post yet, this can be crucial to your professional profile as anyone can easily view what one uploads. Social Media has become a necessity that most people in society feel they need in order to continue staying connected with the world resulting in a multitude of daily activity that does not seem to be slowing down personally or professionally.

References:

van Dijck, José and Poell, Thomas, Understanding Social Media Logic (August 12, 2013). Media and Communication, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 2-14, 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2309065

Survey Highlights Social Media Use Among Teachers. (2016). Tech & Learning,37(2),10. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1849624110?accountid=458

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Mass Media and Computer-Mediated Communications Blog Entry

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As we all might know from experience, the world today is becoming more and more dependent on the use of technology. This result is the daily use of computer-mediated communications such as the way we communicate through our cell phones, e-mails, computers, etc. I personally communicate daily with my family and friends through social media platforms and text messaging. Another form of computer-mediated communication I use quite a bit is my laptop in order to communicate with my professors and classmates for group assignments and research. I like to think that these forms of communication have in fact opened up a community to which would more than likely not be made without the convenience of technology. I don’t think I would be in touch with my professors or classmates much less school without the convenience of digital opportunity. Let’s not forget keeping in touch with family and friends in our hectic lives of multitasking with work, health and trying to fit in sleep. Although computer-mediated communication has made my life easier to stay connected it is always very important to stay vigilant of the challenges in having your privacy hacked. The Internet is a huge field of entertainment and from time to time a person’s personal information can be hacked by scammers or hackers for unfortunate purposes but a great way to make sure you are not a victim of this is by educating yourself when joining the digital realm. Observability is key in taking privacy into account. Understanding when your are being “published” as a user and having the choice to not share information helps in keeping your privacy protected from others (Sabler, 1995). The same with everything, there is always a risk in becoming a user but making sure the cover your ground and understanding how important privacy is helps in keeping it authenticated and safe. As I mentioned, the world today relies heavily on computer-mediated communications and this can help in the future as it has today with easier communication connections with distance, efficiency in research, and less time consuming. I like to think computer-mediated communications has not affected my face-to-face communication, as I am free spoken both in person and digitally. It simply has helped in keeping me connected with those I do not get to see frequently.

Reference: Sabler, D. (1995). Privacy Issues in Computer-Mediated Communication. http://danielsabler.com/publications/ethicomp1995.pdf.

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CMC Introduction

Today, July 10th is the day I start my very first blog at 31 years old. I do not have much experience in blogging but here we go. Communication is key from the past to the future. How we choose to continue speaking, whether in person or digitally should be taken into consideration.