After reading the first chapter of Ethan Zuckerman’s Rewire, one theme stuck with me when I tried to observe how modern social media impacts my relationships: credible news sources. .@EthanZ The Tunisian revolution is 1 example of how platforms such as Twitter have the ability to emerge as a credible news source #NHsmc — Aysha Seedat […]
Read more "Importance of Modern Social Media in Leadership"Going to school very far from home, I owe a lot to social media. I do not get to see my family or friends for months at a time. However, due to social media, I still feel very connected to their lives. I can see pictures of them and interact by posting on each other’s […]
Read more "Social Media and Relationships: should social media be used for more?"In this day and age with globalization, social media today is the most popular common way of making connection among people. As we know, modern social media includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc. has entered every aspect of our life. Hence, how are modern social media impacting our relationships? Nowadays, the speed and scope of spreading information become […]
Read more "How are modern social media impacting our relationships?"Social media are a permanent part of everyone’s lives and they’re almost impossible to get away from. While sources contradict each other and claim social media are both good and terrible, it’s mostly about how we navigate these sites and the way we interact on them. For example, I was called nasty names anonymously on […]
Read more "I talked to someone famous on social media and here’s what happened"I study music business with the intention of entering the entertainment industry when I graduate. To keep up with industry news, I follow FADER, SPIN and Complex Magazine on Facebook and Twitter. I consider this trifecta of publications to be at the top of the music media game, and thus assume that the content they […]
Read more "Stick to the Music"Social media is a powerful tool and rapidly expanding. Being from the generation of social media junkies, I’ve witnessed massive changes in a short time. But how is it impacting our relationships? Well, I believe for the better and worse. I got a taste of this last year when I was gallivanting around Europe from […]
Read more "Disconnected from Reality"How are modern social media impacting your relationships? Social media allows me to extend my relationships beyond those in my immediate contact area or beyond people or are within close proximity to me on a daily basis. For example, I was studying abroad last semester in France and I befriended some international college students while […]
Read more "NHsmc Blog Post 1"The question of how Social Media are impacting our relationships doesn’t have a conclusive answer. On one hand if you ask someone like me who has grown up with social media, I have mixed feelings about it. I think we rely on social media too much instead of making actual conversations and having face to […]
Read more "Social Media and Relationships"This presentation will examine the relationship between these communication theories and modern social media, as well as provide examples of these connections. Groupthink Theory, communication theory created by Irving Janis where a consensus is developed in the group but is not reviewed for issues or problems that might occur. Social Identity Theory, a communication theory created by Henri Tajfel and […]
Read more "Groupthink and Social Identity Connection to Social Media"Abstract : We present Gatekeeping theory and Hypodermic Needle theory into three parts respectively. The first part to introduce the history and definition of each theory. For better understanding the theories, second is to illustrate them with examples ( Gatekeeping is explained with Fox News. Needle theory used Orsen Wells’s film and Victoria’s “perfect body” advertisement). […]
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