Often times, we create “relationships” with people on different forms of social media, before we’ve even met them in person. We interact with countless people on platforms like Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr. From comments, replies, and direct messages, messages are exchanged literally with just the touch of a few buttons. Because of our generation’s increasing […]
Read more "How are modern social media impacting your relationships?"By Rachel Viggiano (SYRACUSE) Trends have evolved over time in regards to how social media was introduced to our generation. Something that has evolutionized, has quite literally become revolutionized. The way we communicate with one another has not only drastically changed our relationships, but has also radically opened up a way for us to freely express […]
Read more "A Trending Revolution"Love how #Rewire challenges his audience to pay attention in the social media world and keep up with global events @EthanZ #NHsmc — Julianne Cummings (@CummingsCuse) February 1, 2016 Good luck to all the athletes that are training so hard for these Games! #roadtorio @Rio2016_en pic.twitter.com/hiXIwMDurY — Olympics (@Olympics) January 5, 2016 Ethan Zuckerman states, […]
Read more "Sports in the Media World"“Human beings yearn for connection and belonging. Numerous studies have linked social support to positive mental health.” (Bonnano) However, as social media rises as a trend, it seems as if it is almost replacing real, social interactions/relationships with virtual and online communication. With this rising trend, it is starting to concern people as real- life relationships […]
Read more "The Impact of Modern Social Media on Our Relationships"Social media are impacting my relationships in a multitude of ways. Social media make it much easier to keep up with people, which can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the context. In a positive sense, social media are highly efficient. With the click of a button I can see what my friends […]
Read more "How modern social media are impacting my relationships"The first chapter of Ethan Zuckerman’s chapter shed some insight on how the Internet played an integral part in containing the SARS virus, even in the early 2000s. Dial up (and therefore ridiculously slow speeds) was still prevalent and if I remember correctly, DSL was beginning to emerge as a cost-effective, higher speed alternative to […]
Read more "Blog Post 1"Modern social media are impacting my relationships in both negative and positive ways. I find social media to be beneficial because it helps me stay close and connected to my friends and family at all times, while gaining insight into their daily lives and seeing what they are up to. I think that the ability to […]
Read more "Blog Post 1"Social media is everywhere. Sometimes where we don’t even notice it. It can be on a screen or, as in “Rewire” by Ethan Zuckerman, it can be in an art gallery. Nearly everyone in the world has been touched by some form of social media at some point, some, more than others. @EthanZ I was amazed […]
Read more "How are modern social media impacting your relationships?"“Our challenge is not access to information; it is the challenge of paying attention.” In Chapter 1 of Rewire, Ethan Zuckerman discusses global epidemics such as SARS and political uprisings like the Arab Spring. Zuckerman outlines the role social media had while these events were unfolding to the general public. He argues that because so much more […]
Read more "Rewire"I would be lying if I said I hated social media. I’m constantly on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, checking to see whats new in my friends and families lives. Recently, due to a class that I’m in, I’ve been spending more time on Twitter as well. To me, social media has become a constant in […]
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