Social Media Essay
Title Page
Assignment 3
Academic Essay
Course – Year 1 Bachelor of Arts in International Business
Semester 1 2011/2012
Module Name : Professional Communication
Lecturer Name : Darrin Taylor Student name; Marie Robinson
Student number; 20053294
Date; 07/12/2011
I hereby declare that this work is my own and of the highest academic integrity. Where the work of others used, it is duly acknowledged and referenced accordingly.
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Executive Summary
This report contains the contents of the social media and how it effect’s aspects of people’s lives. Social media has a great impact on the society of today and changes the way we live.
Table of Contents
Title Page 1
Executive Summary 2
1. Introduction 4
2. Findings 4
3. Recommendations 7
4. Conclusion 7
References 9
1. Introduction
Social media is defined in the oxford dictionary as a noun which consists of websites and applications used for social networking (Oxford Dictionary, 2011)
Social networking sites are a type of virtual community that has grown tremendously in popularity over the past number of years. Whilst studying social media many of the topics came across continuously. This report contains three main topics involved with social media.
The ethics of social media, providing what the ethics of social networking sites contained the increasingly large number of problems arising every day. When the founder set up these sites they didn’t take into account the users, they were more concerned about publicity and profit.
The second topic is relationships within the social media. The report shows how members develop many types of relationships by being involved with these sites. The information in the report shows how techniques used by the founders creates an open book for people joining to meet new people and to join various groups. The report also contains the threats of social networking towards relationships and how it has a major influence on many
Assignment 3
Academic Essay
Course – Year 1 Bachelor of Arts in International Business
Semester 1 2011/2012
Module Name : Professional Communication
Lecturer Name : Darrin Taylor Student name; Marie Robinson
Student number; 20053294
Date; 07/12/2011
I hereby declare that this work is my own and of the highest academic integrity. Where the work of others used, it is duly acknowledged and referenced accordingly.
_______________________
Executive Summary
This report contains the contents of the social media and how it effect’s aspects of people’s lives. Social media has a great impact on the society of today and changes the way we live.
Table of Contents
Title Page 1
Executive Summary 2
1. Introduction 4
2. Findings 4
3. Recommendations 7
4. Conclusion 7
References 9
1. Introduction
Social media is defined in the oxford dictionary as a noun which consists of websites and applications used for social networking (Oxford Dictionary, 2011)
Social networking sites are a type of virtual community that has grown tremendously in popularity over the past number of years. Whilst studying social media many of the topics came across continuously. This report contains three main topics involved with social media.
The ethics of social media, providing what the ethics of social networking sites contained the increasingly large number of problems arising every day. When the founder set up these sites they didn’t take into account the users, they were more concerned about publicity and profit.
The second topic is relationships within the social media. The report shows how members develop many types of relationships by being involved with these sites. The information in the report shows how techniques used by the founders creates an open book for people joining to meet new people and to join various groups. The report also contains the threats of social networking towards relationships and how it has a major influence on many
References: Brey, P. (2000a), ‘Disclosive computer ethics’, Computers and society, Vol. 30 no.4, pp. 10-16 Brey, P Derek, L Hansen, 2011 ‘ Exploring social media relationships’ Dwyer, C Dictionary.com, 2011, [Accessed Online 21st November 2011] Available from, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ethics Facebook, 2011, [Accessed Online 21st November 2011] Available from, http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics