“Social norms are shared expectations about how people should think‚ feel and behave and they are the glue that binds social systems together.” (Schaller and Crandell‚ 2004 cited in Passer‚ M.W. & Smith‚ R.E. 2007: 624). Subconsciously our daily lives are regulated and influenced by social norms. We take these social norms for granted. (Passer/Smith‚ 2007:624) We see these customs as “normal” but as Michel Foucault illustrates in “Discipline and Punish‚ the Birth of the Prison”‚ these norms and patterns
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The use of social network sites has increased exponentially and is a global phenomenon. Online social network sites provide several benefits. For example‚ people can interact with others‚ as if they were close friends. In addition‚ social network sites help people connect with others who have the same interests; people can share news‚ photographs‚ and videos with other online members. According to a Nielsen Online report‚ by the end of 2008‚ 66.8 percent of Internet users around the world had visited
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century‚ a popular and new word has come into our vocabulary. That word is Facebook. This is the most popular social networking website on the Internet. If you have not heard about Facebook until reading this‚ then you must have been for the last 5 years. Social network is a necessity tool in modern life‚ especially with the young like students‚ pupils. It is extremely that none of us know little about social networks and Facebook- the most popular social network in all over the world. Facebook has more
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bring them down. Because stereotypes are used so frequently in our everyday lives‚ some people may not even realize they are there and are even being used at all. Some people think that they don’t belong to any stereotypes‚ but they most likely are apart of more than one‚ and they just don’t realize it. Stereotypes
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BBM AND SOCIAL NETWORK ADDICTION Are you constantly checking your Facebook and Twitter for updates? Do you have a large number of Facebook friends and BBM contacts but only know and communicate with a few? Does the idea of having many social network friends make you feel popular? Do you feel unsettled and anxious when you can’t check for updates or read your messages? If you’ve answered yes to some of those questions‚ you may have a social network addiction. Statistics show that teenagers spend
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Document analysis The document is a movie. It is a comedy drama produced by David Fincher. The title is The Social Network. This film was produced on 2010 and last 2 hours. By the title‚ we may assume that this movie talks about Network in our generation. Indeed‚ this film relates about the creation of Facebook which is the most famous social network. Facebook allows all people to have their own account to publish their information. So this document shows the improvement of new technologies.
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as social network? a) Facebook b) Twitter c) My Space d) Linkedin e) Livespaces f) Flickr g) Netlog h) Other (Specify) • How much time do you spend on social networking daily? a) Less than 1 hour b) 1- 2 hours c) 3-4 hours d) More • What is the purpose of using social network? a) Chatting b) Document sharing c) Photo sharing d) Knowledge sharing e) Communication f) Other (specify) (Please indicate your agreement or disagreement about the following statements regarding Social Networking
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MARKETING IN A CONNECTED WORLD IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ON PROMOTION AND ADVERTISING STRATEGY Existing literature on impact of social networks‚ their underlying structure‚ characteristics of consumer in context of these network and process of contagion is reviewed in this paper and analysis on the impact of various concepts discussed above on advertising and promotion strategy of product and services is performed. BHARAT SINGHAL 27-Feb-14 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The present work is an effort to throw
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old battle. Social networks have become part of everyday life‚ especially for teenagers. When the phrase‚ “if butterfly flaps its wings in Japan‚ a hurricane will happen on the coasts of Florida‚” was no less true when it was coined in the early 1960s than it is today. The world has indeed shrunk. Events‚ no matter how small they might seem whether political‚ social or economical‚ might have far-reaching consequences on another place‚ thanks to social media. Some say social networks have brought
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The Role of Social Media in Revolutions Otabek N Musoev KIMEP University Research Proposal Today social networks are very popular tools for people‚ especially for teenagers‚ to keep in touch‚ share photos‚ videos and messages. Recent events in the Middle East and Northern Africa got me interested because in the forums all around the World Wide Web people represent the controversial versions about if the Arab Spring was caused by social media. The topic
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