courts across the country (EFCC‚ 2012). In a related development‚ the EFCC also recently arrested two university undergraduates‚ Hope Olusegun and Tunde Wasiu Sodiq in Lagos‚ on the 4th January‚ 2013 for allegedly belonging to two syndicates‚ who specialize in defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians and foreigners through internet scams (Soni‚ 2013). Adeniran (2008) observes that the technological advances have brought striking changes to Nigerian cultures‚ patterns of socialization‚ social institutions
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------------------------------------------------- Social Media and Marketing Nowadays Social media is hype all over the world. To understand Social Media‚ One must first establish an accepted definition. Social media was defined by Marketo (2010) in The Definitive Guide to B2B Social Media as “the production‚ consumption and exchange of information through online social interactions and platforms.” They are considered to be low-cost tools that combine use of technology and social interaction and has become
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tourists and citizens with up to date‚ exotic and state of the art vehicles for rent. To be used for the individuals leisure‚ pleasure and or business trips around the Island. With our head office located at Vacoas and several other outlets spread across the Island‚ we are only but a call away. Swift express rental was founded by late Sir Richard Bronson in the mid-eighties (1985). He was one of the pioneer tour guides of his time‚ ferrying tourists from point A to point B sailing boats around the
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UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones 9-1-2010 The Effects of social media networks in the hospitality industry Wendy Lim University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas Repository Citation Lim‚ Wendy‚ "The Effects of social media networks in the hospitality industry" (2010). UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones. Paper 693. http://digitalcommons.library.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/693 This Professional Paper is brought to you for free and open access by University
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Role of Social Media in HR Means of communication has undergone major changes during last century. The growth has been from‚ communication through telegrams to telephones and currently an entire new series of technical wonders have replaced the earlier modes e.g e-mails‚ web chats‚ video conferencing‚ which in fact have brought people closer‚ in constant touch and made the world a small place to live. Now is the era of mass digitization with prolific use of ‘Social Media’. The use of technology
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Social Media Addiction: Effects on Mental Well-being By Wesley Poore wpoore@unomaha.edu The author is an undergraduate in the School of Communication‚ University of Nebraska at Omaha. This paper was written for a Social Media Metrics course in Spring‚ 2013. Social Media Addiction: Effects on Mental Well-being This paper will focus on Internet addiction and the potential psychological issues it can create for college students. The Internet is changing the way we live but not
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Causes for Public Trust or Distrust of the Federal Government: American Government 2301 April 11‚ 2011 Do we elect officials to do what is right for ourselves‚ or to do whatever is better for the country as a whole? On the other hand‚ do they act in the most popular manner in order to secure their own re-election hopes? The two-party system is in continuous lockout. One party wants reform but another will try to block it just to show the public how incompetent they are without showing
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How Did the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny? How come no one could take over the government. The Constitution was written in 1787 in Philadelphia. A Constitution tells how the government is going to work. How did the writers of the Constitution keep person or a group of people from getting too much power? A tyranny is a power held by I person or group of people. The Constitution guarded against tyranny in several ways which were federalism‚ separation of power‚ check and balances‚ and small
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affected immensely by the use of social media. Some people are lead to believe that the use of social media is a good thing as well as a bad thing. For some‚ it has even changed their lives completely. As for others‚ it has not had an effect. In today’s society people heavily rely on technology to either speak to someone or use online resources‚ which in in return‚ can have both a positive as well as negative effects on modern society. Many people believe that social media‚ as well as technology itself
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SOCIAL AND POLITICAL IMPLICATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA A SEMINAR PRESENTED BY ADEBAYO‚ SEGUN MATRIC NO: 173998 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY FACULTY OF ARTS UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN COURSE: PHI 713- SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY LECTURER IN CHARGE PROFESSOR DIPO IRELE June 2013 INTRODUCTION: Communication is as old as humankind‚ it is the basis of social interactions and life blood of human societies‚ we can say without communication. Each individual would merely be an island
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