Effects of Social Media: Abuse and Addiction Associated with Social Media Justin McIntyre English 1302‚ T-TH 5:30 Professor F. Dziadek November 25‚ 2014 Justin McIntyre 20 November 2014 A Call to Acton: Regulate the Use of Social Media Statistics show‚ each year 700 billion minutes are spent on Facebook alone‚ with a normal person spending approximately 15 hours a week‚ not attempting to calculate the time spent checking emails‚ playing video games‚ or just surfing the web. Social media
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Foreign Literature: Lepper‚ M. R. & Gurtner‚ J (2000)‚ states that prolonged and excessive use of these games can cause‚ mainly upon children‚ a number of physical and psychological problems which may include obsessive‚ addictive behaviour‚ dehumanization of the player‚ desensitizing of feelings‚ personality changes‚ hyperactivity learning disorders‚ premature maturing of children‚ psychomotor disorders‚ health problems (due to lack of exercise & tendonitis)‚ Development of anti-social behaviour
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4‚ 2008 Subject: The Benefits of Social Networking Introduction We are at a time when customer satisfaction is at an all time low‚ yet it is becoming a more and more difficult to talk to a human for customer service. Many businesses have lost the personal and trust-filled relationship that is so desired by their clients. In order to maintain and grow a loyal customer base‚ a company can now achieve those real human connections by means of social networking. Individuals from all areas of the
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thing‚ that it would just be a waste of time for you. The key to social networking is that it is supposed to be fun‚ whether you are just doing it for kicks or clicking around for business purposes. That should be reasonable enough for anyone‚ but there are those people who don’t see the point. For them‚ it can be a disadvantage. Now there is something to really think about. Nothing is without a blemish‚ but those of this type of networking shouldn’t really be that much of a concern regarding your safety
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Since the advent of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter‚ there has been much debate on their benefits and detriments. While social networking sites are a useful tool in our increasingly connected world‚ they can also adversely affect our development and the nature of our social interactions. Hence‚ it is important to first identify their advantages and disadvantages to effectively use them. Social networking sites offer a medium for people to keep in touch with their acquaintances
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What is Social Networking Website? The definition of social networking is “the relationships that exist between network of people” (Walter & Ribiere‚ 2004). Today‚ when we talk about social networking‚ we think of social networking websites like Facebook‚ MySpace‚ and Twitter‚ which are the top three popular social networking sites in the United States (Alexa.com‚ 2010). These sites are defined as web-based platforms that allow individuals to build their own profiles and reflect social relations
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Are social networking sites such as Facebook‚ MySpace‚ Twitter and LinkedIn good for society? Justify your position. Communication is what people do everyday; it is how people interact with each other‚ how they are able to form relationships‚ and how they are able to understand. However the way people communicate in the twenty first century as a result of social networking sites has changed rapidly. Social networking sites have revolutionised the way people communicate (Karklins & Dalton‚ 2012)
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the letter is about Dear Mr Thompson‚ My name is Jakob. I’m currently Studying in Middlesex University at Barnet. I have recently read your article about social networking and delighted to give you my opinion about social networking. I believe that social networking is destroying teenager’s education. Teenagers spend more time on social networking than revising‚ helping their parent and spend time with their family. As I’m a brother of a teenager I could inform you millions of sentences about console
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Social Networking for Small Businesses Cortez (2011) notes “Marketing and advertising is the key to any small business success. This began with direct selling‚ evolved into advertisements with flyers‚ posters‚ then emails‚ websites‚ and now electronic ads on social networking sites. Targeting the appropriate customers is the best way to anticipate and meet the needs of those customers.” According to Dodds (2012‚ p.1) “Social media – blogs‚ Twitter‚ Facebook‚ LinkedIn‚ YouTube‚ and the like – are
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