A social networking site is a form of social network service created to encourage social relations among people with the use of the World Wide Web. It was created to be able to connect with friends easily and more comfortably‚ since we are now in a generation where internet is prevalent. We have been using these sites as it is part of our social norm. Although‚ do these social networking sites still serve its purpose‚ which is to motivate social relationships? Or do these sites only promote a form
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Abstract The usage of social networking sites by the people today has increased tremendously intrigued by the convenience of technologies be it children or elders. The connection between social networking sites and how it affects an individual’s daily routine has been investigated during this research. Twenty (20) International Medical University students consisting of 10 males and 10 females majoring from various health science programs were given a copy of the questionnaire. Participants filled
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Are Social Networking Sites Damaging the Quality of America’s Communication? After watching a video clip in class about the social networking site Twitter‚ I began to more deeply think about an issue currently being addressed in our society. The issue in question is whether online social networking sites are damaging the quality of America’s communication. Are we losing the personalization people once shared in our culture? Social networking has become such a large and important part of our lives
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A CASE STUDY OF ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING AT WORKPLACES IN GHANA Kwabena Adom Asiedu ID: 2760206 Submitted To the Regent University College Of Science And Technology In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For The Degree Of Bachelor Of Science In Management With Computing 2010 1 ABSTRACT This is descriptive study which adopts a case study strategy to identify the perceptions of employers and employees in Ghana about productivity and online social networking at the workplace. A number
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The Effects of Social Networking Sites to Academic Performance of the Students ABSTRACT Title : The Effects of Social Networking to the Academic Performance of the Students The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of social networking to the academic performance of the students of Universidad de Manila. Specifically‚ it attempted to answer the following questions: 1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of age‚ gender? 2. What is the academic
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A TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES) AT Centre for Computer Engineering‚ 9/14 Mbonu Ojike Street‚Ikenegbu Owerri‚ Imo State. Presented By Francis
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I believe that in this way social media poses as more than a simple distraction. As fun as commenting on your grandmother’s cat photos can be‚ there is no real value to the string of 10- to 15-second comments or updates are generally meaningless. Unless you are getting involved in a meaningful substantive dialogue (as opposed to pokes and likes)‚ the time spent on a social network doesn’t add to your life. Social media is supposed to bring people together online to share information. In practice
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Reasons of Social Networking Use: A Uses & Gratifications and Media Dependency Theory Approach Remaflor D. Malacura Polytechnic University of the Philippines ABSTRACT Social Networking Sites such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Instagram are very “in” to people especially teenagers nowadays. Social networking sites are web services that allow users to create profile and build relationships with other users of the same site. Due to the popularity of these sites‚ many questions are raised and one
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Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 29 (2008) 420–433 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Online and offline social networks: Use of social networking sites by emerging adults☆ Kaveri Subrahmanyam a‚b‚⁎‚ Stephanie M. Reich c‚ Natalia Waechter b‚d‚e‚ Guadalupe Espinoza b‚d a b c d e Department of Psychology‚ California State University‚ Los Angeles‚ United States Children ’s Digital Media Center‚ UCLA/CSULA‚ United States Department
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the worst effects of social networking. Honorable judges‚ teachers‚ friends & worthy opponents‚ I would like to share my views for the subject "social networking sites are leading the youth astray". Two little words - "social networking" - have become a giant buzzphrase over the past couple of years. We can observe the worldwide march of social networks and headline-ready stories about Web-assisted suicides. I can think of atleast 13 disadvantages of social networking. 1) Too Addictive
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