controversial topic regarding the hiring process is employers’ use of social media screening. The most popular sites to be checked are Facebook‚ LinkedIn‚ and Twitter and now more than ever‚ companies are looking on the Internet to see if applicants are active on these social media websites (Swallow). Harris Interactive conducted a survey of 2‚303 respondents from February 9‚ 2012 through March 2‚ 2012 to find out how many companies used social media sites to check on job applicants. The results showed that
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February 2013 Social media is like a game. Once you learn and get along with how to use these websites you get addicted to it. For example‚ now I am addicted to social media. Before I was introduced to social media I did all of my homework and was one of the top students in the class. From that moment I became engage to websites such as facebook‚ tweeter‚ ooVoo and instagram. It affected my life pessimistically. For instance‚ these days I can’t stop checking my facebook and instagram. Furthermore
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Instructor: Alyssa Buckley English 1A Negative Effects of Social Media on Its Users Our lives seem to be more and more consumed by technology as great advances in this area have continue to be made‚ especially when it comes to social media. Many researchers have begun to notice that depending on how much time individuals spend on these social media sites‚ they can negatively affect their daily lifestyle in very significant ways. For example‚ social networking has become a huge distraction for students
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In the 1950s and 1960s‚ United States‚ UAE‚ Switzerland were internationally pre-eminent in economy and technology. After 30 years the economic landscape has changed considerably and indeed continues to change with amazing rapidity. Situation of strategic economic equality has come to exist in the triad regions of North America‚ Western Europe and the Pacific Rim (including India and China). India is considered as a developing country having population of more than a billion‚ second highest in the
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‘should social media be banned’ Social media has made an effect on the modern world together. Some people consider social media to have a very negative impact on people‚ especially our younger generation‚ causing inappropriate language being used. It is a topic that divides an opinion. People say social media is an amazing tool‚ but others worry about the impact it has on lives. Here are some reasons why you should not ban social media. During the royal wedding‚ a lot of people went crazy. There
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to social media. Most people think‚ “It’s not that bad‚ right? They just like to be on their computer a lot.” People think it makes them more social because they are always talking to someone or playing games with someone. Addiction to social media‚ like drugs or alcohol‚ can be very damaging to a person. Let’s start off with some definitions‚ Addiction is the continued repetition of a behavior despite adverse consequences‚ or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors. Social Media are
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University PRCA 3334: Social Media and PR Measuring Social Media Impact Best Western is a well-known‚ family oriented hotel chain. They have loyal customers‚ but like all other hotels they have to goal for new customers. With a lot of competition in the hospitality industry it is important to keep their loyal customers and to build new customers. Best Western does this by actively using social media as a tool to engage their customers and potential customers. Out of all the social networks that they
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much as the president clambering onto social media site Tumblr to drum up support for the bill was. "I think everybody on Tumblr should be contacting their senators and finding out where they stand on the issue...It directly affects folks in their 20s and 30s — particularly the young people who use Tumblr‚" Obama said in a live Q&A with Tumblr founder David Karp (source: The Washington Times). The US president knows a trick or two about leveraging social media; he’s been at it since 2007 when he
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conversations and this through social media First of all‚ social media is defined in different ways. Some see social media as an intermediate between companies and customers (Andzulis et.al‚ para.4). The easy access of social media has provided customers and companies a chat room of interest where people can talk and discuss their different points of view. Some examples of social media are Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Linked in‚ You Tube‚ Flicker‚ etc. Nevertheless‚ each social media has a function. For example
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Introduction The use of social networking has changed the way in which we communicate. Even in our personal lives‚ social media has become a major habit we have adopted whilst making use of the internet. In 2012 an estimated 1 in 5 people worldwide‚ were reported to be members of online social networks‚ an increase of 19% since 2011.1 (Emarketer.com‚ 2015)Researchers and analysts suggest that adapting social media in their various enterprises would in turn increase productivity and efficiency.
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