The approach of uses and gratifications approach‚ is one of the popular mass communication theories‚ severs as a theoretical background for this study. The uses and gratification approach target on the goal of the receiver‚ not the goal of the communicator (Severin & Tankard‚ 2001). In another way‚ the audiences use the media to fulfill certain needs. This approach is one of the most cited communication theories as best tool for analyzing new media technologies (Ebersole‚ 2000). Katz‚ Blumler‚
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Networks among Students Introduction Social networking is an online platform where people can develop social networks. The people having same interest are able to share ideas and opinions to a vast network with the help of such sites. There are many social networking sites such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Instagram where people can find and connect to their old friends. These sites have decreased the geographical boundaries between two persons
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Questionnaire about the use of Social Network among Diploma students of IUKL Please tick ( / ) at the answer. 1. What is your name? * 2. What is your gender? Male ( ) Female ( ) 3. What is your age? 18 - 20 ( ) 21 - 25 ( ) 26 - 30 ( ) 30 and above ( ) 4. This is your _____ year? First ( ) Second ( ) Third ( ) Fourth + ( ) 5. What course are you study? Business ( ) Communication
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10/21/2007 Social Network Sites: Bridging Relationships‚ Building Communities “Communities with high levels of social capital are likely to have a higher quality of life than communities with a low social capital” ( Kavanaugh‚ Reese‚ Carroll & Rosson‚ 2004‚ p.119). This was the conclusion of a study of social capital in societies. Social capital generally refers to cumulative social resources that resulted out of social interactions and bonds formed among people
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Entry 7 Should teacher be allowed to via students on facebook‚ twitter or texting? The answer is No‚ because facebook and twitter are social networks and can be distractions. I also do not feel that it is a proper place for kids to interact with their teachers‚ there should be a line drawn. I also feel that inappropriate conversations may take place and no one would be able to monitor them. My mom does not allow me to have a facebook page because of all the negativity that takes place
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Social Networking Sites: Harmful to our Society Social networking websites‚ such as MySpace‚ Facebook and Twitter‚ have blown up immensely in just a short span of about 5 years; most people nowadays have found that these and other social networking sites have become a “necessity” in their lives and must constantly be checking in on them. Social networking sites such as the ones mentioned above allow anyone to make new friends‚ reconnect with old ones‚ and blog just about anything under the sun
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Students’ perceptions‚ experiences and beliefs about Facebook in subjects at an Australian University Lynda Andrews School of AMPR‚ Queensland University of Technology l.andrews@qut.edu.au and Judy Drennan School of AMPR‚ Queensland University of Technology j.drennan@qut.edu.au Abstract This paper reports on students’ perceptions‚ experiences and beliefs about the voluntary use of Facebook in Advertising‚ Law‚ Nursing and Creative Industries’ subjects at an Australian
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SixDegrees.com was the first social site from 1997 to 2001. It was followed in 2002 by Friendster and MySpace a year later. Started by two friends‚ MySpace became extremely popular‚ and its parent company‚ Intermix‚ was acquired by News Corporation for $580 million two years after MySpace was launched. See MySpace and Friendster. Facebook came out in 2004 targeting college students‚ but when it opened to everyone‚ it grew exponentially to become the top social site. Two years later‚ Twitter was
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1110 31 August 2010 Facebook: A Social Disaster Facebook is a social network that has become the lives of many individuals. This simple site is actually very complex. People tend to think that it is a wonderful way to make friends and connect with old ones‚ but it is a way of causing stress in one’s life. It provokes a significant amount of drama and conflict. Often times people use it to initiate a problem or to get under another individual’s skin. The problem with Facebook is that it puts numerous
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Social networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook‚ blogs and Twitter have grown increasingly popular in recent years. In particular‚ Facebook has become the most visited SNS in the world with more than 800 million active users (Facebook‚ 2011‚ cited by Lee et al‚ 2012:1036). SNS can be defined as “a new method of communicating‚ employing computers as a collaborative tool to accelerate group information and escalate group scope and influence” (Kane et al‚ 2009‚ cited by Lin and Lu‚ 2011:1152). This
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