The document discusses anonymity in online commenting on news sites. It summarizes that:
1) Requiring real names reduces participation, especially from vulnerable groups, and does not guarantee civility as offensive comments still occur under real names.
2) Anonymity allows for whistleblowing and discussion of sensitive local issues. Comment moderation through clear rules, engagement, and an evolution to higher quality discussions is more effective than real names at improving civility.
3) Research shows anonymous commenters on well-moderated sites contribute valuable local information and have more positive, productive discussions than those using real names. Anonymity with moderation enables important community conversations.
Social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter allow people to connect with friends and share information, but they also pose risks if personal details are shared publicly. While social media can benefit relationships and businesses, young users are especially vulnerable to threats from predators if not properly monitored by parents. The document discusses both the positive and negative aspects of social networking and emphasizes the importance of privacy and parental oversight for teen users.
This chapter discusses how youth use new media technologies like mobile phones, instant messaging, and social media in their dating practices and intimacy. It explores how these technologies have changed courtship rituals, allowing youth to get to know each other online before meeting in person, but also how they make breaking up more difficult by leaving digital remnants of past relationships. While new media provides benefits of privacy and easier communication, it can also make youth more vulnerable if too much personal information is shared publicly online.
Online dating involves searching for romantic or sexual partners on the internet, usually through dedicated websites. It has become a very popular way to meet people, with over 15 million users on eHarmony and over 21 million on Match.com in the United States alone. While online dating allows people to meet others with shared interests from a wide geographic range, some studies have found that up to 1 in 4 profiles on dating websites may be from people who are already married. The popularity of online dating continues to grow rapidly, with some research predicting that over half of couples will meet online within the next 20 years.
For this research paper we had to give our opinion about how Social Media is either helpful or hurtful for society. We were assigned to either research the helpful or hurtful side. The side I was given to research was the hurtful side.
Facebook started as a student directory at Harvard but quickly grew to connect millions of users. It became the dominant social media platform through network effects as more users joined. Facebook makes money primarily through advertising. It also enables apps and games through the Facebook Platform. Businesses can create Facebook Pages to interact with customers. Facebook for Websites allows users to login to other sites with Facebook credentials, benefiting both sites and Facebook. Going forward, Facebook should continue monetizing the Facebook for Websites platform which provides valuable user data and is undermonetized.
Facebook's purpose is to connect people and make the world more open. It allows users to share photos, videos, and experiences with friends and family both near and far. However, Facebook also faces legal and ethical issues. Investigations have found that sexual predators have used Facebook to solicit minors by posing as children. State attorneys general are investigating Facebook for how it responds to complaints about inappropriate content and solicitation of underage users. While Facebook aims to provide a safe platform, concerns have been raised that it does not adequately police its site and address issues reported by parents.
25% of workers are friends with their boss on Facebook, but it may be negatively impacting on their careers (especially if they are part of the 1 in 8 that vent about a bad day at work on Facebook too!).
Here's our guide on how to be friends with the boss on Facebook and keep your job.
This study analyzed interviews with 11 past and present Tinder users to understand how and why people use the popular dating app. The interviews revealed that Tinder is used for a variety of purposes beyond just casual sex, contradicting popular media portrayals. Many users approach Tinder as a game to pass time by swiping through profiles. While physical attractiveness from photos is important, users have different strategies for profiles and messaging. Perceptions of Tinder depend on both individual experiences and societal narratives around dating and relationships.
Social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter allow people to connect with friends and share information, but they also pose risks if personal details are shared publicly. While social media can benefit relationships and businesses, young users are especially vulnerable to threats from predators if not properly monitored by parents. The document discusses both the positive and negative aspects of social networking and emphasizes the importance of privacy and parental oversight for teen users.
This chapter discusses how youth use new media technologies like mobile phones, instant messaging, and social media in their dating practices and intimacy. It explores how these technologies have changed courtship rituals, allowing youth to get to know each other online before meeting in person, but also how they make breaking up more difficult by leaving digital remnants of past relationships. While new media provides benefits of privacy and easier communication, it can also make youth more vulnerable if too much personal information is shared publicly online.
Online dating involves searching for romantic or sexual partners on the internet, usually through dedicated websites. It has become a very popular way to meet people, with over 15 million users on eHarmony and over 21 million on Match.com in the United States alone. While online dating allows people to meet others with shared interests from a wide geographic range, some studies have found that up to 1 in 4 profiles on dating websites may be from people who are already married. The popularity of online dating continues to grow rapidly, with some research predicting that over half of couples will meet online within the next 20 years.
For this research paper we had to give our opinion about how Social Media is either helpful or hurtful for society. We were assigned to either research the helpful or hurtful side. The side I was given to research was the hurtful side.
Facebook started as a student directory at Harvard but quickly grew to connect millions of users. It became the dominant social media platform through network effects as more users joined. Facebook makes money primarily through advertising. It also enables apps and games through the Facebook Platform. Businesses can create Facebook Pages to interact with customers. Facebook for Websites allows users to login to other sites with Facebook credentials, benefiting both sites and Facebook. Going forward, Facebook should continue monetizing the Facebook for Websites platform which provides valuable user data and is undermonetized.
Facebook's purpose is to connect people and make the world more open. It allows users to share photos, videos, and experiences with friends and family both near and far. However, Facebook also faces legal and ethical issues. Investigations have found that sexual predators have used Facebook to solicit minors by posing as children. State attorneys general are investigating Facebook for how it responds to complaints about inappropriate content and solicitation of underage users. While Facebook aims to provide a safe platform, concerns have been raised that it does not adequately police its site and address issues reported by parents.
25% of workers are friends with their boss on Facebook, but it may be negatively impacting on their careers (especially if they are part of the 1 in 8 that vent about a bad day at work on Facebook too!).
Here's our guide on how to be friends with the boss on Facebook and keep your job.
This study analyzed interviews with 11 past and present Tinder users to understand how and why people use the popular dating app. The interviews revealed that Tinder is used for a variety of purposes beyond just casual sex, contradicting popular media portrayals. Many users approach Tinder as a game to pass time by swiping through profiles. While physical attractiveness from photos is important, users have different strategies for profiles and messaging. Perceptions of Tinder depend on both individual experiences and societal narratives around dating and relationships.
Youth Communication and Privacy in the Social Media AgeNathan Wright
"Youth Communication and Privacy in the Social Media Age" presentation given at the American Library Association's youth privacy conference in Chicago on March 24, 2011.
How Your Customers' Social Circles Influence What They Buy, What They Do and ...Paul Adams
The document discusses how the web is being rebuilt around people based on their social networks and relationships. It notes that people live in networks that influence what they do, where they go, and what they buy. Businesses need to understand behavior and networks, not just technology, to adapt to this change. Specifically, people have multiple independent friend groups and different types of relationships within those groups, with stronger ties to some.
BeNetSafe.org is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 to educate students, parents, educators and law enforcement about internet safety. It provides resources like presentations, lesson plans and videos to teach children how to safely use social media and the internet. The document discusses risks of sharing personal information online and with unknown people, as well as the dangers of cyberbullying, sexting and interacting with online predators. It emphasizes the importance of open communication between parents and children about internet use.
Online privacy is difficult to achieve due to how personal information spreads across the internet. Anything shared online can be accessed through data sales, leaks, or hacking. Location and activities can now be tracked in real-time through social media posts by friends and family without consent. Both adults and teens are at risk by oversharing private details, though teens may not understand long-term consequences. Education is needed for protecting online identity and information in our increasingly digitally connected lives.
Kaya Sumbland has learned from their previous draft that they should research why certain situations related to their topic occur, to gain a deeper understanding. They were researching different aspects of internet socializing but it was too broad, so they decided to focus on online dating. The document provides research on the history of online dating, reasons why people date online, how it has changed over time including becoming more accepted, its role in globalization and social media, and psychological aspects like perception and the lack of non-verbal cues online.
Facebook is a social media website launched in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. It allows users to create profiles, add friends, and share photos, statuses, and other information. The site has grown rapidly since its launch and now has over 2 billion monthly active users worldwide. It generates revenue primarily through targeted advertisements on the site. As a major platform, Facebook must ensure it complies with relevant data protection, privacy, and ethical advertising laws and regulations in its operations.
- BeNetSafe.org is a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 that provides internet safety education to students, parents, educators and law enforcement.
- It aims to educate about both benefits and risks of social media and networking sites, and how to stay safe online through open communication and understanding evolving technologies and risks.
- The organization reaches thousands through classroom presentations, videos, and community outreach on topics like cyberbullying, sexting, online predators, and setting privacy controls on social media profiles.
If anyone is interested in trends in online dating and some fun....very factual do's and don'ts.....I was curious to see what is happening on all those sites out there....So I researched it and...
Props to Calvin Cheng for doing the layout and design. If anyone wants to make things beautiful, let me know and I will connect you with him!
The document discusses the history of online social networking and privacy concerns. It outlines the evolution of technologies from early computer networks and email to modern social media sites. It then examines perceptions of privacy and the risks of oversharing personal information online. Tools for teaching privacy and managing online profiles are presented. Users are encouraged to be aware of what they post and who may have access to their information to avoid potential issues like identity theft, embarrassment, or legal problems.
Facebook is primarily used to keep in touch with friends and family but some argue it has lost its cool factor with older users joining. It has over 175 million active users and allows customization of privacy settings and interactions like poking. Twitter is used by almost anyone to share short updates about their activities and location. It has nearly 6 million users including celebrities and politicians. LinkedIn is mainly used by professionals to make business contacts and expand their professional network of over 35 million users.
James Gardiner wrote an article exploring why online social networks are used so frequently by teens. Through research including surveys of college students, Gardiner found that 91% of users access social media to keep in touch with friends both nearby and distant. However, excessive social media use can be problematic, with 13% of respondents saying it interfered with their academic or professional responsibilities. While Gardiner plans to do more research on the negatives of social media, he was able to demonstrate through multiple sources that social networks are mainly used by teens for communication purposes.
More employers are researching applicants on social media sites like Facebook. Over half of employers have rejected candidates based on content found online, such as inappropriate photos or lies on resumes. While this allows employers to filter candidates, it may also violate privacy and discriminate. There is debate whether this practice is legal regarding freedom of speech and discrimination, and lawsuits have been filed but no clear precedent set yet. Attorneys disagree on the legality, but most say employers should avoid using social media to reject candidates without clear documentation of legitimate reasons.
This document discusses democratic social networks and how they work. It examines sites like Reddit and YikYak, which allow users to vote on content. The presentation analyzes whether these sites truly promote democracy and free speech or if moderation and the voting system discourage unpopular opinions. It also looks at how user behavior, like upvoting provocative content, can influence what types of posts become most visible. The document describes experiments conducted to test hypotheses about how social influence and anonymity impact voting patterns on social media.
The document summarizes a study of the "rec. motorcycles" online forum from 2000. It discusses how forum members establish credibility through detailed responses using technical jargon. It also notes how anonymity online can reduce inhibitions, allowing "trolls" to disrupt discussions. Finally, it compares individual and group behaviors, suggesting online forums resemble "groups" where people act differently than alone due to less accountability.
This document summarizes a confession by an anonymous former paid internet shill. The shill describes being hired by a shadowy organization to manipulate online discussions and spread pro-Israel messaging on various forums and social media sites. They were given training, scripts, and dossiers on popular forum members to target. Though initially apolitical, over time the shill began to genuinely believe the pro-Israel views they were promoting. Eventually, the stress of lying to friends and family about their real job led them to quit. The shill hopes bringing attention to these practices will help people be more discerning about what they read online.
Internet dating sites allow users to create profiles, search for potential matches, and communicate online. They have become very popular, with over 40 million users, and generate billions in annual revenue. While they can be useful for meeting people, safety is a concern as predators sometimes use them. It is important to be cautious when sharing information or meeting offline for the first time.
Facebook was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and fellow Harvard students. It originally started as an online directory for Harvard students but expanded to other universities. By 2006, anyone over age 13 could join. Facebook now has over 1 billion users worldwide and has become the second most visited website globally. While a useful social tool, Facebook also poses some privacy and security risks that users should be aware of, such as oversharing private information, not vetting friend requests carefully, protecting personal data from applications and hackers, treating online strangers cautiously, and avoiding internet addiction.
The document discusses several issues around privacy and oversharing on social networks:
1) It outlines Facebook's history from its founding in 2004 to reaching 500 million users currently and some of the privacy scandals it has faced.
2) It then discusses reasons why people may overshare personal information on social networks, such as to connect with others, facilitate online shopping and bill pay, and attitudes around privacy among younger generations.
3) Examples are given of information commonly overshared like drug and alcohol use that could harm job prospects, as well as cases where oversharing online led to real-world tragic consequences.
Paul Davison and Rohan Seth’s audio-only app is the tech crush of the pandemic. Now comes the hard part: hosting a global gabfest, without the toxicity.
Pitfalls of Social MediaSome disadvantages of social network.docxrandymartin91030
Pitfalls of Social Media
Some disadvantages of social networking are addiction, friendships, and how it can become a distraction. According to an article in the Huffington Post by Britney Fitzgerald, “forty-five percent of responders said they feel “worried or uncomfortable” when email and Facebook are inaccessible.” Now-a-days society has gotten so dependent to their social networking; they cannot even leave their house without taking their phones or laptops to school. People cannot stand to be without their phones without having anxiety, we need to establish a control over the technology. “It’s not being on social networks that makes people anxious. It’s being away from them.” We have grown into this new culture where we cannot even go to sleep without checking our phones, and what is the first thing we do when we wake up? Check our phone. In fact, in a recent study Mobile Mindset study by Lookout “54 percent admit to checking their phones while lying in bed.” The unfortunate price we pay for social networking is lack of sleep. A similar study from the University of Bergen found that “people with poor sleeping habits were most likely to be Facebook-obsessed.” It has become apparent that one has created this dependency on modern technology that we have added these aps such as Facebook and YouTube to our cell phones, since we cannot even wait to get home and check from our computers. We don’t even send invitations anymore; all we do is send a Facebook invite.
Another article in the Huffington Post, The Addiction and Cost of Social Media by Sam Fiaorella he states that “if you are not paying for the product, you are the product.” In this case social networking, the Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, they are all free however, you are wasting time, emotion and privacy. “According to Nielsen and NM Incite's The Social Media Report 2012, “consumers continue to spend more time on social networks than on any other type of Internet site.” “As of July 2012, the total time spent accessing and engaging in social media sites has increased 37 percent in the U.S., representing 121 billion minutes.”
Emotionally we put our lives out there on social networking. We are willing to share everything we do on a daily basis and post our feelings. We create an “online version of ourselves” in which we are able to let people see and know any “version” we allow ourselves to be. “A study by the University of Waterloo as reported in Psychological Science demonstrated that Facebook engagement can increase the likelihood of depression in some people.”
Privacy is often a forgotten factor in social networking; people seem to forget that whatever they post online can follow them throughout life. Some jobs even check your social sites to make sure you are right for the job. Social networks keep track what you are interested in, you may think its because they want to learn more about you however, “the more personal the information they can acquire the more they can .
A Helping Hand Essay Example StudyHippo.ComMonica Cordova
The passage describes a boy named Leo being dropped off at a home called "Children of Single Parents" by his father Hephaestus. Leo seems unhappy about the situation and is ignoring his father's requests for a promise not to get kicked out. The summary provides background on Leo's living situation changing as his single parent drops him off at a new home.
Youth Communication and Privacy in the Social Media AgeNathan Wright
"Youth Communication and Privacy in the Social Media Age" presentation given at the American Library Association's youth privacy conference in Chicago on March 24, 2011.
How Your Customers' Social Circles Influence What They Buy, What They Do and ...Paul Adams
The document discusses how the web is being rebuilt around people based on their social networks and relationships. It notes that people live in networks that influence what they do, where they go, and what they buy. Businesses need to understand behavior and networks, not just technology, to adapt to this change. Specifically, people have multiple independent friend groups and different types of relationships within those groups, with stronger ties to some.
BeNetSafe.org is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 to educate students, parents, educators and law enforcement about internet safety. It provides resources like presentations, lesson plans and videos to teach children how to safely use social media and the internet. The document discusses risks of sharing personal information online and with unknown people, as well as the dangers of cyberbullying, sexting and interacting with online predators. It emphasizes the importance of open communication between parents and children about internet use.
Online privacy is difficult to achieve due to how personal information spreads across the internet. Anything shared online can be accessed through data sales, leaks, or hacking. Location and activities can now be tracked in real-time through social media posts by friends and family without consent. Both adults and teens are at risk by oversharing private details, though teens may not understand long-term consequences. Education is needed for protecting online identity and information in our increasingly digitally connected lives.
Kaya Sumbland has learned from their previous draft that they should research why certain situations related to their topic occur, to gain a deeper understanding. They were researching different aspects of internet socializing but it was too broad, so they decided to focus on online dating. The document provides research on the history of online dating, reasons why people date online, how it has changed over time including becoming more accepted, its role in globalization and social media, and psychological aspects like perception and the lack of non-verbal cues online.
Facebook is a social media website launched in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. It allows users to create profiles, add friends, and share photos, statuses, and other information. The site has grown rapidly since its launch and now has over 2 billion monthly active users worldwide. It generates revenue primarily through targeted advertisements on the site. As a major platform, Facebook must ensure it complies with relevant data protection, privacy, and ethical advertising laws and regulations in its operations.
- BeNetSafe.org is a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 that provides internet safety education to students, parents, educators and law enforcement.
- It aims to educate about both benefits and risks of social media and networking sites, and how to stay safe online through open communication and understanding evolving technologies and risks.
- The organization reaches thousands through classroom presentations, videos, and community outreach on topics like cyberbullying, sexting, online predators, and setting privacy controls on social media profiles.
If anyone is interested in trends in online dating and some fun....very factual do's and don'ts.....I was curious to see what is happening on all those sites out there....So I researched it and...
Props to Calvin Cheng for doing the layout and design. If anyone wants to make things beautiful, let me know and I will connect you with him!
The document discusses the history of online social networking and privacy concerns. It outlines the evolution of technologies from early computer networks and email to modern social media sites. It then examines perceptions of privacy and the risks of oversharing personal information online. Tools for teaching privacy and managing online profiles are presented. Users are encouraged to be aware of what they post and who may have access to their information to avoid potential issues like identity theft, embarrassment, or legal problems.
Facebook is primarily used to keep in touch with friends and family but some argue it has lost its cool factor with older users joining. It has over 175 million active users and allows customization of privacy settings and interactions like poking. Twitter is used by almost anyone to share short updates about their activities and location. It has nearly 6 million users including celebrities and politicians. LinkedIn is mainly used by professionals to make business contacts and expand their professional network of over 35 million users.
James Gardiner wrote an article exploring why online social networks are used so frequently by teens. Through research including surveys of college students, Gardiner found that 91% of users access social media to keep in touch with friends both nearby and distant. However, excessive social media use can be problematic, with 13% of respondents saying it interfered with their academic or professional responsibilities. While Gardiner plans to do more research on the negatives of social media, he was able to demonstrate through multiple sources that social networks are mainly used by teens for communication purposes.
More employers are researching applicants on social media sites like Facebook. Over half of employers have rejected candidates based on content found online, such as inappropriate photos or lies on resumes. While this allows employers to filter candidates, it may also violate privacy and discriminate. There is debate whether this practice is legal regarding freedom of speech and discrimination, and lawsuits have been filed but no clear precedent set yet. Attorneys disagree on the legality, but most say employers should avoid using social media to reject candidates without clear documentation of legitimate reasons.
This document discusses democratic social networks and how they work. It examines sites like Reddit and YikYak, which allow users to vote on content. The presentation analyzes whether these sites truly promote democracy and free speech or if moderation and the voting system discourage unpopular opinions. It also looks at how user behavior, like upvoting provocative content, can influence what types of posts become most visible. The document describes experiments conducted to test hypotheses about how social influence and anonymity impact voting patterns on social media.
The document summarizes a study of the "rec. motorcycles" online forum from 2000. It discusses how forum members establish credibility through detailed responses using technical jargon. It also notes how anonymity online can reduce inhibitions, allowing "trolls" to disrupt discussions. Finally, it compares individual and group behaviors, suggesting online forums resemble "groups" where people act differently than alone due to less accountability.
This document summarizes a confession by an anonymous former paid internet shill. The shill describes being hired by a shadowy organization to manipulate online discussions and spread pro-Israel messaging on various forums and social media sites. They were given training, scripts, and dossiers on popular forum members to target. Though initially apolitical, over time the shill began to genuinely believe the pro-Israel views they were promoting. Eventually, the stress of lying to friends and family about their real job led them to quit. The shill hopes bringing attention to these practices will help people be more discerning about what they read online.
Internet dating sites allow users to create profiles, search for potential matches, and communicate online. They have become very popular, with over 40 million users, and generate billions in annual revenue. While they can be useful for meeting people, safety is a concern as predators sometimes use them. It is important to be cautious when sharing information or meeting offline for the first time.
Facebook was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and fellow Harvard students. It originally started as an online directory for Harvard students but expanded to other universities. By 2006, anyone over age 13 could join. Facebook now has over 1 billion users worldwide and has become the second most visited website globally. While a useful social tool, Facebook also poses some privacy and security risks that users should be aware of, such as oversharing private information, not vetting friend requests carefully, protecting personal data from applications and hackers, treating online strangers cautiously, and avoiding internet addiction.
The document discusses several issues around privacy and oversharing on social networks:
1) It outlines Facebook's history from its founding in 2004 to reaching 500 million users currently and some of the privacy scandals it has faced.
2) It then discusses reasons why people may overshare personal information on social networks, such as to connect with others, facilitate online shopping and bill pay, and attitudes around privacy among younger generations.
3) Examples are given of information commonly overshared like drug and alcohol use that could harm job prospects, as well as cases where oversharing online led to real-world tragic consequences.
Paul Davison and Rohan Seth’s audio-only app is the tech crush of the pandemic. Now comes the hard part: hosting a global gabfest, without the toxicity.
Pitfalls of Social MediaSome disadvantages of social network.docxrandymartin91030
Pitfalls of Social Media
Some disadvantages of social networking are addiction, friendships, and how it can become a distraction. According to an article in the Huffington Post by Britney Fitzgerald, “forty-five percent of responders said they feel “worried or uncomfortable” when email and Facebook are inaccessible.” Now-a-days society has gotten so dependent to their social networking; they cannot even leave their house without taking their phones or laptops to school. People cannot stand to be without their phones without having anxiety, we need to establish a control over the technology. “It’s not being on social networks that makes people anxious. It’s being away from them.” We have grown into this new culture where we cannot even go to sleep without checking our phones, and what is the first thing we do when we wake up? Check our phone. In fact, in a recent study Mobile Mindset study by Lookout “54 percent admit to checking their phones while lying in bed.” The unfortunate price we pay for social networking is lack of sleep. A similar study from the University of Bergen found that “people with poor sleeping habits were most likely to be Facebook-obsessed.” It has become apparent that one has created this dependency on modern technology that we have added these aps such as Facebook and YouTube to our cell phones, since we cannot even wait to get home and check from our computers. We don’t even send invitations anymore; all we do is send a Facebook invite.
Another article in the Huffington Post, The Addiction and Cost of Social Media by Sam Fiaorella he states that “if you are not paying for the product, you are the product.” In this case social networking, the Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, they are all free however, you are wasting time, emotion and privacy. “According to Nielsen and NM Incite's The Social Media Report 2012, “consumers continue to spend more time on social networks than on any other type of Internet site.” “As of July 2012, the total time spent accessing and engaging in social media sites has increased 37 percent in the U.S., representing 121 billion minutes.”
Emotionally we put our lives out there on social networking. We are willing to share everything we do on a daily basis and post our feelings. We create an “online version of ourselves” in which we are able to let people see and know any “version” we allow ourselves to be. “A study by the University of Waterloo as reported in Psychological Science demonstrated that Facebook engagement can increase the likelihood of depression in some people.”
Privacy is often a forgotten factor in social networking; people seem to forget that whatever they post online can follow them throughout life. Some jobs even check your social sites to make sure you are right for the job. Social networks keep track what you are interested in, you may think its because they want to learn more about you however, “the more personal the information they can acquire the more they can .
A Helping Hand Essay Example StudyHippo.ComMonica Cordova
The passage describes a boy named Leo being dropped off at a home called "Children of Single Parents" by his father Hephaestus. Leo seems unhappy about the situation and is ignoring his father's requests for a promise not to get kicked out. The summary provides background on Leo's living situation changing as his single parent drops him off at a new home.
Internal report I prepared regarding negative effects of anonymous, reader-submitted comments on www.steamboatpilot.com. This report led to a change in policy at the newspaper that requires identity verification.
Short Essay On My Favourite Festival Diwali In HindiKari Lowry
The document discusses the Orlando City Soccer Fan Club discourse community, outlining that it is a group of soccer fans who share common interests and goals of supporting the Orlando City soccer team, and have developed their own vocabulary and preferred ways of communicating to achieve this goal, such as attending matches, singing chants, and encouraging the team through both wins and losses.
The paper needs to be a rhetorical analysis of another writer’s .docxcarlz4
The paper needs to be
a rhetorical analysis of another writer’s argument.......on Fleming’s “Youthful Indiscretions”
English 101-209
Professor McGraw
Essay #1 Rhetorical Analysis
Assignment: Write a paper formatted in MLA style of four to five pages in length (use Times New Roman 12) that addresses the topic below. You must include a Works Cited page.
Following the examples and instructions in Chapter Eight of
Writing Arguments
, write a rhetorical analysis of another writer’s argument. You may (in fact, you are encouraged to) develop your essay beyond the outline given in chapter eight. Part of your critique may include a discussion of potential arguments and counter-arguments that the author could have made and an analysis of the ways that including those counter-arguments (and the rebuttals) might have strengthened the author’s argument.
You may respond to any of the following essays:
Fleming’s “Youthful Indiscretions”
What is a Rhetorical Argument?
A
Rhetorical Argument
is basically a persuasive argument that uses one or a combination of its three distinct "appeals":
Ethos
,
Pathos
, and
Logos
. An argument that makes use of
Ethos
appeals to the character of the speaker. An argument that makes use of
Pathos
appeals to emotion. Lastly, an argument that makes use of
Logos
appeals to reason. In general, a
Rhetorical Argument
may make use of one or a combination of any of the appeals. Here are several examples of the three distinct appeals commonly used in
Rhetorical Arguments
.
ETHOS
To use
Ethos
is to appeal to the character of the speaker. That is, a claim may be argued and may be supported through a reference to the reputation, character or authority of the speaker. For example,
I will never steal from the cash register because I have been employee of the month for three consecutive months now. As far as our colleagues know, I am a kind and religious person who has been very helpful to my fellow employees in this restaurant. It does not make sense to accuse me of stealing the money.
PATHOS
To use
Pathos
is to appeal to the emotions of the reader or the audience. The primary goal is to persuade the reader or the audience through the use of key words or language that appeal to the feelings of a person. For example,
John will never steal from the cash register. If he did, he will be fired from work and will be sent to jail. Who will now finance the needs of his family? His wife does not have a job. He has three little kids who need the guidance of a loving father. Without John by their side, they will grow fatherless and, God knows, they may turn into homeless kids. John should not be suspected of committing the crime.
LOGOS
To use
Logos
is to use reason to persuade or to make an argument. Typically, it makes use of deductive or inductive arguments to prove a point. For example,
(Logos using a deductive argument)
Chris was alone in the office at 8 o'clock in the e.
The document presents Kimberly Cardinal's theory of convenience, which argues that people are increasingly sharing details about their personal lives online rather than communicating via phone or letters due to convenience. As technology allows people more control over their schedules, social media images have become normalized in society. People are thus more inclined to post about their daily lives online to keep friends and family updated in a time-efficient way, which can reinforce individualism if overused. The theory is classified as interpretive as it aims to understand this phenomenon of increased online self-sharing rather than scientifically explain or predict human behavior.
This document outlines several potential dangers of social media use for minors under the age of 18. It discusses risks like cyberbullying, identity theft, distraction from schoolwork, exposure to drugs and alcohol, negative impacts on mental health, and more. The document argues that social media can expose minors to inappropriate content, waste their time, invade their privacy by collecting personal data, and influence them to seek validation online rather than from real relationships. Overall, it takes the position that social media should be illegal for minors due to these various risks and dangers.
Definition Essay Essays For School ChildrenMichele Lata
1. The document discusses how party polarization has become an important factor in modern democracy and how it affects voter beliefs and choices.
2. It analyzes data from legislative surveys in Latin American countries to determine voter placement and how differentiated their chosen party is from the typical ideology in that country.
3. By measuring levels of party polarization in different Latin American nations, it seeks to understand polarization's impact on the electoral process and democratic continuation in those societies.
This essay sample begs to answer the question, why internet ano.docxjwilliam16
This essay sample begs to answer the question, “why internet anonymity stimulates discrimination?”. Discrimination normally occurs among people of different age, race, sex, physical features, and among others. In most cases,
civil rights
do apply in the world wide web, especially when internet users obtain anonymous status and start behaving differently from what was intended.
Demand for Anonymity and Private Browsing
Discrimination is rampant on the web and it is stimulated by internet anonymity. Creating an account on different online platforms requires different data. Besides using a username and email address, most sites online ask for additional personal information. Choosing not to convey social information can have two impacts, avoiding or stimulating discrimination.
What most people value when it comes to using online platforms are their safety and privacy. These two qualities have made it easy for equality to be achieved when using the internet as civil rights demands. But when browsing without identity, one discovers a special kind of freedom to fully express self.
The development of sites that offer pure anonymity, users don’t need an account, meets the demand for browsing the web without revealing identity. Most sites that allow this type of privilege offer Social networking services.
Financial and banking sites no longer provide anonymous account services after users started to misuse this privilege and end up doing money laundering. The uncivil behavior of browsing the web in privacy has made it easy for people to discriminate against others.
Many sites offering anonymity believe that it encourages an open exchange of ideas, which eventually provides a lot of content and at the same time leads to
discrimination problems
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Contributing Factors of Discrimination
In this sample essay, we noticed a growing demand for access to information and free speech as the reason why online platforms offer anonymous accounts. However, anyone with controversial, or differing opinions can easily fall victim to
this problem
. This is because you have to align your thinking and behavior to be accepted in some online communities.
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A study on the influence on anonymity on buyer discrimination showed that there is high discrimination when the buyer is anonymous and when the identity of sellers is known. Discrimination can also be demonstrated by failing to give feedback or giving misleading information, which is common in customer service that uses anonymous agents.
Internet anonymity stimulates.
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In Defense of Anonymous Commenters - Jen Eyer at TEDx (script)
1. The other morning I was getting ready for work, putting on my makeup while listening
to my 7-year-old son tell me about the new house he built in Minecraft.
This typical morning routine was interrupted by a text from one of our local editors,
alerting me to a comment problem. Someone had posted potentially harmful
insinuations about a school principal.
I quickly navigated to the problem story. As I became distracted, my son grew upset. I
apologized to him and tried to explain the situation in terms he could understand.
“Someone is being bullied right now on the website, and thousands of people might be
reading it. So I have to stop it right now.” He understood, and watched with a serious
expression as I removed the comment.
As you probably know, this is not an unusual situation in the world of online
communities. Theories abound as to why people sometimes are less respectful of others
online than in real life, and many believe anonymity is the problem. “If only people had
to use their real names instead of hiding behind their keyboard, online discussions
would be civil,” they say.
I disagree that the solution is that simple. Why? Because I’ve been watching where it’s
been tried, and it’s not working. Moreover, there is a lot of good that comes with
anonymous commentary.
Although I removed the comment about the principal, I also emailed the commenter
and asked them to contact our schools reporter with any information they may have.
Turns out, there are indeed potentially newsworthy problems with the principal. Once
the facts are known, we may find that the comment was the tip we needed to uncover
an important story.
***
Online communities have been around since the ‘70s, starting with listservers and
bulletin boards, evolving to chat rooms in the ‘80s, then sharing platforms like Napster
and online gaming communities in the ‘90s. In the early 2000s, forums were the thing,
then came blog and news comments. All along, anonymity was the norm.
With the explosion of social media in the past five years, people began getting
comfortable using their real-life identities in limited ways online. The mainstreaming of
social media has, I believe, caused a backlash against anonymous commentary on news
sites. Millions of people are on Facebook using their real names, and many see no
reason why people who post comments on news stories can’t use their real names, too.
The thing is, there’s a big difference between sharing cute cat videos on Facebook under
your real name, and commenting about a problem in your kid’s school on a news site
2. under your real name, like the parent here who says: “Being the new kid in the school,
our son was faced with bullying.”
People frequently pine for the “old days” of letters to the editor, when “everyone had to
put their name to their opinions.” Actually, an interesting historical point is that
anonymous letters to the editor were common until the 1960s. A 2005 research paper
in the Journal of Mass Media ethics determined that editors began requiring names for
a couple of reasons. First, they had strong personal biases against anonymous writers
(some calling them crackpots with selfish personal agendas). And second, from a
practical standpoint, requiring names was an easy way to limit the number for
publication. The fact that newspapers are liable for everything they publish almost
certainly was a third, unspoken factor.
But it can be argued that these real-names policies are in direct contradiction with a
basic tenant of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. On the reporting side,
anonymous sources are frequently used in news stories. Reporters are careful to vet the
information, of course, and guard against being used by sources with personal agendas.
But editors have been unwilling to extend this practice to letters.
And it’s the voiceless who are most hurt by real-names policies. A 2004 national survey
found that 35% of respondents who had never written letters to the editor said they
would want to do so if their names would not be published; among those respondents,
women, racial minorities, and urban residents figured prominently. Indeed,
demographic studies of letter writers indicate most published letters are written by
people in middle to upper socio-economic classes. Realnames policies tend to protect
the powerful and the status quo.
Many papers have seen a huge decline in letters to the editor since the advent of online
commenting, and as comments have replaced letters, there is pressure from certain
members of the community, and even some readers, to bring real-names policies to the
comments.
But if real-names policies discourage the powerless from voicing their opinion in letters
to the editor, they do so in spades for online comments. What you say online becomes
part of your digital footprint, searchable forevermore. A letter to the editor in the paper
was read by a few hundred or thousand people, then disappeared into the archives on
microfiche. Information posted online can haunt a job-hunter for years to come. I’ve
seen it happen.
At AnnArbor.com, we surveyed readers to find out whether they would be willing to
comment using their real names, and if not, why not. The vast majority said they would
not comment if required to verify their identity. Of those, the most frequent reason
cited was employment concerns.
3. Think about it. If you’re the owner of a local shop in town, would you really feel
comfortable expressing your opinions on local political issues for the entire community
to read? Wouldn’t you worry that you might alienate potential customers who don’t
agree with you? That same concern applies to attorneys, doctors, non-profit leaders,
and business and service-industry workers.
Public sector employees have also expressed concerns about using their real identities.
I’ve seen teachers comment on our sites using their real names, and some have told me
about the backlash they’ve received from school administrators for doing so.
And how about low-income people, who live with violent crime every day in their
communities? How likely are they to participate in important discussions about the
problem if they have to use their real names?
Still, people argue, it would be worth the reduction in participation if the result was that
comments are more civil. The assumption that real names equals civility is hard to argue
against because it seems so intuitive. And if we could just force everyone to use their
real names, we’d no longer have problems with incivility, bullying and libel online.
Right?
One of the girls who bullied Florida teen Rebecca Sedwick posted this defiant message
on Facebook. But she’s a kid. Adults know better, right?
This lovely comment by someone using his real name was posted on a crime story:
“White folks get job training, get a job and buy a car. Black culture. Stick a pistol in some
cracker’s ear and car jack his car.”
On stories about sexual predators, you’ll find a lot of victim-blaming. “This little tramp
has some VERY stupid, incompetent parents,” a guy, using his real name, wrote on a
story about a local teen who disappeared with a 37-year-old man.
I could fill an unlimited number of slides with examples like this and much worse. I
periodically go to news sites where commenters use their real names and see how long
it takes me to find a racist, homophobic, sexist or otherwise offensive comment. Usually
it takes a mere couple of minutes.
Beyond my own anecdotal evidence, though, there has been some research on this
topic. The popular blog comment hosting service Disqus analyzed their comments and
found that commenters who use pseudonyms are the most productive members of the
community. They participate more often, and their comments are rated as more
positive than even those who use real names, as indicated by the number of likes and
replies. The negative factors — the number of times a comment is flagged, deleted or
marked as spam — were relatively consistent across identity types.
4. The Disqus research makes an important distinction that I want to stress. Usually when
we’re talking about anonymous comments, what we’re really talking about are
pseudonymous comments. On most sites, users are required to create an account that is
linked to a real email address in order to comment, and they have to use that same
account every time. As they accumulate a comment history and a place in the
community over time, users take pride in the online persona they have created.
Another study compared comments on news sites that have anonymous commenters to
those that use Facebook for comments. On the anonymous sites, about 50% of
comments were deemed uncivil, while on the Facebook sites, 30% were. Sure it’s an
improvement, but it’s still a third of comments that are uncivil — and that’s with people
using their real names.
So while there are certainly nasty comments out there, they’re almost as likely to be
posted by someone using their real name. Jerks will be jerks, and many don’t care who
knows it. The problem isn’t anonymity; it’s the removal of the intimacy of in-person
communication. The problem isn’t new to digital communication, either, but it is
heightened by the ease, the megaphone and the sharability of online postings. We as a
society are learning to adapt to this mode of communication, and requiring real names
does nothing to teach people how to behave online. In most cases where it’s been tried,
three things happen. It reduces participation, because most people don’t want to use
their real names. It causes most of the discourse to become bland, because most who
do participate using their real names feel inhibited. And there are those who are still
uncivil using their real names or who circumvent the real names policy with fake
accounts.
***
On MLive, we find that anonymous commenters contribute in a number of high quality
ways. The first that comes to mind for most people is whistleblowing. However, this
type of comment is actually pretty rare, and in most cases, we remove true
whistleblowing comments — at least until we can verify the information.
More often, commenters do add general tips and bits of information to stories that go
beyond what our reporters have written. Increasingly we are seeing people who are
somehow related to a story joining the conversation in the comments on that story. On
breaking news articles, eyewitnesses often add their perspective in the comments, like
this example where a witness to the scene of a homicide says: “It was a zoo down there
with close to 200 people standing around acting like fools.”
On tragic stories, relatives of victims often voice their sadness, as in this example where
a father wrote: “The woman killed was my daughter. Her son was life-flighted to Motts
and is in stable condition.”
5. Readers not necessarily connected to stories give reporters constructive feedback. This
can sometimes have humorous results, as in the case where several commenters took a
reporter to task for calling 20 grams of marijuana “lots of pot.” One commenter wrote:
“20 grams is a large quantity? Maybe to a Lilliputian.”
But most importantly, anonymous comments can generate conversations about
problems in the community and discuss solutions. A recent study published in MIS
quarterly showed that when people are anonymous, they are more creative and willing
to discuss difficult topics critically. This commenter on an affirmative action story
launched a frank discussion when she wrote: “I am a woman engineer of mixed Native
American and white heritage, and I am deeply and profoundly against affirmative
action...”
Unfortunately, research shows anonymous commenters are less likely to be taken
seriously. There’s a tendency to dismiss unidentified commenters as “anonymous
trolls.” This dismissive attitude has led a lot of news sites to take drastic measures to
either attempt to force commenters to use their real names, or to shut down comments
completely.
PopularScience.com shut off its article comments in September, citing a study that they
say showed comments harm readers’ understanding of science. The study did show
some differences in how people interpret a story based on the tenor of the comments.
But to conclude that comments should be shut down is a big leap — a classic throwing
the baby out with the bathwater move — especially when there are proven ways to
keep online conversations civil.
***
Bringing civility to an online community is essentially a three-step process: Govern,
Engage, Evolve.
Governing refers to all the ways a site moderates its comments. Personally, the steps I
take include setting clear rules and enforcing them through warnings and comment
removals; maintaining a public blog where people can ask questions and get answers
about moderation, like this exchange where I told a commenter that “Calling people
cronies and entitled idiots crossed the line”; and emailing rulebreakers to communicate
why their comments were removed or their account disabled.
If a commenter is, say, blatantly racist, I’ll just ban them and notify via email. But if I
think a commenter is reformable, I’ll start a conversation with them about how and why
their comments violate the rules.
When commenters post information that is misleading, or that clearly promotes a
personal agenda, we remove the comment and contact the commenter. If the email
6. bounces, the commenter is banned. I have to be able to contact people when they post
problematic comments.
Sometimes this approach works great, as you see here with the commenter saying
“Sometimes it doesn’t occur to me that someone would read it who could be hurt.”
Other times, I get a virtual mooning in response.
This is the type of commenter likely to complain that their First Amendment rights are
being violated on MLive. To which I say, “You have no First Amendment rights on
MLive.” The First Amendment doesn’t apply to the website of a private company. But I
also remind them that, outside of hate speech, it’s possible to communicate pretty
much any idea in a civil way — even ones I find personally repugnant. As long as they
keep it civil, they won’t be moderated.
The second step, engage, refers to authors and other staff members participating in the
comments, answering reader questions, and even posing their own questions in order
to send the conversation on a productive path. In this example, the reporter posed
several questions like this on his story about gay marriage, and the conversation was so
civil and on-topic that nothing had to be removed. I know from years of experience that
this works, and a study by the Engaging News Project at the University of Texas recently
confirmed it.
And the final step: Evolve. By that I mean, never stop expecting and demanding a higher
level of discourse from your commenters. You got rid of the “isms”? Great, now work on
getting rid of name-calling and personal attacks. Then snarkiness and low-value, drive-
by comments, like “Thanks, Obama.” Then start to combat commenters who threadjack,
and challenge commenters who push misinformation. I’m currently in the midst of an
ongoing series educating readers on how to discuss hot-button topics in a civil way. In
many ways, it’s similar to how I teach my kids to express themselves: by using a lot of I
statements rather than you statements, as in this example where I advised a commenter
to “Talk generally about what your religion teaches, rather than tell someone they’re
going to Hell.”
These are the hallmarks of a well-managed online community. I hope that if you
recognize a well-managed community, and the topic interests you, you’ll feel
comfortable joining the conversation. Your perspectives and insights can play a part in
shaping public opinion and finding solutions. I also hope that, after what you’ve heard
here, you might think a little differently about anonymous commenters. That you might
be more inclined to look past the lack of identity and consider the comment on the
merits of its content.
I truly believe online comments, managed correctly, can be a powerful vehicle for
constructive community dialogue, particularly as people who traditionally haven’t been
able to voice their opinions are able to do so. And I hope someday, perhaps when my
7. son is old enough to participate, we will have adapted enough to digital communication
that civility will be the norm — real names or not.