This document discusses social media use among older populations. It notes that while only 22% of those aged 65+ used the internet in 2004, that number grew to 50% by 2012. Barriers to social media adoption among older groups include physical/digital accessibility issues, privacy/security concerns, and cultural norms discouraging oversharing. However, as with other groups, older individuals vary in their interests and technology embrace. Looking ahead, a "rolling wave" effect is expected as younger generations age into the role of older adults online.
Recent presentation offering a broad introduction to to the digital age. Social media plays a key role in this PPT, but the real topic is networks and how individuals and organizations are seeking advantage through the wise use of networks.
45 minute session at Premier Digital Conference at The Brewery in London, Saturday November 12th: "Can you see me? Who or what do people see through what you create online? How open and vulnerable should we be when creating in the digital space?" http://www.premierdigital.org.uk/Premier-Digital-Conference
Recent presentation offering a broad introduction to to the digital age. Social media plays a key role in this PPT, but the real topic is networks and how individuals and organizations are seeking advantage through the wise use of networks.
45 minute session at Premier Digital Conference at The Brewery in London, Saturday November 12th: "Can you see me? Who or what do people see through what you create online? How open and vulnerable should we be when creating in the digital space?" http://www.premierdigital.org.uk/Premier-Digital-Conference
Raising Children in a Digital Age for Emmanuel Community ChurchBex Lewis
An evening event, in which I share the knowledge from my book, and take questions, on 13th October - http://drbexl.co.uk/event/stockport-raising-children-digital-age-eccmanchester/
In a media dominated world characterized by ubiquitous communication and entertainment technology, consumers are literally being consumed by what they see daily. The following is a story outlining the affordances & constraints of being a part of this world.
How can digital and social media be used by youth leaders?Bex Lewis
Prepared for a Skype presentation, considering how digital and social media can be used by youth leaders (within churches).
Join the online session: https://lukewhyte.mykajabi.com/p/summit
Social Media Impact On Our Lives [Created for the Professional Development Co...JP Marketing | NE
Social Networking is an increasingly hot topic impacting world politics (witness the Arab Spring), the field of marketing, and in the world of employment. Over 60% of marketing professionals utilize its potential and more and more employers trawl LinkedIn and other sites for "passive" candidates. Despite these facts, most professionals still aren\'t sure how best to use the power of social networking to advance their job search or to mobilize people for a cause.
Raising Children in a Digital Age for Emmanuel Community ChurchBex Lewis
An evening event, in which I share the knowledge from my book, and take questions, on 13th October - http://drbexl.co.uk/event/stockport-raising-children-digital-age-eccmanchester/
In a media dominated world characterized by ubiquitous communication and entertainment technology, consumers are literally being consumed by what they see daily. The following is a story outlining the affordances & constraints of being a part of this world.
How can digital and social media be used by youth leaders?Bex Lewis
Prepared for a Skype presentation, considering how digital and social media can be used by youth leaders (within churches).
Join the online session: https://lukewhyte.mykajabi.com/p/summit
Social Media Impact On Our Lives [Created for the Professional Development Co...JP Marketing | NE
Social Networking is an increasingly hot topic impacting world politics (witness the Arab Spring), the field of marketing, and in the world of employment. Over 60% of marketing professionals utilize its potential and more and more employers trawl LinkedIn and other sites for "passive" candidates. Despite these facts, most professionals still aren\'t sure how best to use the power of social networking to advance their job search or to mobilize people for a cause.
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Following Hurricane Katrina, the State of Mississippi was awarded a grant from the FEMA-funded Alternative Housing Pilot Program (AHPP) to develop a prototype alternative disaster housing unit. In my role as a Housing Recovery Specialist for FEMA in Mississippi, I designed a number expansion options to those units to allow them to function as permanent housing and promote greater acceptance by the local community. Several of these expansion designs where successfully built by local Habitat for Humanity affiliates. For more information, go to www.association.net
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Dr. Nasser Duella Writing Assignment Econ 201
Spring 2015
Read the newspaper article “The Landlords: Two Sides of a Coin” by Diane Wedner in the Los Angeles Times, January 14, 2007.
Use the above article to explain the costs and the benefits associated with rent-controls. Why would some tenants support rent-control laws? Do all tenants in the market gain from rent-control laws? State and explain why most economists are critical of rent-control laws.
Instructions:
Use the APA format to write your paper and make sure that it is double-spaced and does not exceed three pages in length.( Also, it should not be less than two pages.)
You have the opportunity to resubmit your paper after making the necessary changes to your initial draft based on the comments and feedbacks from your professor. The initial draft will be graded and if you are satisfied with the grade you received no further action will be required on your part. There is a ceiling of 10 percentage points that may be added to your revised work.
Initial version is due on March 20
Final version is due on May 12
Grading Rubric
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
Item
Description
Percents
1
Content and Conceptualization
60%
2
Logical organization of thoughts, ideas and structure
20%
3
Spelling, Grammar, APA format, etc.
20%
Total
100%
Boushahri 1
Reem Boushahri
Miranda Rowe
ENG 2100
March 18, 2015
Addicted to Social Media
The Internet has a strong capability to connect, mobilize and influence people all over the world. Rapid technological progress has already become a commonplace. Due to the impetuous development of technology, the relationship between people had undergone significant changes, in particular, the tools, by which people communicate with each other. The paper will be focused on social media, in particular, on the human dependency on social media.
Social media has identified the trends in the development of the Internet in the direction of integration, by combining features into single multi-user web-based platforms (Deen, 28). These platforms allow users to chat with friends, read news, watch movies, listen to music, share the information with other users, take part in discussions, create community, and all these opportunities are concentrated on one site. Social Media first appeared with the American portal Classmates.com, in 1995. The project has been very successful, which led to the emergence of more than dozen of similar services in the next few years (The History of Social Networking). Nevertheless, the official start of the boom of social media, in particular, social networks, is considered to be the period of 2003-2004, when there were launched Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn (The History of Social Networking). It is important to note that LinkedIn was created in order to establish/maintain business contacts, while MySpace and Facebook were based primarily on meeting human need for self-expression. After al ...
Lessons from the River: Social Work, Social Service Work and Social Media
“You can’t stand in the same river twice” (Heraclitus)
“You can’t stand in the same river once” (Cratylus, student of Heraclitus)
“Social workers and social service workers should ensure that they are technologically aware and competent, as their clients are likely to have embraced technology in step with the general population” (OCSWSSW, 2012).
Professional practice has undergone massive change over the last three decades with the rise and proliferation of mobile and distributed communication and networking, but what exactly might “technology competence” look like for social workers and social service workers in the context of a rapidly evolving (and continuously flowing) digital ‘riverscape’? What are the implications for our professional ethics, boundaries, clients’ privacy and client-centred care? This dynamic, interactive and richly informative session will equip you with essential knowledge and resources for developing ongoing technology competence as a social work/social service work practitioner.
Sometimes people do not look for the good side they just reflect on the negative. In this case Social Media uses are wide ranging and extremely beneficial to individuals and society as a whole. This presentation represents the good side of the coin.
Review Paper - How social media influence youth and how it should be - Googl...niharikatiwari0400
Social media has become an integr
al part of modern youth culture,
shaping their inter
actions, perceptions, and behaviours in significant
ways. This review paper delves into the complex impact of social
media on youth, examining both its positive and negative effects
across various dimensions including mental health, social
relationships, self-image, and behaviour.The positive aspects of
social media usage among youth are evident in its facilitation of
communication, connection with peers, and access t
o diverse
information and oppor
tunities. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram,
and Twitter have become virtual communities where youth can
expr
ess themselves, share experiences, and build supportive
Engaging Youth & Young Adults in Social MediaBrittany Smith
Social media continues to be an important tool for youth and young adults to connect with the world and with each other. Get the latest research and statistics on how youth and young adults are using social media, and how your organization can strategically use social media to engage with youth and young adults. Learn what platforms youth and young adults are using and how you can create a simple social media strategy to more effectively reach this audience.
2. (You’re not getting older,
you’re getting Twitter)
All images and information used has been credited and is being used
in this presentation for non-profit, educational purposes.
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4. From U.S. Census Survey 2010:
Total population: 308,745,538
The older working-age population, ages 45 to 64, made
up 81.5 million persons (26.4 percent); the 65 and over
population was 40.3 million persons (13.0 percent).
The population aged 45 to 64 grew at a rate of 31.5
percent. The large growth in this age group is primarily
due to the aging of the Baby Boom population.
The population aged 65 and over also grew at a faster
rate (15.1 percent) than the population under age 45.
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5. Older Americans and the Internet (Pew Research Center)
Mar 28, 2004Susannah Fox
22% of Americans 65 and older use the Internet.
Aug 27, 2010Mary Madden
Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older
nearly doubled—from 22% in April 2009 to 42% in May 2010
Jun 6, 2012Kathryn Zickuhr, Mary Madden
For the first time, half of American adults ages 65 and older are
online.
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8. General health issues
Physical: mobility/vision impairment
Emotional: Isolation and depression
Financial/digital divide
And what they have to
do with social media -
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11. There are some ways to address the digital
divide for the older population, and these
will likely increase:
Libraries
Senior Centers/Retirement Communities
Government and health provider
programs
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13. There are seniors who do embrace social
media
Just as with most groups or cultures, they
differ as individuals
Still have a variety of interests and needs
requiring information.
Same as ―why do people participate in the
groundswell‖ (friendships, social pressure, etc. P.60)
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14. www.Aging-online.com has good information about how
seniors are remaining part of the social media world.
http://www.aging-online.com/are-seniors-obsolete
◦ One of the things that I found intriguing was the reporter's
description of seniors in broad strokes, as if everyone
thinks a certain way just because they're the same age. This
is pretty common with stories like this, but I think it also
can be misleading.
-Jamie Carracher
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15. A ―rolling wave‖ as the analogs age out and
next generations arrive.
In a survey about the future impact of the internet, a
solid majority of technology experts and stakeholders
said the Millennial generation will lead society into a
new world of personal disclosure and information-
sharing using new media. …the communications
patterns ―digital natives‖ have already embraced …will
carry forward even as Millennials age, form families, and
move up the economic ladder.
http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Future-of-Millennials/Overview.aspx
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16. More discriminating in their information
sources, interests
Reliance on "gatekeepers", trustworthy
sources (organizational and personal)
Reluctance to provide information to
strangers on-line
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17. Will you need to look at niche sites?
For wide audience initiatives, be aware of
differences and needs of this group
If focusing on this group, be responsive to
their attitudes.
Pay attention to design/accessibility issues.
And for the moment, be careful about
smartphones – very low penetration rate.
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18. Addressing the specific needs of the age
group for products and services.
Adaptive uses of social media to keep your
organization alive.
Health care: support groups, Twitter updates,
Facebook groups and pages (or custom
tailored applications to address privacy and
security issues). See Groundswell p. 58
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19. What we have today is a snapshot - changes
daily. Keep monitoring.
Members of an age group may have much in
common, but they are not all the same.
When focusing on narrow target, go to where
that group is (or create a community).
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21. Web3.0 Accessibility Initiative (http://www.w3.org/WAI/)
American Association of Retired Persons (www.aarp.com)
Can technology help us to support the ageing population?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/social-care-
network/2012/may/30/technology-caring-ageing-older-society
AARP Foundation Isolation Survey http://www.aarp.org/aarp-
foundation/our-work/isolation/info-2012/alone-and-at-risk-
isolation-survey.html
Pew Internet & American Life Project
http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Older-adults-and-internet-
use.aspx
Social Network Demogaphics in 2012
http://royal.pingdom.com/2012/08/21/report-social-network-
demographics-in-2012/
Aging Online – Technical and Social Media for Seniors
http://www.aging-online.com/
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22. Social Media Users are Older
http://fastwonderblog.com/2009/04/27/social-media-users-
are-older-and-more-business-like-than-you-think/
Your Fear of Social Media—Your Older Target Audience is Within
Reach http://www.socialearth.org/your-fear-of-social-
media%E2%80%94your-older-target-audience-is-within-reach
"A little silly and empty-headed": older adults'
understandings of social networking sites
http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1671017
Demographics on mobile social media from Nielson
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/for-
social-networking-women-use-mobile-more-than-men/
U.S Census Data:
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-
03.pdf
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