Instant intimacy or fake personas? Meaningful, trusted connections or surface ties? How much of ourselves are we really willing to share with our social networks?
The document discusses how social media provides opportunities for autistic individuals to develop social connections and address challenges with in-person social interaction. It notes that most autistic users engage with social media for social engagement and common connections. Benefits include clearer communication rules than in-person interactions, more time to process responses, and finding communities of others with shared interests. However, social media is not a replacement for in-person interactions and experiences. It concludes by encouraging professionals to leverage social media to provide additional support that complements existing in-person support.
This document discusses how social media enables the autistic community to connect and build understanding. It outlines different social media platforms and notes that autistic individuals are drawn to social media for its text-based communication options, sensory advantages, and ability to process social interactions at their own pace. Large autism communities have formed on sites like WrongPlanet and Facebook helps autistic individuals address social challenges through creative expression and finding others with shared interests. The document advocates that the autistic community can achieve social change by effectively utilizing social media.
Slides from a short presentation at Code Across Seattle civic hack day, first discussing how emerging trends in s open data & social media may be applied to solving civic issues, and then reviewing some of our recent work looking specifically at the use of social media/open data for increased community development and civic engagement.
(1) The document discusses how social media impacts and is impacted by relationships. It examines different types of relationships like friendships, family, professional, and consumer relationships.
(2) Social media enables new online relationships by overcoming limitations of offline relationships, and can substitute or complement existing offline relationships. It impacts relationship formation, maintenance, and dissolution.
(3) The use and effects of social media depend on the relationship type and phase. It facilitates relationship formation through reduced proximity barriers but can introduce conflicts in long-distance relationships. Social media also redefines what constitutes a relationship.
Local by social - engaging the hard-to-engage with social mediaMichele Ide-Smith
The document discusses a project aimed at improving community engagement in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire through the use of social media. It outlines challenges with hard-to-engage groups and attendance at meetings. Research identified Facebook as the most used platform. A solution involved creating a co-produced community website and Facebook page to discuss civic issues anonymously. Lessons learned include involving stakeholders early, keeping content frequent and simple, and identifying moderators.
Presentation by Michele Ide-Smith and Paul Ormerod about community engagement with social media at the Customer Insight in Public Services Conference, September 2010.
The document discusses how social media provides opportunities for autistic individuals to develop social connections and address challenges with in-person social interaction. It notes that most autistic users engage with social media for social engagement and common connections. Benefits include clearer communication rules than in-person interactions, more time to process responses, and finding communities of others with shared interests. However, social media is not a replacement for in-person interactions and experiences. It concludes by encouraging professionals to leverage social media to provide additional support that complements existing in-person support.
This document discusses how social media enables the autistic community to connect and build understanding. It outlines different social media platforms and notes that autistic individuals are drawn to social media for its text-based communication options, sensory advantages, and ability to process social interactions at their own pace. Large autism communities have formed on sites like WrongPlanet and Facebook helps autistic individuals address social challenges through creative expression and finding others with shared interests. The document advocates that the autistic community can achieve social change by effectively utilizing social media.
Slides from a short presentation at Code Across Seattle civic hack day, first discussing how emerging trends in s open data & social media may be applied to solving civic issues, and then reviewing some of our recent work looking specifically at the use of social media/open data for increased community development and civic engagement.
(1) The document discusses how social media impacts and is impacted by relationships. It examines different types of relationships like friendships, family, professional, and consumer relationships.
(2) Social media enables new online relationships by overcoming limitations of offline relationships, and can substitute or complement existing offline relationships. It impacts relationship formation, maintenance, and dissolution.
(3) The use and effects of social media depend on the relationship type and phase. It facilitates relationship formation through reduced proximity barriers but can introduce conflicts in long-distance relationships. Social media also redefines what constitutes a relationship.
Local by social - engaging the hard-to-engage with social mediaMichele Ide-Smith
The document discusses a project aimed at improving community engagement in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire through the use of social media. It outlines challenges with hard-to-engage groups and attendance at meetings. Research identified Facebook as the most used platform. A solution involved creating a co-produced community website and Facebook page to discuss civic issues anonymously. Lessons learned include involving stakeholders early, keeping content frequent and simple, and identifying moderators.
Presentation by Michele Ide-Smith and Paul Ormerod about community engagement with social media at the Customer Insight in Public Services Conference, September 2010.
Negative impacts of social media as my space and facebook on teenagers in th...GeorgeDolezal
This document discusses the negative impacts of social media like Facebook and MySpace on teenagers in the U.S. It finds that over 93% of teens aged 12-19 use the internet regularly and 73% use social media. The biggest effects identified are limited self-regulation, susceptibility to peer pressure, expression of offline issues like cliques and cyberbullying online, privacy issues, internet addiction, and sleep deprivation. The document recommends that parents guide their children's internet use to help them make safe decisions and ensure online activities are monitored to prevent risks like cyberbullying and sexting.
Social media impact on existing social relationshipsElizabeth Gestier
Social networking sites allow users to interact and communicate online through sharing photos, updates, and connecting with personal networks. While research shows that social networking enhances existing social relationships, it may also lead to issues like privacy concerns and jealousy from oversharing information online. Additionally, lack of nonverbal cues in online communication can make truly meaningful relationships difficult to form compared to in-person interaction. Overall, social networking appears to extend social networks while not replacing face-to-face communication.
The document presents research on the effect of social networking sites on people's personal lives. It discusses popular sites like Orkut, Facebook, and MySpace. The research was conducted through questionnaires and interviews with students to understand how social networking influences relationships and how people use these sites. The report also includes a literature review of past research and analysis of the data collected. It aims to examine the impacts of social networking and provide suggestions.
Ten minute presentation discussing to role of community attachment in building loyalty to "host" of online communities.
Presented at the International Association of Business Communicaters, 2009
This document discusses trends, cautions, and opportunities in social media. It notes that 8% of online Americans use Twitter, 4% use location-based services, and 71% seek health information online. While social media sites are popular among college students, some myths exist, such as that they are just for teens or that people will automatically fill user-generated content. The document outlines research on social media being conducted at Michigan State University, including published academic papers and excursions into some social media platforms.
The document summarizes the use of social media by Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England to engage with residents. It describes setting up an online platform called ShapeYourPlace to allow residents to discuss local issues and receive responses from public agencies. Initial engagement was challenging due to the rural population's digital exclusion and diversity. Through partnership with local organizations and iterative testing, ShapeYourPlace launched with moderation and translation support. Residents began using the site to report issues like unsafe crossings, which were then addressed. The project expanded engagement and saw increasing participation from community members and local leaders.
Live video has created a sense of community on social media through increased interaction and connection between users. It allows for real-time engagement through comments and shared emotional experiences of live streams. While public live videos can sometimes invade privacy, research has found live video generally strengthens social ties through supportive communication and increased social capital between users with shared bonds. Future research may explore new live video technologies and their impact on virtual communities and societal innovation.
Technology and Communication Effects on LifeJon Dav
This document discusses how technology has negatively impacted communication. It argues that technologies like social media, texting, and smartphones have replaced face-to-face interaction and harmed people's social skills. While online communication provides benefits like low-cost long-distance contact, overuse of these technologies isolates people and prevents meaningful in-person exchanges of ideas and emotions. The document warns that if online communication replaced real-world interaction entirely, it could seriously damage society.
Excessive use of technology for online messaging and texting can negatively impact people's social skills. When communicating online, people are protected by the screen and don't have to interact face to face. This can make real-world social interactions more difficult and inhibit the development of social skills. Studies also show links between heavy technology use and increased psychological issues in teens. While technology provides advantages of convenience and connectivity, moderation is important to avoid problems that could arise from relying too heavily on electronic communication over in-person socializing.
Humans of the Internet is a global movement for kindness. Using empathic communication and constructive conflict on the web to make society a better place.
This document discusses social media and its positive and negative effects. It defines social media as online communications channels for community input, interaction and sharing content. Popular social media sites mentioned include Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and Wikipedia. Potential positive effects are maintaining relationships, reducing communication barriers, and opportunities for businesses. However, overuse can lead to addiction, isolation and reduced productivity. In conclusion, social media has both benefits and drawbacks so it is neither entirely good nor bad.
This document discusses the impacts of social media on youth. It begins by defining social media and describing life before social media when youth communicated more with family, engaged in outdoor activities and group studies, and had better concentration. The document then discusses both positive impacts, such as bringing distant connections together, educational purposes, and developing creativity, as well as negative impacts including attention diversion, bad time management, aggression, anxiety, depression from cyberbullying, and induced fears from public opinions. It concludes that while social media has benefits, it can be more damaging to mental health and youth have lost living in the moment rather than constantly capturing it for others online.
The Effects on Social Networking on EducationNash Nash
This document discusses the effects of social networking on education. It presents research that found the majority of students start using social media between ages 13-14 and use it several times a day. More females reported being harassed online than males. The document proposes a strategic plan to address these issues, including workshops for students, parents, and teachers to provide guidelines on responsible social media use and how to deal with cyberbullying.
Healthy Minds Network - Social media WebinarCliff Lampe
This document summarizes key points from a presentation on social media by Dr. Cliff Lampe. It outlines common characteristics of social media like user-generated content and direct user interaction. It also discusses trends in social media use among teens, including that teens have not left Facebook but have changed how they use it. Teens are dividing their time across multiple social media sites and have a complicated relationship with privacy. The outcomes of social media use depend highly on how individuals use different sites.
Research on Negative Effects Of Using Social MediaUsman Ali
Negative Effects Of Using Social Media On Graduate Students
This document discusses the negative effects of using social media on graduate students. Frequent and unproductive use of social media can lead to time wastage, reduced learning capabilities, and over-reliance on social media for information. This can negatively impact students' academic performance and research skills. Excessive social media use is also linked to poor mental and physical health, low self-esteem, and cyberbullying. However, with moderate access and guidance from parents and teachers on effective socialization and communication, the negative impacts of social media on students can be reduced.
This document discusses online social networking and how it has changed communication and social interactions. It provides statistics on participation rates for major social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and SlideShare. The document also explores future trends in social networking, predicting a mobile-focused experience with greater user control over privacy and permissions. Social media is seen becoming a more important channel for sharing content over traditional advertising.
Photoshop CS3 allows users to create simple animations. Key steps include creating a new 125x125 pixel file, adding 3 frames of 3 seconds each, using the Animation window to set the duration to 0 seconds, duplicating selected frames to copy them, and playing the animation to view the duplicated frames. The animation can be saved using File > Save for Web & Devices and shortcut ALT CTRL SHIFT S. ImageReady is also included with Photoshop CS3.
Paul Hudson evaluates the significance of the pace of change we’ve witnessed in the last 10 years and predicts the likely pace of change over the next 10 years. What can we expect in the future and what does this means for your business?
The document proposes establishing an International Nuclear Fuel Association (INFCA) that would lease areas to control sensitive nuclear fuel cycle facilities like enrichment plants. Key points:
1) INFCA would establish "Internationally-Secured Leased Areas" to conduct enrichment and later reprocessing, ensuring nonproliferation compliance.
2) States would need to join INFCA and strengthen IAEA safeguards to receive fuel cycle services.
3) INFCA would certify legitimate producers and track critical component end-uses, without replacing IAEA functions or access.
Negative impacts of social media as my space and facebook on teenagers in th...GeorgeDolezal
This document discusses the negative impacts of social media like Facebook and MySpace on teenagers in the U.S. It finds that over 93% of teens aged 12-19 use the internet regularly and 73% use social media. The biggest effects identified are limited self-regulation, susceptibility to peer pressure, expression of offline issues like cliques and cyberbullying online, privacy issues, internet addiction, and sleep deprivation. The document recommends that parents guide their children's internet use to help them make safe decisions and ensure online activities are monitored to prevent risks like cyberbullying and sexting.
Social media impact on existing social relationshipsElizabeth Gestier
Social networking sites allow users to interact and communicate online through sharing photos, updates, and connecting with personal networks. While research shows that social networking enhances existing social relationships, it may also lead to issues like privacy concerns and jealousy from oversharing information online. Additionally, lack of nonverbal cues in online communication can make truly meaningful relationships difficult to form compared to in-person interaction. Overall, social networking appears to extend social networks while not replacing face-to-face communication.
The document presents research on the effect of social networking sites on people's personal lives. It discusses popular sites like Orkut, Facebook, and MySpace. The research was conducted through questionnaires and interviews with students to understand how social networking influences relationships and how people use these sites. The report also includes a literature review of past research and analysis of the data collected. It aims to examine the impacts of social networking and provide suggestions.
Ten minute presentation discussing to role of community attachment in building loyalty to "host" of online communities.
Presented at the International Association of Business Communicaters, 2009
This document discusses trends, cautions, and opportunities in social media. It notes that 8% of online Americans use Twitter, 4% use location-based services, and 71% seek health information online. While social media sites are popular among college students, some myths exist, such as that they are just for teens or that people will automatically fill user-generated content. The document outlines research on social media being conducted at Michigan State University, including published academic papers and excursions into some social media platforms.
The document summarizes the use of social media by Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England to engage with residents. It describes setting up an online platform called ShapeYourPlace to allow residents to discuss local issues and receive responses from public agencies. Initial engagement was challenging due to the rural population's digital exclusion and diversity. Through partnership with local organizations and iterative testing, ShapeYourPlace launched with moderation and translation support. Residents began using the site to report issues like unsafe crossings, which were then addressed. The project expanded engagement and saw increasing participation from community members and local leaders.
Live video has created a sense of community on social media through increased interaction and connection between users. It allows for real-time engagement through comments and shared emotional experiences of live streams. While public live videos can sometimes invade privacy, research has found live video generally strengthens social ties through supportive communication and increased social capital between users with shared bonds. Future research may explore new live video technologies and their impact on virtual communities and societal innovation.
Technology and Communication Effects on LifeJon Dav
This document discusses how technology has negatively impacted communication. It argues that technologies like social media, texting, and smartphones have replaced face-to-face interaction and harmed people's social skills. While online communication provides benefits like low-cost long-distance contact, overuse of these technologies isolates people and prevents meaningful in-person exchanges of ideas and emotions. The document warns that if online communication replaced real-world interaction entirely, it could seriously damage society.
Excessive use of technology for online messaging and texting can negatively impact people's social skills. When communicating online, people are protected by the screen and don't have to interact face to face. This can make real-world social interactions more difficult and inhibit the development of social skills. Studies also show links between heavy technology use and increased psychological issues in teens. While technology provides advantages of convenience and connectivity, moderation is important to avoid problems that could arise from relying too heavily on electronic communication over in-person socializing.
Humans of the Internet is a global movement for kindness. Using empathic communication and constructive conflict on the web to make society a better place.
This document discusses social media and its positive and negative effects. It defines social media as online communications channels for community input, interaction and sharing content. Popular social media sites mentioned include Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and Wikipedia. Potential positive effects are maintaining relationships, reducing communication barriers, and opportunities for businesses. However, overuse can lead to addiction, isolation and reduced productivity. In conclusion, social media has both benefits and drawbacks so it is neither entirely good nor bad.
This document discusses the impacts of social media on youth. It begins by defining social media and describing life before social media when youth communicated more with family, engaged in outdoor activities and group studies, and had better concentration. The document then discusses both positive impacts, such as bringing distant connections together, educational purposes, and developing creativity, as well as negative impacts including attention diversion, bad time management, aggression, anxiety, depression from cyberbullying, and induced fears from public opinions. It concludes that while social media has benefits, it can be more damaging to mental health and youth have lost living in the moment rather than constantly capturing it for others online.
The Effects on Social Networking on EducationNash Nash
This document discusses the effects of social networking on education. It presents research that found the majority of students start using social media between ages 13-14 and use it several times a day. More females reported being harassed online than males. The document proposes a strategic plan to address these issues, including workshops for students, parents, and teachers to provide guidelines on responsible social media use and how to deal with cyberbullying.
Healthy Minds Network - Social media WebinarCliff Lampe
This document summarizes key points from a presentation on social media by Dr. Cliff Lampe. It outlines common characteristics of social media like user-generated content and direct user interaction. It also discusses trends in social media use among teens, including that teens have not left Facebook but have changed how they use it. Teens are dividing their time across multiple social media sites and have a complicated relationship with privacy. The outcomes of social media use depend highly on how individuals use different sites.
Research on Negative Effects Of Using Social MediaUsman Ali
Negative Effects Of Using Social Media On Graduate Students
This document discusses the negative effects of using social media on graduate students. Frequent and unproductive use of social media can lead to time wastage, reduced learning capabilities, and over-reliance on social media for information. This can negatively impact students' academic performance and research skills. Excessive social media use is also linked to poor mental and physical health, low self-esteem, and cyberbullying. However, with moderate access and guidance from parents and teachers on effective socialization and communication, the negative impacts of social media on students can be reduced.
This document discusses online social networking and how it has changed communication and social interactions. It provides statistics on participation rates for major social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and SlideShare. The document also explores future trends in social networking, predicting a mobile-focused experience with greater user control over privacy and permissions. Social media is seen becoming a more important channel for sharing content over traditional advertising.
Photoshop CS3 allows users to create simple animations. Key steps include creating a new 125x125 pixel file, adding 3 frames of 3 seconds each, using the Animation window to set the duration to 0 seconds, duplicating selected frames to copy them, and playing the animation to view the duplicated frames. The animation can be saved using File > Save for Web & Devices and shortcut ALT CTRL SHIFT S. ImageReady is also included with Photoshop CS3.
Paul Hudson evaluates the significance of the pace of change we’ve witnessed in the last 10 years and predicts the likely pace of change over the next 10 years. What can we expect in the future and what does this means for your business?
The document proposes establishing an International Nuclear Fuel Association (INFCA) that would lease areas to control sensitive nuclear fuel cycle facilities like enrichment plants. Key points:
1) INFCA would establish "Internationally-Secured Leased Areas" to conduct enrichment and later reprocessing, ensuring nonproliferation compliance.
2) States would need to join INFCA and strengthen IAEA safeguards to receive fuel cycle services.
3) INFCA would certify legitimate producers and track critical component end-uses, without replacing IAEA functions or access.
This document compares FPGAs and microcontrollers. FPGAs can provide much higher performance per watt than microcontrollers due to their ability to perform thousands of calculations per clock cycle. However, microcontrollers are better suited for floating point calculations and have an advantage for tasks that require dynamic parallelism. FPGAs are well-suited for problems that can be parallelized, while microcontrollers may be preferable for unpredictable tasks. Both device types have pros and cons related to factors like power usage, programming difficulty, cost, and interfaces. The selection depends on the specific application requirements and developer resources.
Our guest speaker, Nicola Millard – Customer Experience Futurologist at BT, looks at how traditional business models are being challenged by both customers and employees as new technologies and new ways of collaboration emerge.
Examining the purchasing experience in a multi-channel environment; maintaining contact with today’s consumer and meet the expectations of tomorrow’s consumer.
This document discusses the characteristics of the "M-Age" generation, born since 1997, who have grown up immersed in mobile technology. They comprise 24% of the UK population by 2018. As "digital natives", they are self-directed learners who prefer learning by doing and figuring things out through social interaction. They are highly aware of both the benefits and risks of technology like the internet and understand the need to verify information. Companies will need to understand their skills and relationship to an increasingly mobile-centric internet in order to effectively engage with this demographic.
The document discusses support vector machines (SVMs) for classification. It defines classifiers as using an object's characteristics to identify its class. SVMs create decision boundaries that maximize the margin between classes to perform classification. They can learn both linearly and non-linearly separable data using kernels to transform the data into a higher dimension where a linear separator can be found. The document outlines how SVMs solve a quadratic optimization problem to find the optimal separating hyperplane that maximizes the margin between classes.
This document contains a personal history form for an applicant to the United Nations. It requests biographical information such as name, date of birth, citizenship, education history, employment history, languages spoken, and references. It also asks whether the applicant has any limitations that would impact their ability to perform the job duties or travel internationally. The applicant must certify that their statements are true and complete.
Products and services are purchased at a very local level while increasingly delivered globally. How do we understand and prepare for service delivery that is both universal and locally sensitive?
Este documento presenta la información de un colegio técnico en Ecuador, incluyendo su dirección, teléfono y escudo. También lista a tres estudiantes de primer año de bachillerato y su profesor, e identifica el año lectivo 2010-2011. Explica los pasos para elaborar un proyecto en Power Point sobre el colegio agregando imágenes e información en diapositivas y grabando la narración.
Vandalism is defined as the willful or malicious destruction, injury, disfigurement, or defacement of public or private property without the owner's consent. Common acts of vandalism include graffiti, breaking or throwing objects, damaging property, setting fires, and tampering with equipment. Locations that are often targets of vandalism include schools, cemeteries, buildings, houses, libraries, parks, trains, cars and other transportation. A survey was conducted to understand perceptions of vandalism and over half of respondents considered graffiti to be an act of vandalism. Most thought the laws around vandalism should be tougher and knew someone personally who had committed an act of vandalism.
The document discusses support vector machines (SVMs) for classification. It begins by defining classifiers and the difference between classification and clustering. It then introduces SVMs, explaining that they find optimal decision boundaries that separate classes through mapping data points into higher dimensional space. The document outlines linear and non-linear SVMs, describing how non-linear SVMs can find more complex separating structures through kernels. It also discusses supervised learning with SVMs and how to solve the optimization problem to train linear SVMs, including soft-margin classification to handle non-separable data.
This document contains a personal history form for an application to the United Nations. It requests basic biographical information such as name, date of birth, citizenship, education history, employment record, languages, and availability to travel. The applicant is male, born in 1986 in Pakistan, holds Pakistani citizenship, and has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He is currently employed as an assistant and is seeking work in telecommunications and IT.
Assignment 10 group coursework presentation of research part 1.0ksumbland
Online dating and social media engagement has progressed significantly. Dating sites were once taboo but are now commonly used, with some finding long-term relationships online. Social news sites allow users to share and discuss stories not covered by traditional media, with sites like Reddit and Digg enabling widespread engagement. Video sharing on YouTube has also progressed, with some users gaining popularity and commercial success by posting videos of their talents and hobbies. Overall, social media has progressed engagement and how people interact both socially and with news/media.
Assignment 10 group coursework presentation of research part 1.0ksumbland
Online dating and social media engagement has progressed significantly. Dating sites were once seen as taboo but are now commonly used, with some finding long-term relationships online. Social news sites allow users to share and discuss stories not covered by traditional media, with sites like Reddit and Digg enabling widespread engagement. Video sharing on YouTube has also progressed, with some users gaining popularity and commercial success by posting videos of their talents and hobbies, leading some to professional careers in their fields. Overall, social media has progressed engagement and how people interact both socially and with news/media.
Assignment 10 group coursework presentation of researchksumbland
This document discusses the topic of whether engagement with social media has progressed. It covers several areas related to online dating as an example, including how it has become more accepted over time as more people use dating sites and apps. The businesses behind online dating have grown significantly in revenue. Social news websites are also discussed as having progressed due to increased user interaction enabled by technologies like web 2.0. Both online dating and social news sites rely heavily on sharing through social media platforms to spread content and stories.
Assignment 10 group coursework presentation of research part 1.0ksumbland
This document discusses the topic of whether engagement with social media has progressed. It covers several areas related to online dating as an example, including how it has become more accepted over time as more people use dating sites and apps. Business revenues for online dating have increased significantly in recent years. Social news websites are also discussed as having progressed due to increased user interaction and engagement across social media. Primary research on opinions of dating site usage is presented, showing a mix of views. Pros and cons of online dating are mentioned but not detailed.
Assignment 10 group coursework presentation of research part 1.0ksumbland
This document discusses the topic of whether engagement with social media has progressed. It covers several areas related to online dating as an example, including how it has become more accepted over time as more people use dating sites and apps. Business revenues for online dating have increased significantly in recent years. Social news websites are also discussed as having progressed due to increased user interaction and engagement across social media. Examples of popular social news sites like Reddit and Slashdot are provided.
The document analyzes how social networking sites (SNS) affect adolescent peer relationships. It discusses that while SNS allow teenagers to stay connected with friends and expand their social networks, potentially relieving social anxiety, they can also enable sexual victimization, cyberbullying and lower quality communication. The document presents arguments on both sides and ultimately concludes that the benefits of SNS for developing relationships outweigh the risks, as long as teenagers are aware of potential dangers.
This document discusses social networking and its impact on students. It defines social networking as platforms that enable people to build social networks and relations. Examples provided are Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace. Statistics are given about daily social media usage. The document outlines both positives and negatives of social networking for students. Positives include increased collaboration, while negatives involve reduced focus and learning from relying on online information. It suggests ways for parents to moderate social media access and promote face-to-face interaction.
This document outlines a research proposal that examines the effects of social media on individuals and families. It includes an introduction, research questions, hypotheses, objectives, and a literature review section that summarizes several studies on how social media influences communication skills, relationships, and family interactions. The proposed methodology involves questionnaires with Likert scale responses from young teens and their parents, followed by qualitative analysis. Ethical considerations like informed consent and anonymity are also addressed.
The document discusses how social networking sites (SNS) affect adolescent peer relationships. It provides background on SNS and their usage. Both benefits and drawbacks of SNS usage for adolescent relationships are presented. Benefits include supplementing offline relationships, expanding social capital, and relieving social anxiety. However, SNS can also lead to sexual victimization, cyberbullying, and lower quality communication. Overall, the author believes that for most adolescents, the benefits of SNS outweigh the cons in developing close peer relationships.
Social networking sites are becoming a primary means of communication for many, but they may be doing more harm than good according to the affirmative team. While social networks help connect people globally, they are linked to increased isolation and a lack of traditional social skills. People are forming friendships online with strangers rather than dedicating time to real-life relationships. This leads to shallow connections and an underlying fear of being alone drives antisocial behaviors. If social media becomes our main form of interaction, it could damage our humanity by limiting self-representation to online profiles rather than face-to-face interactions where we can control self-expression. While social networking has benefits, overuse may negatively impact communication and social skills.
This document analyzes the impact of Facebook on youth. It begins with definitions of social networks and a brief history of Facebook. It then provides Facebook statistics about user demographics in Australia. The document discusses both the pros and cons of Facebook usage. It examines influences on education, initial problems educators face with social media, and ways to adapt such as learning about, from, and with social networks. Issues around privacy, teen behavior, and identity management are also covered.
Impact of Facebook as a Social Networking Site (SNS) On Youth Generations: A ...inventionjournals
This document summarizes a research paper on the impact of Facebook as a social networking site on youth generations in Kolkata, India. It finds that Facebook has become very popular among youth in Kolkata and is integrated into their daily lives. However, it can have both positive and negative impacts. Positively, it allows easy communication and maintaining relationships, but excessive use can reduce time spent on studies and learning. It increases creativity but can also distract users and reduce productivity. Overall, the document aims to analyze Facebook's status and effects on the psychology and behaviors of young people in Kolkata.
The document discusses the growing influence of Facebook on today's youth. It begins by reviewing literature on social networks and important facts about Facebook's growth up until 2011. The main objectives of the research are to study how Facebook has become important to students aged 17-24 and changed their communication patterns. Specifically, it aims to examine how much time youth spend on Facebook, what activities they use it for, and if advertisements influence them. The research will provide insight into Facebook's growing impact on youth.
This document summarizes a presentation about the impacts of social networking sites on Indian youth. It discusses the history and characteristics of social networking sites. It also outlines the positive and negative impacts on users, including increased communication but also reduced focus. Research was conducted through interviews and observation of 60 youth. Findings showed that youth use social media to connect with friends and follow trends, but it can negatively impact studies and identity formation. While social media allows connections, it also risks isolation and affects social skills and privacy.
The document summarizes a study on the effects of social media on relationships. It discusses previous research that has shown both negative and positive impacts of social media usage. The current study involved surveying 40 participants (half male, half female) who were randomly assigned to read one of two scenarios involving social media use in a relationship. They then answered questions to assess their views on cheating and the relationship. The study hypothesized that responses would differ based on the gender of the participant and scenario. While the results were not statistically significant, they trended in the predicted directions, providing some evidence that social media negatively impacts relationships. The study aimed to further understanding of this issue.
This document summarizes a student paper on the topic of whether increased use of online social networking leads to social isolation. It provides background on internet and social media usage in Malaysia. The paper discusses arguments on both sides, noting that while some research suggests heavy social media use can replace real-world interactions, others argue it simply provides new ways to socially connect. It concludes that whether social media use leads to isolation may depend more on the individual and type of real-world social connections they have outside of online interactions.
Facebook usage is related to personality traits. Introverted individuals and those high in neuroticism are more likely to use Facebook to connect socially and avoid loneliness. Extraverted users tend to have more Facebook friends and belong to more groups. Those high in neuroticism prefer posting on friends' walls, while more emotionally stable users favor posting photos. People high in narcissism, exhibitionism, and leadership engage more frequently on Facebook. Shy individuals spend significantly more time on Facebook than non-shy users. Less emotionally stable people express more emotions in their posts and microblogs. Various studies have examined the relationships between personality traits and how people use and interact on Facebook.
Assignment 10 group coursework presentation of research part 1.0ksumbland
Our engagement with social media, specifically video sites like YouTube, has progressed in several ways. Individuals are increasingly using sites like YouTube to gain popularity and success through sharing their talents and personalities. Popular YouTube personalities like Lauren Luke have seen their audiences and careers grow significantly. They are now featured in traditional media like television and have partnered with major brands. Additionally, social media and video sharing allows anyone to potentially go viral and become famous overnight, leading more people to try and seek success through online video platforms. This engagement and progression has changed how entertainment is created and consumed.
This research proposal aims to investigate the factors motivating individuals to use social networks and the effects on individuals and families. The researcher plans to survey 500 college students aged 12-18 on their social media usage and whether it affects their relationships and personality. A literature review found that social media can both positively and negatively impact adolescents' social development. The proposal outlines research questions, hypotheses, objectives, methodology, ethics considerations, timeline, and references.
The document discusses researchers' usage and attitudes towards Web 2.0 tools. A survey found that 13% of researchers were frequent users, 45% were occasional users, and 39% were non-users. While tools for academics have been developed, researchers have mixed views on using blogs, videos and social networking for their work due to concerns about peer review, intellectual property, and competitiveness within their fields. For Web 2.0 to be more widely adopted by academics, certain issues around trust, visibility and communication need to be addressed.
1. The New Social Intersperience Research Ltd. Open Ideas May 2011
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3. - 26th May 2011 Intersperience Research Ltd. 2006 the launch of Facebook transformed the online social scene 175 million users in 2009 Today, 100, 000 new users per day On average, 6 sign-ins per day 75% of Social Networkers in 2008 57% increase from 2007 In 2009, 10 hours of content uploaded to You Tube every minute 3 billion photographs provided by Flickr In comparison Louvre Museum has 300, 000 collections of objects Intersperience Digital Selves Project 2011, M. Guidi & P. Cope 2011, Kaplan et al 2010
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5. - 26th May 2011 Intersperience Research Ltd. Interaction on Social Networking Site more involved in other peoples’ lives The least likely to share own experiences (2%) Private messaging in four top activities on the site Social or communicative use of Social Networking Sites? Intersperience Digital Selves Project 2011
6. - 26th May 2011 Intersperience Research Ltd. Online interaction concentrated on conversation itself – free of social judgment The level of interaction face to face cannot be replicated or replaced online “A face to face connection is different. It’s absolutely essential.” Tufekciet al Highly social get more benefit from using the internet Reduced cues of the web environment might aid those with weak offline networks “I think that it’s good to make contact with friends that you might have lost contact with on Facebook, but not to continue the renewed friendship on it.” Digital Selves Intersperience Digital Selves Project 2011, Tufekci et al
12. 7% don’t see their friends as often now that they use SNSSocial Interaction - 26th May 2011 Intersperience Research Ltd. Intersperience Digital Selves Project 2011
15. 27% feel a lot closer to their friends now that they use SNS
16. 60% would find it more difficult to stay in touch with their friends without the internetFriends Intersperience Digital Selves Project 2011 - 26th May 2011 Intersperience Research Ltd.
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18. 7% get to be a different person when on the site
20. 11% can have close relationship with someone met onlineSelf-discovery - 26th May 2011 Intersperience Research Ltd. Intersperience Digital Selves Project 2011
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22. - 26th May 2011 Intersperience Research Ltd. Online changing situational geography of social life No sense of place Constant search for cues to adjust behaviour Allow manipulation of self-presentation in complex social interactions Out of context Barrier towards new approaches Friend request dilemma 70% accepting only people they know in person 38% read profile before accepting the request Online friend request
23. - 26th May 2011 Intersperience Research Ltd. Strong preference towards individual communication on the site (70%) Tendency for private messaging options provided on site to replace e-mail communication Possibility to create different social circles on the site 72% of over 18’s prefer to communicate with small group of friends 54% of the youngest social network users (13-17) tries to have as many friends as possible Preference for all other communication channels to be embedded within Social Networking Sites increasing the social experience Social Networking Sites more a norm for communication rather than leisure and entertainment M. Guidi & P. Cope 2011
24. - 26th May 2011 Intersperience Research Ltd. Digital Selves Study indicated different approach to social networking The interaction most predominant in your customers will affect how you build Social Networking into your business
25. The New Social Intersperience Research Ltd. Open Ideas May 2011