Blog Posting #2
Social Media is constantly evolving and will continue to expand throughout time. However, the presentation of Social media is constantly changing while new technology is being developed all the time. When it comes to news; Social Media has increased the availability of news information. Anybody who has the internet can research any topic they want or any news story they choose. Many people look to social media to find news information. You can even read newspapers and magazines online. Due to all the available information online, I can imagine that newspaper and magazine sales have gone down since the increased web-based information. You can search almost anything on the internet but one downside to the internet is anybody can post something so the criteria is not always accurate. Just like you should not believe everything you see on television, you should also not believe everything you read on or off the internet. The best way I have found to find correct data on the internet is to visit as many web sites as I can, so to get as much information to compare to information you get from other sources. A study by Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism found that the stories and issues that gain traction in social media are different from those that lead in the traditional press. (Project for Excellence in Journalism, 2010). In one aspect Social Media has increased the quality of news and information because you are able to access it any time of day and it’s very easy. On the other hand Social Media has decreased the quality because the information is not always accurate and can confuse people when they are receiving false information. This is why you should not believe the first source you see, always view other sources which you can use to compare.
References:
Project for Excellence in Journalism. (2010). State of the News Media 2010. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2010/overview_intro.php
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Kayla's Post
Blog Posting #1
Social media keeps changing through the years and technology is constantly advancing. Thinking back to even the last ten years, there has been a tremendous transition in social media and technology. Social Media is a great way to communicate with your friends and family. One great technological advance that will be around for a very long time is the Internet is the greatest search engine ever created, you can research anything like news, weather, almost any topic you can think of you may find on the Internet (Social Media, 2010). I believe that some forms of social media will be around for decades while others may only stick around a few months.
After the Industrial Revolution social media kept on advancing from then to now. The Industrial Revolution which started in the United Kingdom was a major turning point in human history (Industrial Revolution, 2010). Britain went from a largely rural, agrarian population to a country of industrialized towns, factories, mines and workshops. (Shirley Burchill, Nigel Hughes, Peter Price and Keith Woodall, 2010). I could not pick one fad in particular that has been the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution but I do have a few opinions. Three of the largest fads since the Industrial Revolution would have to be either Facebook, Google, or YouTube.
Even though Facebook is a fairly new website it absolutely exploded with users within the first year, almost everybody I know uses it to communicate with friends and family. It’s a great way to communicate with people all over the world, it’s much cheaper than calling long distance and it is much quicker than writing an old fashioned letter. You can not only speak to people, there are also lots of games you can play on Facebook. Google is my most personal favorite search engine; there is so much information that can be found on Google. Almost any subject you can think of, if you type into the search bar and any website on the Internet will show up allowing you to access it. You can also search pictures, videos, maps, articles, books and they even have a language translator. YouTube is another newer site that has exploded into the media, anybody can view or post video’s on YouTube expressing their opinion, catching hilarious candids or anything else people want to post. It’s a great way to express opinions and get your point across to anybody willing to listen. Social Media will keep on expanding throughout time; we will just have to see what we are in for next.
References:
Wikimedia Foundation Inc, 2010. Social Media. Retrieved September 14, 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
Wikimedia Foundation Inc, 2010. Industrial Revolution, Retrieved September 14, 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
Friday, September 10, 2010
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