Essays on Social Media

Social media can be defined as the set of the “Web-based broadcast technologies that enable the democratization of contents, giving people the ability to emerge from consumers of content to publishers” (Scott 55). Social media allows the owner of an account to have a personal control to publish pieces of...

The Impact of Social Media on Society The advent and technology and the invention of social media has single handedly brought about a great change in the society. It is worth noting that social media has altered completely the behavior of people and the way people view themselves and others entirely...

The participants in the study were international students at UBC Vantage college students in the first year study at the Applied Science department.  The participation was on a volunteer basis for the students to participate in the study that aimed at finding a correlation between time spent in Canada and...

Indeed, the proliferation of social media has transformed many aspects of the society The advent of networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Myspace have significantly reshaped the way people relate and interact. Interactions between people have been redefined and resulted in social isolation. In the workplace, the networking sites...

Social media and social networking websites and apps used for connection with friends and family and to meet people Connecting with friends and family: Facebook, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Google+, Twitter, Skype, and Snapchat. These social media and social networking websites enable users to connect with friends and relatives through messages, voice...

Rationales are the fundamental reasons for the course of a principle — for example, ideas that have made us believe that social media ruins students. This was found from a case study carried out among twenty-two students from various universities across the world on Social media use and its harmful...

Social media is an online arena where people from various diversities use to establish social relationships. Approximately, three billion people, that is, 40 percent of the world population, are using the online social media platform (Siddiqui and Tajinder 73).  Research studies show that every individual using social media spends an...

The article “Burkean Identification: Rhetorical inquiry and literacy practices in social media” by MacDonald and Walsh discuss different ways to incorporate technological tools in college classrooms. The authors compare the modern use of social media specifically Twitter and Facebook to the “Burkean parlor.” Kenneth Burke introduced the “Parlor” metaphor to...

Social Media Addiction: The Menace among Youths Social media platforms have become easy ways to connect with friends and family and catching up with the trending issues. Studies have established that mental health community has become increasingly interested in examining ways in which technology impact people's lives. Although the positive impacts...

In the present era of digital communication, the social network gives a business more exposure to potential clients. Many companies would wish to use these online platforms to advertise their products and in return get customer feedback and even make sales. The aim of this paper is to give a...

The Emergence of Social Media The emergence of social media and networking has made it easier for people to send and receive information around the world. Through simple posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other media platforms, anyone can become aware of various issues existing across the globe. According to Kietzmann...

The advent of social media has revolutionized communication. A photo or video going viral can elicit public outrage or support to a particular cause. Social media is a handy tool for changing the status quo in our societies. When used correctly social media can help improve the performance of a...