...Internal Communications: Improvement through Instant Messaging Megan Appleby University of Houston-Downtown Table of Contents Title Page…………………………………………………………………………………………1 Table of Contents……………………………...………………………………………………….2 Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………3 Body….………………………………………………………………………………………....4-8 Tables..……………………………………………………………………………………………9 References……………………………………………………………………………………….10 Executive Summary Appleby Consulting is in need of more timely communications. Management suggests that the company participate in instant messaging to get quicker responses to time-sensitive projects or tasks. Appleby Consulting will be offering online courses to familiarize employees with the basics of instant messaging. The company will be deciding which instant messaging platform to use. This is to ensure that there are less interruptions, speedy feedback, and higher productivity. Seeing that Appleby Consulting has 35 employees to become users of this platform, it will involve more expenses, but these expenses will be balanced out by the increased productivity that will take place due instant messaging’s capabilities in the office. The options include HipChat, Campfire, and Brosix. The company will be looking into costs associated, the amount of user-friendly content, and the compatibility with company-used internet domains. There are numerous pros and also numerous cons that are accompanied with instant messaging. However, the pros far outweigh the cons...
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...Social Networking: A Problem for Adolescents Dillon Hackworth Sociology 1010 P06 November 15, 2011 Abstract The impact of internet communication on adolescent social development is of considerable importance to health professionals, parents, and teachers. Online social networking and instant message applications, such as those found on Facebook, are very popular amongst an era of high-tech youth (Campbell 2011). These utilities facilitate communication for teenagers. Although these methods provide many different ways to communicate with each other, they also have real repercussions that spark questions about the social “improvement’s” validity. Acceptable social interaction is now popularly reflected online as a direct result of growing internet access, especially in the adolescent youth. Online Social Networks are regularly revamping the nature of relationships between peers. The internet has begun to take on a role of, not only an information tool, but as a place where teenage adolescents can offer and receive support. Likewise the internet can also be a completely anonymous place where someone could never know whom someone is having a conversation with. Keywords: Adolescent social development, online social networking, social interaction With the acceptance and use of any technology, there is an array of affairs that affect how social networking sites are used on a distinct adolescent level, as well as group tendencies that come into play. Adolescent’s...
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... Persuasive Speech Purpose: Explain to the class the dangers involved with texting while driving and persuade them to stop allowing their phone take their mind off the road using the Monroe’s Motivated Sequence. Body First and foremost, texting while driving has become such a big issue among teenagers. Texting, in general, has become the thing to do. Student’s text now more than they talk on the phone. DWT has become most common in kids. A study conducted by Nationwide Mutual Insurance that was released this year found that 19% of all drivers -- and 37% of drivers between the ages of 18 and 27 ---text message behind the wheel. Secondly, the importance of not texting while driving is obvious; we all want to make it to our destination safely. According to SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, instant and text messaging while driving leads the list as the biggest distraction while driving. The study, released in July 2007 and conducted with more than 900 teens from 26 high schools nationwide, revealed that text-messaging while driving is becoming as dangerous as drinking and driving, in terms of inhibiting a teen’s driving abilities. Yet even while 37 percent of teens rated text messaging while driving as “extremely” or “very” distracting, they continue to send and receive text messaging in their moving vehicles anyway, the study reported...
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...Dangers of Texting and Driving George Koudelka COM/155 February 09, 2014 Amy Hankins Dangers of Texting and Driving The letters LOL, TTYL, or just saying "Hey" have the power to cause an accident within seconds. The National Safety Council estimates that "1.4 million accidents occur every year due to people using their cell phones. 200,000 of those accidents alone are from texting while driving."(How) The popularity of mobile devices has had some unintended and even dangerous consequences. We now know that mobile communications are linked to a significant increase in distracted driving, resulting in injury and loss of life. With this said some people believe that texting and driving needs to be closely monitored because of the risk it involves. While other people think that it is alright to use the phone while driving as long as we keep glancing at the road while replying to the text. Currently there is no national ban on texting or using a wireless phone while driving, but a number of states have passed laws banning texting or wireless phones or requiring hands-free use of wireless phones while driving. This epidemic negatively affects teens and their society and should be strictly avoided. Using cell phone causes many distractions for our eyes, our mind, and our actions. It is easily possible for our eyes to slip off the road. The Tampa Bay Times claims that it "takes seconds to get eyes off the highway and takes self-control"(Cox). Therefore, instead of...
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...involves an imbalance of power or strength, and HRSA notes that this behavior is usually repeated over time. Cyber bullying, is the social-networking phenomenon that is gaining traction among America’s tech-savvy teens, is drawing more attention than ever from school districts and state legislatures anxious to curb the online taunts and insults. This research paper includes description of cyber bullying, its different forms, effects of cyber bullying on individuals and suggestions in order to avoid this ugly form of bullying. Usually, cyber bullies are harassers; they use same weapons that bullies have used from ages: humiliation, gossips and threats. The difference is, cyber bullies do their dirty work using Web logs, emails, instant messaging, cell phones and several other electronic tools. According to psychotherapists, the easy access to Internet gives a chance to kids to say and to do things they wouldn't be able to do face to face, and also they feel they would not be held accountable in the same way, It gives bullies false sense of power and security. They say by using computers children get a sense of being anonymous. Using internet allows bullies to inflict abuse without experiencing or seeing the consequences of their actions, which makes the abuse less real to them and leads to a greater degree of being mean. (Gates, 2000) University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children Research Center conducted a survey and revealed that, cyber bullying is major...
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...Justification/Recommendation Report (qtd. and modified from Guffey & Loewy, 2013, pp. 272) Developing an Organizational Media Policy As a manager in a midsized insurance firm, you are aware that members of your department frequently use email, social networking sites, instant messaging, and web browsing for private messages, shopping, and games. In addition to the strain on computer facilities, you worry about declining productivity, security problems, and liability issues. Although workplace privacy is a controversial issue for unions and employee rights groups, employers have legitimate reasons for wanting to know what is happening on their computers or during the time they are paying their employees to work. A high percentage of lawsuits involve the use and abuse of email or other social media. You have voiced your concerns informally with another manager, who agreed with your concerns. You both think that the executive council should establish some kind of email, web use, and social media policy. The council is generally receptive to sound suggestions, especially if they are inexpensive. At present, no explicit media use policy exists, and you both fear that the executive council is not fully aware of the dangers. Together, you decide to write a justification/recommendation report discussing social media policies for similar companies so that the executive council understands the issue more fully. Your Task With your partner, using the web and electronic databases, find information...
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...Joshua Nuneville Professor Doherty Child Psychology 27 October 2011 Cyber Bullying StopCyberbullying.org, an expert group on internet safety defines cyber bullying as: "a situation when a child, tween or teen is repeatedly 'tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted' by another child or teenager using text messaging, email, instant messaging or any other type of digital technology.” It has to have a minor on both sides, or at least have been initiated by a child against another child. Once adults become involved, it is cyber harassment or cyber stalking. Adult cyber harassment or cyber stalking is never called cyber bullying. The way a child does this bullying is only limited by their imagination and their access to technology, and the cyber bully one moment could become the victim the next. It has been suggested by the BBC that cyber-bullying may be influenced by videos that are uploaded to video sharing websites online, which contain offensive content or examples of acts of bullying. Websites that currently do not filter such videos, such as YouTube, have been asked to take legal action against videos of people being attacked, harassed or ridiculed, in order to reduce cyber bullying as a result. The kids often change roles, going from victim to bully and back again. Cyber bullying is usually not a one-time thing, unless it includes a death threat or a threat that would do serious bodily harm. Children have even killed each...
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...1.The researcher from text two exposed that according to recent findings from the Mac Arthur claim that social media is a good factor for teenager development. He stated that social media and the Internet gives kids the tools for the modern world. He claims that there was a wrong perception about Internet use regarding predators and dangers out in the Internet, however most of the time kids spend their time socializing with their peers at school. Facebook as well as text messaging allow children to stay in touch almost every time of the day. Kids use social media to find new ways of building persona relations that include romantic relationships. On the other hand the second article the researcher states that the excessive use of social media leads to fatal diseases such as cancer. The researcher claims that children can become ill because the excess use of social media might turn people less social since they become addicts. He also stated that the excess of use of social media and text messaging would cause problems in the future since they won’t be able to read body language. The second article portrays the problem that teenagers may have when it comes to have personal relations. Children will stay locked up in their rooms instead of interacting with actual people such as their parents. 2. Both researchers have different perspectives thus the way they approach and gather the data from community for their researches. Text two see community as a progressive and a community...
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...What is a sexual predator online? A sexual predator is better known as pedophile. We have all checked those websites to find out and to see if we have a sex offender living near our homes. How many people have actually checked out the websites children are visiting? The children today are more technological then their parents and the parents need to be aware of the dangers that lurk behind every computer. The most common means by which sexual predators contact children over the Internet is through chat rooms, instant messages and email. In fact, 89% of sexual solicitations were made in either chat rooms or instant messages and 1 in 5 youth (ages 10-17 years) has been sexually solicited online (JAMA, 2001). Considering that 25% of kids online participate in real time chat and 13 million use instant messaging, the risks of such children, either knowingly or unknowingly, interacting with a predator is alarming. (Sexual Predators Online) The internet is a playground for sexual predators and the children are the toys. Adults have the responsibility to educate, console and protect the children from these dangers that face them every day on the internet. Predators disguise themselves as children in these environments and children need to be prepared with the tools to see behind...
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...Text Messaging: The Effects on Our Society A Report By: Blake Hogan, Emily Gilbert, Megan Leckington, and Chris Morris 1 Abstract: In today’s day and age, most everyone in our society has and uses a cell phone. Most of those who use cell phones also use the SMS text messaging that these phones feature. This study takes a look at some of the effects and potential problems arising from the use of this text messaging. A survey of students and instructors at Lane Community College found that 70% of those surveyed believed that texting had harmful effects on students writing skills. However, studies that were analyzed found that texting is actually beneficial. While 54% of teenagers text others on a daily basis only 33% of teenagers talk to others face-to-face, yet it is too early in research to draw a conclusion on whether texting is harmful to their social skills. Most people know that text messaging while driving is very dangerous, yet the studies analyzed as well as the surveys conducted show that some people are still willing to take that risk. Table of Contents: Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………….1 Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………….1 List of Figures……………………………………………………………………………...1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..2 Methodology………………………………………………………………………………...
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...In today’s society, texting is an incredibly significant part of life. People crave rapid responses and are eager to see messages immediately. It is rather difficult to imagine life without instant messaging. Texting is so prominent that individuals are risking lives by reading messages while driving. It is absolutely ridiculous and must be stopped. The time taken to write a simple message such as “OK” or “LOL” can cause severe injuries and death. A multitude of individuals believe that nothing will happen to them and that they are immune. Despite so, that is most definitely not the case. Life is precious and can be taken away in an instant. I urge everyone, especially my friends and family, to not text and drive . I beg everyone to listen carefully to my statements. Do not disregard this plead; it may save your life and others’ lives . I know that you may be rolling your eyes. However, even YOU can be a victim of an accident that resulted from texting and driving. When individuals text and drive, they are have greater chances of crashing. By texting and driving, people are tremendously impaired. To be a safe driver, people must pay attention to the road and be aware of upcoming dangers. Drivers are not conscious of traffic, pedestrians, signs, or changes when they are texting. When eyes are taken off the road, the driver has no control over the direction they are going in and are at risk. In the blink of an eye, an accident may suddenly occur. This may have happened because...
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...life was like before cell phones. One of the ways that cell phones have revolutionized the way we live is “cell phones in school”. Some people think that phones have no place in schools, but banning cell phones in school would be like going back in time to a less convenient and safe time but on the other hand to some, It seems a little ridiculous for children in High school to have cell phones, but at the end of the day, this is a safety tool for kids and provides peace of mind to parents everywhere.. In a Country where unfortunately, we constantly hear about school violence, the cell phone provides an instant connection, not only to parents, but to authorities. If a student were to pull a gun at a school that banned cell phones, help would likely take longer to reach the school. Additionally, a lot of parents panic when something like that happens and cell phones provide instant connections to their children. This helps things run more smoothly in case of emergencies. If parents don't have direct and immediate communication with their children in the case of an emergency, they are more likely to drive to the school which could cause confusion,...
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... 20 May, 2013 Outline I. Introduction: In today’s world with the identity theft and fraudulent accounts being created on a daily basis, a person might ask there self if privacy in the 21st century might be possible. People put their privacy in jeopardy without even realizing it by using social networking websites. Social networking is a good tool as long as you use it responsibly by protecting yourself and maintaining security. II. Identity theft defined Ways that thieves steal identity a. Dumpster diving b. Phishing c. ATM Skimmers II. Dangers of social networking a. Stalking/cyber stalking b. Impersonation c. cyber bullying III. Ways to prevent identity theft and maintain security a. Monitor credit report with fraud alert b. Do not share personal information c. Shop on websites with secure seal d. Use privacy settings on social network cites IIII Conclusion In today’s world with the identity theft and fraudulent accounts being created on a daily basis, a person might ask there self if privacy in the 21st century might be possible. People put their privacy in jeopardy without even realizing it by using social networking websites. Social networking is a good tool as long as you use it responsibly by protecting yourself...
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..."At its inception in the 1990s, Internet usage was limited to government officials for communication purposes. A couple years later the evolution of technology started to boom, and soon Internet was available to the public. Since then, the Web has come a long way. Now, people have access to everything from instant weather updates to video chats with family across the globe. Its evolution opened doors to endless opportunities, but with the advancement comes a need for change in government interference regarding web content. Anything can happen on the Internet. If there is suspicious activity, the government needs to know about it to protects its people. In order for society to progress with the increasing influence of the Internet, the state and federal government are obligated to take on a larger role in monitoring internet content....
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...view their list of connections and those made by others within the system. The nature of these connections may vary from site to site. A social network service focuses on building social relations between people who share similar interests or activities. They essentially consist of a profile, the person’s social links and a variety of additional services. Most social network sites provide a means for users to interact over the Internet, such as instant messaging and email. There has been a huge interest recently of the impact these sites have on society and an increasing number of academics have become interested in studying them. There are many dangers and problems in using these sites; however, there are also many benefits, to both the individual and society. I will explore the issues related to using social network sites; paying particular attention to the quality of communication it allows users. There have been many concerns put forward by academics, people of the older generation and particularly the media about the apparent dangers of social network sites and some have even asserted that a ban from them be put in place. Some of these concerns include the breakdown of communication, ‘cyber bullying’ and problems associated with exposing personal details on these sites. In addition, they have expressed distress about social network sites being used as a means of communication for terrorist groups and causing people to become dangerously addicted to them. Due to the limited...
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