...CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction Social Networking sites, one of the most commonly used and popular to teenagers, specifically students. The Social Networking is helpful through being the fastest way of communicating to others. Thus you can connect toy your friends and relatives and keep updating with them. SNSs are inexpensive medium socializing; you can connect and reunite with your old friends and keep in touch. You can also ease of setting up events such as creating a group of invites. It also gives us information and knowledge accordingly. With the latter-day technological wonders; are barrages of factors which can keep student attention from their studies? SNSs could also be a tool of invading ones privacy; likewise, SNSs are open to everyone. SNSs are also medium for people who are bully; cyber bullying is one most commonly problems in SNSs which a great factor of making one’s life miserable. Also, SNSs can cause lack of personal communication; there is a concern over people becoming so reliant upon the convenience of social networking sites that they aren’t actually using “real life” verbal skills and losing them out on social intimacy with other people. Also, SNSs not only give knowledge and information but also some of them five hoax and makes troll of information. Nowadays, teenagers put more time on SNSs and this would be high risk in their academic performance. Nevertheless, students must give proper education on how these problems...
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...it". (Weiser, 1991). Social networking is a phenomenon which has existed since society began. Human beings have always sought to live in social environment. The social networks as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and others are all “virtual places” where people find themselves and share information. Nowadays, social networks are the best tools for communication, though in the first place they were used only for university purposes, where students and colleagues stayed in contact with each other after works or studies. What currently has become the subject of many debates are the various effects that these social networks have on human life, effects such as social impact, health issues and business affair. Some studies imply that social networks could have negative impact on people social health. These can cause people to stray from reality and immerse themselves in the virtual world of social community. “Instead of meeting people in person, they spend more time in front of the computer screens checking what the virtual friends are doing.” A social networking phenomenon has emerged over the past five years. In that time, social networking sites (SNS) have grown from a niche to a mass online activity, in which tens of millions of internet users are engaged, both in their leisure time, and at work. Social Networking Sites (SNS) are one of the most popular topics being talked about by the college students in New Era University. Examples of social networking sites are Friendster,...
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...International Journal of Research Studies in Psychology December 2012 - Special Issue on Positive Psychology, Volume 1 Number 3, 59-67 The mediating effect of relatedness on Facebook use and self-esteem Abellera, Nadine Angeli C. Department of Psychology, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (nacabellera@gmail.com) ISSN: 2243-7781 Online ISSN: 2243-779X Ouano, Jerome A. Department of Psychology, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (ouano_j@yahoo.com) Conway, Gail D. Department of Psychology, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (gee.delapaz@yahoo.com) Camilotes, Liza Mae C. Department of Psychology, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (lizamaec@gmail.com) Doctor, Hannah Mae L. Department of Psychology, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (misshannahdoctor@yahoo.com) Received: 10 November 2012 Available Online: 30 December 2012 Revised: 15 December 2012 DOI: 10.5861/ijrsp.2012.298 Accepted: 22 December 2012 Abstract Facebook, a popular social networking site, can serve as a venue for the enhancement of self-esteem. Why this happens remains unclear. Drawing from Positive Psychology and Self-Determination Theory, the present study investigated the effect of Facebook use on self-esteem as mediated by relatedness. Employing a cross-sectional non-experimental design, the mediation hypothesis was tested among 467 college...
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...it was estimated to be more than 2.3 trillion.” Angster, Frank, & Lester(2010). “47% of online adults use social networking sites, and 73% of teens and young adults are a member of at least one social network.” Angster, Frank, & Lester (2010). Electronic means of communication, such as emails, text messaging, and social networking websites, have become a worldwide social phenomenon. Do the stressors in our complicated lives or busy schedules leave us with little time to make a phone call or drop by for a visit? Do such technological advances in our society discourage face to face communication? Are individuals today feeling the pressures more than ever to fit in with their peers? Perhaps low self esteem issues, anxiety, or loneliness contribute to the need to feel loved or popular, such as chatting to a stranger on a dating website, or adding as many “friends” as you can on face book even though you don’t really know them. Or maybe these types of communication really have become a convenient and efficient way of communicating? In this paper I will examine the possible explanations for such a huge reliance on electronic communication, the potential advantages and disadvantages of such communication; including the effects of this communication on behaviour and relationships, as well as how electronic communication compares to face to face communication. The global cellular phone market is a multibillion dollar industry, where approximately half of all human beings...
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...Roque Has social media socially handicapped the young? As human beings, the only real method of connection is through authentic, face to face communication. Face-to-face interaction allows us to understand each other profoundly and allows us to get to know each other down to the most fundamental levels of who we are (Tardanico, 2012). According to Forbes magazine, less than 10% of communication is based on spoken words. This means that over 90% of communication is based on nonverbal signals such as body language, eye contact, and tone of voice. Therefore, it implies that face to face communication is a very efficient way of communicating and it evidently improves our interpersonal and social skills (Jones, 2013). However, direct interaction is not being seen as the best way to communicate anymore, especially among teens, and people are not putting as much value as they once did on face to face interactions (Suliveres, 2014). Young people nowadays mostly use text messaging and other digital devices to communicate their concerns to their target recipient. Mobile phones and SMS help them to stay connected with their peers especially with those at a distance and thus, making life much more bearable by getting moral support from them. Furthermore, it helps them to fight boredom. This type of communication makes it easier for them to reach out to other people making them more sociable in a sense (Horstmansho, Power, 2005). On the other hand, social networking sites have achieved...
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...One of the widely introduced changes in the society is the existence of online social networking worldwide. According to Ron Jones’ definition of social networking as stated by Siapera (2012, it is essentially a category of online socializing where people are talking, participating, sharing, networking, and bookmarking online. Everything now looks great when one creates a profile within a particular site and starts to get involved in this type of virtual communication. Needless to say, social networking sites have drastically altered people’s means of communication especially among youth. Socializing becomes colossal because of the tools that help people to mingle and communicate with others such as instant messaging, e-mail and comment posting in particular to online social networking. This trend is growing. Nowadays, people, especially teenagers are highly interested in this kind of communication either as a form of socialization or as a means of self-expression. With just a click away, one can have the opportunity to connect with millions of users across the world. These only show that online users are really into a society of popular social networking and spending too much time for this does not also exempt the possibilities of acquiring the effects of it to the communication skills of youth particularly the students. Online services that are based around the building and reflecting of social relations among individuals are said to be popularly used by frequent online users...
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...Our updated Terms of Use will become effective on May 25, 2012. Find out more. Social networking service From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the type of service. For the concept of relationships between people, see Social network. For a list of services, see List of social networking websites. A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on facilitating the building of social networks or social relations among people who, for example, share interests, activities, backgrounds, or real-life connections. A social network service consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his/her social links, and a variety of additional services. Most social network services are web-based and provide means for users to interact over the Internet, such as e-mail and instant messaging. Online community services are sometimes considered as a social network service, though in a broader sense, social network service usually means an individual-centered service whereas online community services are group-centered. Social networking sites allow users to share ideas, activities, events, and interests within their individual networks. The main types of social networking services are those that contain category places (such as former school year or classmates), means to connect with friends (usually with self-description pages), and a recommendation system linked to trust. Popular methods now combine...
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...Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have a huge amount of users all around the world. As of the fourth quarter of 2016, Facebook has had 1.86 billion monthly active users. It has been a popular debate of whether or not the use of social networking sites has been beneficial to society. Although social networking sites may be beneficial to society, there are also numerous studies that show its detrimental side. The use of social networking sites is correlated with behaviors and mental disorders, such as the lack of interest to have in-person conversations, depression, and narcissism. The internet is affecting the lives of people greater than it has ever since it was invented. It has been a constant source of news, entertainment, and information for decades. Today, however, the use of internet for social media has become mainstream. Worldwide, there are currently 2.789 billion social media users – 37% of the world's population – across all platforms. In fact, Filipinos spend an average of 4 hours and 17 minutes a day on social media, making them the top users worldwide...
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...Negative and Positive Effects of Facebook Use Facebook has taken the world by storm with more than 500 million users. The use of Facebook has many implications on self-esteem and personal relationships both positive and negative. 93% of college students have a Facebook account and spend on average 47 minutes a day on Facebook. My research on this topic is to inform the general user of the risks and rewards of Facebook. I believe this research is important as a Facebook user myself to know what potential risks I am taking and what potential rewards I can expect. The research question was what is Facebook and what are the positive and negative ramifications on self-esteem and social relationships as a result of using Facebook. My research is based on the literature review of scholarly articles. This research paper will show that Facebook use has many positive and negative effects on self-esteem and personal relationships. Review of the Literature Definition of Facebook Facebook as defined by Tokunaga (2011) is a social networking site (SNS) created in 2004. Facebook since its origination has grown have the largest number of users with more than 500 million active users. 30% of Facebook users are within the age 18-25 demographic. Social networking sites are web-based services that allow people to create a public or semi-public profile within a limited system, formulate a list of other user with whom they share a connection and view and navigate their list...
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...------------------------------------------------- Social Media Impact on Advertising Kiron mckenzie Kentucky State University MIS 300 James Obeilodan 5/5/16 Kiron mckenzie Kentucky State University MIS 300 James Obeilodan 5/5/16 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………... Page 1 Marketing Facts and Statics in Relation to Social Media………………………. Page 3 Advertising on Social Media is a Steal………………………………………….... Page 5 Benefits of Marketing on Social Media…………………………………………... Page 7 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………..... Page 9 Kiron McKenzie 4/10/16 MIS 300 Social Media Impact on Advertising Introduction: From the earliest starting point, online networking has importantly affected every one of us. Online networking began as a technique for individuals to either interface or reconnect with each other. As of right now, online networking has turned out to be a great deal more. Specialists use showcasing to effectively develop their organizations and to get their pledge out tremendously. The best showcasing methodology is one that utilizations online networking and customary promoting in pair. Entrepreneurs have made sense of that online networking advertising has an exceptionally constructive outcome on the achievement of business and it is a technique that takes next to no cash to finish a strong deciding result. The term advertising alludes to a sort of correspondence through which group of onlookers or purchasers are induced to...
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...Interpersonal communication is the technique we use to communicate our ideas, thoughts and feelings to one and other. (Eunson 2012:256) People use visual, written, oral, sense and nonverbal means to communicate. Individuals have communicated with each other for centuries through the medium of letters, telephone, groups with public speaking and one to one conversations. With the introduction of mass media ideas could spread to larger audiences however the means of imparting information required high level skills and equipment not available to the individual. The highly effective tools of the mass media have now become the tools of the individual to use in the digital age to help with interpersonal communication. Electronic communication has enhanced our ability to communicate with each other yet all these interpersonal communication tools still require social intelligence to be able to analyse a digital communication situation. The broadcast and print media have been traditionally the way we’ve broaden our ideas and gained information. These medium used highly effective devices such as visual and audio communication through things like edited video, persuasive interviews and skillfully written articles that captured the viewers attention. In the broadcast media, of television and radio it required high level skills such as video editing, audio recording and the use of expensive and specialist equipment. Broadcast and print media, like the newspaper and television shows are ‘communication...
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...Does Social Networking Sites Do Greater Harm Than Good? Social networking services (SNS) are not a new phenomenon, and it is absolutely indispensable for the people of this generation. The social networking site MySpace ranks sixth in overall web traffic, with over 47 million unique US visitors each month (QuantCast, 2007b). SNS, as we all know, provide a platform for us to improve interpersonal connections, exchange knowledge, share experiences, and so on. Although, SNS’ main goal was to bring people closer together and develops a more humane society and yet, it begins to be some how self-destructive and going against its original intentions. Passed studies insinuate that SNS like Facebook, in reality, contributes to more social isolations. (Downran, Sohrabi Haghighat & Mohseni, 2008) Researchers have also established that Internet addiction as an actual clinical disorder and other health issues. Other than such psychological harm; it also led to diminishing privacy through the modern society. Thus, a research question is then conducted, “Does Social networking services lead to greater negative than positive impacts?” Although, SNS’ primary intention was to connect people over the existence of internet, but, in a deeper sense, the usage of social media creates social isolation. “The more time students spend on social sites, the less time they spend socializing in person. Because of the lack of body signals and other nonverbal cues, like tone and inflection, social networking...
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...development of the Internet and the associated structure technologies, many social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have emerged. These platforms allow the users to share their personal information and get connected with their friends around the globe. Currently, there has been a tremendous growth in cyber social networking. The popularity of using online social networks as a mean of communication has spread very quickly among the online users. It has almost become a daily activity in many people’s life. This phenomenon sparks much debate about the adverse effects of social networking. Facebook has good things and bad thing about it that need to be heard. The first and perhaps most disturbing problem would be a rapid growth in radical and hate groups. Cyber criminals love the popularity they receive on Facebook. In support of the above fact, a researcher claims that the number of hate groups on social networks rose by 20 percent last year (Reuters, 2010). Examples of anti-social groups on Facebook include “National Kick a Ginger Day” and “I Love Curry Bashing” (Reuters, 2010). In the case of the first group, the idea of establishing a National Kick a Ginger Day group was derived from a group of people who do not favor children with fair skin and red hair (National Kick a Ginger Day, 2008). The other site, I Love Curry Bashing, was formed by a racist group who are against Indians. Clearly, both social groups create a problem of discrimination. This causes conflicts...
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...1.1 Introduction- Social Networking Sites few years back, usage of social networking sites became popular around the world. Social networking sites are also known as social networking website. Social networking sites (SNSs) are increasingly attracting the attention of academic and industry researchers’ fascinated by their affordances and reach. Social networking sites are web-based service that building an online community of people that share same interest, or activities and explore others people interest. Social network sites (SNSs) such as FACEBOOK, TWITTER, MYSPACE, CYWORLD, and BEBO have attracted millions of users, many of whom have integrated these sites into their practices. As of this writing, there are hundreds of social networking sites, with various technological affordances, supporting a wide range of interests and practice while their key technological features are fairly consistent, the cultures that emerge around SNSs are varied. Most site support the maintenance of preexisting social networks, but others help strangers connect based on shared interests, political views, or activities. Some sites cater to diverse audiences, while others attract people based on common language or shared racial, sexual, religious, or nationality-based identities. Sites also vary in the extent to which they incorporate new information and communication tools, such as mobile connectivity, blogging and photo/ video-sharing. Besides that, a social networking site is just a means...
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...Interpersonal and Organizational Communication By: Adela Lopez Communication is the mechanism of sending and receiving a message between sender and receiver. However, communication encompasses much more than the passing of information. For communication to be effective there needs to be a mutual understanding of presented information. Communication is also entrusted upon to instruct, inform, and educate individuals. The communication process can accomplish a lot more than only sharing information, it can build valuable relationships between the sender and the receiver. The communication process can be explained through a communication process model. In the Communication Process Model, information is sent from the sender to the receiver through a communication channel, mostly verbally or electronically. As this is occurring, the information is then encoded into a form that the sender regards the receiver will decode and interpret easily. From there, the message would have been presumed to be confirmed and understood by both the sender and the receiver. To ensure that the message has been encoded and decoded efficiently by both the sender and receiver, clarifying questions are asked by either party. The process of effective communication at a deeper look not only involves the mutual sharing and understanding of information, it includes the non verbal elements of understanding feelings, thoughts, wants, needs, and intensions of those involved in the communication process (Cheeseboro...
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