INTRODUCTION Social Media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. social media as "a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content. Furthermore, social media depends on mobile and web-based technologies to create highly interactive platforms through which individuals
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Group: s57g1 Title: How social network affects society nowadays Purpose: 1. We would like to find out the changes of social network. 2. How teenagers' behavior, self-esteem, lifestyle etc. influenced by social network. 3. Positive and negative effects of information flow of social network Rationale: Nowadays, most of the teenagers whose age between thirteen and nineteen, use or communicate with their friends through social network every day, due
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THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING AND READING HABIT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES EKWERIKE ONYEDIKA 090651012 LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, OJO (JULY, 2012) ABSTRACT This paper discusses in details the Research proposal on the influence of social networking and reading habits among university undergraduates. In particular the research will focus on the question “does social networking and reading habits affects the academic performance of university undergraduates? If it does
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Introduction Social media had been a massive part in every household. Technology had given us a great deal and helped us with our tasks and made everything easy. We know that social media sites like (Google+, Twitter, Facebook and Yahoo) had introduced us in many methods that can connect people easier. Social media sites had been a popular means to connect with other people over the Internet. During the 1980's home computers were becoming more common in every household and social media sites were becoming
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The Curses of Social Networking For the past couple of years, we all know that technology has become a big part of our lives and has also changed the way people communicate with each other. With technology being more advanced now, we have been brought about many social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and the list can go on. These social networking sites have allowed online users to post personal information on a profile and to bond with friends from anywhere around the world
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online social networking. People of all ages are flocking to the internet and are signing up for social networking sites by the millions. Facebook, the examples, boasted 901 million monthly active users and more than 125 billion friend connections at the end of March (Key Facts 2012). This popularity of online social networking sites (SNSs) is constantly growing. Educators are set to take advantage of the multiple collaboration tools and discussion opportunities provided by social networking sites
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Theme | Social Networking | Title | Social Network-Problem and Solution | Lecture Group | 8 | Tutorial Group | 15 | Lecturer’s Name | Ms Chuah | Social Network- Problems and Solution Social network can be defined as a web based service that allow people from all over the world to connect with one another. It can enhance the relationship among each other. In other words, social network has created a virtual reality without boundary. For instance, the using of social networking sites such
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Introduction Social networking sites have become very popular avenues for people to communicate with family, friends and colleagues from around the corner or across the globe. While there can be benefits from the collaborative, distributed approaches promoted by responsible use of social networking sites, there are information security and privacy concerns. The volume and accessibility of personal information available on social networking sites have attracted malicious people who seek to exploit
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For Students, What is the "Use of Social networking Effect" on Grades? Social media has several effects on academic work — some more positive than others. But what is social networking's overall impact on college students' performance? What’s the effect that social media has on students? According to OnlineEducation.net, there are some negative effects of students who pair studying with Face book. In fact, students who do this specific type of multitasking earned 20% lower grades than their
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Aamo Iorliam et.al / International Journal on Computer Science and Engineering (IJCSE) The Impact of Social Network Usage on University Students Academic Performance: A Case Study of Benue State University Makurdi, Nigeria. 1 Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Benue State University, Makurdi, miorliam@yahoo.com 2 Department of Business Management, Benue State University, Makurdi, odeexpress@gmail.com Aamo Iorliam1and Egena Ode 2 Abstract Advancement in technology and the increased
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