Although, in the most modest sense, I am a gaming addict, I believe I lack the patience to game for that long. This emphasizes Postman’s view, as gaming is one of the main forms of entertainment today. Events like the debate have an educational value and were perceived as a socializing platform too. The invention of phones and the rise of social networking platforms in the Internet have redefined ‘socialization’ and barely any sense of community exists now. Much before the sundial was
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India over the past ten years. Internet penetration in the country may not have crossed 16% of its population, but in absolute number, this percentage works out to nearly 10 times the population of Australia. By October 2013, three- fourth of its online users are under the age of 35. In a report released by IMAI, India has crossed 200 million mark, and will likely to reach around 243 million mark, to overtake the US as the world second largest Internet base after China. By 2015, however, there will
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DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL VALUES AND CULTURAL PRACTICES Certain needs such as to make a living, the need for social organization, knowledge as well as learning, normative and metaphysical expression are common to all the people. As a result, the culture of a society not only acts as an instrument of cooperate development, but also as a basis of social values and cultural practice development. In addition, culture is not considered as being in the opposition to development, but rather as an idea that
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Distraction Machine As a successful social network, Facebook has obtained the attention of millions around the world. It is an Internet machine that demands and craves attention. But is Facebook just a simple way of communication, or is it really an arising issue that has students losing focus? Facebook is a dangerous part of the Web that causes students to get distracted easily, altering the way their minds obtain information and changing the way they think and act. When someone refers to something
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Internet is very influential to the students. The young generation as well as adult are becoming keen in internet. They use it everyday in communicating with their friends and relatives, researching for their assignments, projects, and report, playing games, and downloading music. It is a way to enjoy everyone who is looking for stress free recreational activities. Social networking sites is one the factors that influences the high school students academic performance. Website is a collection of related
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sugar and low in nutritional value. Newer marketing approaches have led to online advertising and to so-called stealth marketing techniques, such as embedding products in the program content in films, online, and in video games. All these marketing strategies, says Calvert, make children younger than eight especially vulnerable because they lack the cognitive skills to understand the persuasive intent of television and online advertisements. The new stealth techniques can also undermine the consumer
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The mass media, most especially television have gradually become a part of our daily lives, and sources of information, education and entertainment have been described as the primary functions of the media. Lasswell (1948) as cited in Folarin (2005, p.74) assigns three functions to the media: i. Surveillance of the Environment (the news function). ii. Correlation of the different parts of the Enviroment (the editorial function)
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Marketing Management Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rjmm20 The Sociology of Consumption: The Hidden Facet of Marketing Hélène Cherrier & Jeff B. Murray Published online: 01 Feb 2010. To cite this article: Hélène Cherrier & Jeff B. Murray (2004) The Sociology of Consumption: The Hidden Facet of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Management, 20:5-6, 509-525, DOI: 10.1362/0267257041323954 To link to this article: http://dx
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Introduction Zappos, one of the biggest online sales inventories, has been through some dramatic changes over the years. It is not only matching the other competitors’ growths but also exceeding their potentials. Even Zappos has been expending, it did not change the core value of the company. In fact, the company’s philosophy is the fundamental factor of Zappos success, and such culture is hard to change because it was already taken-forgranted. This analysis study will take a deeper look at Zappo’s
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(2012, October 1). iGeneration: The Social Cognitive Effects of Digital Technology on teenagers. The purpose of this study was to examine and better understand the social cognitive effects of digital technology on teenagers' brains and their socialization processes, as well as to learn best practices with regard to digital technology consumption. An extensive literature review was conducted on the social cognitive effects of digital technology on teenagers and an action research project was carried
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