Blog Social Networking
Social Networking/other technologies are being used for individuals
to keep in touch, spread opinions/critics, create communities, creating
connections, and so forth. In “How Obama Tapped into Social Networks’ Power,”
David Carr explains how during the campaign, Obama used various social media
platforms to connect with the people and the beat the odds of losing. The Obama
campaign used social media to raise money, fight other campaigns, and push individuals
to vote. Through technology, he created a network of supporters, who endorsed Obama
by creating an online movement. Social Media became a conduit for many people
to connect and engage with each other. In addition, social media platforms can raise
awareness about errors or glitches in major business websites. In “Amazon Says
Error Removed Listings,” Rich explains how Amazon’s catalog error caused
thousands of books to lose their sales and challenging to find books while
searching. This error was only brought up to attention because users spread the
news through twitter and blogs. Although this was a mistake on Amazon, social
media increased the awareness of this issue and forced Amazon to solve it.
Since
technology is at our fingertips, privacy has become a major issue on social
media. In “Who Cares About Facebook Privacy? Students Do,” Parry illustrates
how many young people manage their privacy settings. Many young adults are concerned
what aspects of their life can be seen on social media, they are worried about
the public attention. It’s almost close to impossible to having a discrete life
because almost anything can be found on social media. In addition, individuals
post so much, that it’s caused people to a have a lack of social skills. Too many
individuals just rather look at social media, than have genuine conversations.
Technology
will continue to evolve as time goes on. Social Media platforms won’t really
die out, but possibly there could be a creation of a newer networks. In
addition, technology will just continue to be automated and many people will
continue to take advantage. Sources:
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