Blog about Twitter

Twitter, BlackBoard Discussion and in-class discussion are pretty similar. There is a conversation going on to express your ideas. The difference is the timing of the feedback you receive and the amount of people who receives the message you are trying to convey. You can get feedback from the millions of people on Twitter rather than just the limited amount of people in the class. It is also more convenient to use Twitter since mostly everyone has immediate access to the internet with the use of smart phones now a day. It is just a click away to get into Twitter rather than many clicks and pages to get into BlackBoard discussion which most students don’t bother using unless they have to for class. And of course you would have to physically be in class to have an in-class discussion otherwise it wouldn’t work. I would think that people would rather like accessibility of Twitter. However, some people may just blabber about useless nonsense.

Social Networking Sites

Social networking sites have been becoming very similar to each other. However there are some differences which users may choose over the others. My first social networking experience was through Myspace years ago when it was extremely popular when social networking was getting attention. People are able to customize their own page to their own liking, however it may be confusing too because everyone don't have to have a standard page layout like Facebook does. I did not like how there so many ads being posted on my page. It was very annoying. The users of this site have declined dramatically and Myspace is now mostly geared toward musicians.

My favorite social networking site has to be Facebook. All of my friends and probably everyone had switched over to Facebook from Myspace. Everything is very organized and easy to find. I like the games that they offer but I would not spend real money on them for virtual goods. It can be annoying sometimes and some people even get mad that Facebook keeps changing its layout. Once people get used to a layout, it changes! You would have to find where everything went and what has disappeared.

I do not have any experience with Twitter but I am forced to use it for this class. It seems to be just like Facebook but only for status updates. A lot of companies use this tool for up-to-date news/advertisement of their product. I will see how I like it when I get to use it more for this class.

Another social networking site is LinkedIn. It is much like Facebook but for professional use. It has a more businesslike atmosphere. I like that it allows you to be able to network other business professionals. It may also help people find a job by building your professional contacts and networks. You wouldn’t want to post anything here that you don’t want your boss to see!

Social Networking

For a lot people, social networking is a big part of people's lives. People are using it multiple times a day and whatever chance they get to use it. So there must be some benefits from this. Communication is one of the biggest part of social networking. It helps people stay connected or reconnect with friends and family. It can also help make new friends who has similar interests and likes. It gives people positive self esteem by creating a new self image online for people to see. Social networks helps people stay updated with the latest news more quickly. And of course networking is a huge benefit in this because its not all about what you know, it's who you know.

Social Networking doesn't just benefit yourself, it helps corporations too. According to the article "What's Next? Your Future in Social Networking," companies are using social networking as a tool for research and development. Businesses are reaching out to communities to discuss issues of what customers want and it reduces their cost of doing business. Businesses can advertise their brand on social networking sites to get potential customers since social networking sites is a place people someone would visit multiple times on a daily basis. Social networking site helps people find jobs. According to the article, "Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting," sites like Linkedin help recruiters find high quality potential employees for the company. So social networking helps people market themselves since businesses may look for you online before hiring you.

Because you are putting yourselves online, the "dark side" would be the dangers of having a online profile. Because you are putting your personal life on the internet, potential employers are also looking at this and will definitely impact their decision. So do not post anything that you don't want your boss to see. You identity is also at risk when you use social networking sites. Since you are posting personal information, people may put different facts together about you from different social networking sites and do some harm such as identity theft.

Since so much people are using social networking site, in the future, this may evolve to be a one stop site for everything you need. Every business will want to be involved in it.

Social Networking: A Purposeful Loss of Privacy

For my class project, the topic that I will be researching is Social Networking: A Purposeful Loss of Privacy. Millions of people all over the world have fought so vigorously for their rights to privacy. However in our generation, due to the increasingly popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc., why have we given up our rights to privacy so willingly? I would be using scholarly articles in researching more about this topic and how we can protect ourselves online. So stay tuned for more...