Out of what I understood from the articles they explain how the youth is attached to social media. The effect that social media has on groups and communities has pros and cons. For example there are online websites that allow the youth to work in groups together virtually. A con would probably be is it …
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Apr 19 2018
Social Software and Groups 4/19
Social software enables us to work together in groups because social media creates public platforms. As “Abundance in Scarcity” states, within a system, new boundaries are created while old ones are simultaneously destroyed. The Internet and social software can be thought of through the Hawaiian Slack Key Approach: people are conduits in which individual expression …
Apr 19 2018
Groups and communities
The article “Social Network Sites: Public, Private, or What?” spoke about something very interesting. “More conservative educators view social technologies as a product of the devil, bound to do nothing but corrupt and destroy todays youth.” This quote illustrates that the old school way of teaching. Using Print media are far more effective in learning. Unlike …
Apr 19 2018
groups and communities.
Reading these articles, I realize how attached and obsessed we are when it comes to social media. Social media has become a part of our everyday lives and some people cannot live without it. I mean that literally because social media actually pays some people’s bills. This week, we are discussing online communities and groups. …
Apr 19 2018
Groups and communities
These articles speak on how connected todays youth is with social media. In the article titled Social Network Sites: Public, Private, or What? It says “More conservative educators view social technologies as a product of the devil, bound to do nothing but corrupt and destroy todays youth.” I found that interesting because sometimes I do …
Apr 19 2018
Social Software and groups
I found the readings to be interesting because they’re relevant to the times. The readings touched on the positives and negatives of being able to so quickly and seamlessly create groups and communities online. In my own personal experience I found the ease of gathering people and getting in touch with people to be very …
Apr 19 2018
Groups and communities
Groups and communities have been around since the internet came around. Social media pages such as Facebook and Instagram are used to support these groups. One of the common themes of the articles was Privacy and Public, with these sites it is very hard for anyone on these sites to have a private life. In …
Apr 19 2018
Hacking Social Software, The Public and Communities
All readings touch base on what I actually agree with and consider to be for the most part true. Social media has definitely taken over a big portion of my generations life, the younger generations, and even mine. I find myself with my phone in my hand probably for the most of my day. I …
Apr 19 2018
Online Communities and groups
All articles I believe speak well on how we are so attached to social media and what happens through social media. Social media is something of an addiction. I agree with the articles and how its changing teenagers and how they interact with others. Since everything is through the internet you don’t see as much …