Social Networking

Social Networking can be used for almost everything nowadays.  From socializing, to dating, to marketing, and even business, social networking has become the wave of the future.  In the area of corporate business, this technology can help businesses by recruiting new employees for the company. Linked In is the biggest example of this.  Not only can you review one person, you can aslo review their contacts in the related fields as well.   According to an article I read for this class, :what really makes Linked In helpful is that it allows users to share their online Rolodexes. Shally Steckerl used to hunt talent for Microsoft and is a leader in online recruiting. With Linkedin, he can find people faster using a vastly increased network of contacts.”

The benefits of this social network to society, particularly prospective employees and employers, is a plethora of opportunity for all.  It’s a one stop shop where one click can take you to the next candidate.

Social Networking has also boosted the political campaigns of our current president.  In 2008, Obama’s campaign tapped into the social networking phenomenon. “As a result, when he arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania, Mr. Obama not only just a political base, but a database, millions of names of supporters who can be engaged almost instantly. And there’s every reason to believe that he will use the network not just to campaign, but to govern.”  Through social networking, we now have the means to virtually keep up to date with the president and all that he is doing for the country.

Although social networking does have its obvious perks, there is indeed a dark side to it.  Privacy issues are a big concern, especially for teenagers who use these sites.

Also, with information and the ability to read a comment at our mere fingertips can be a down side.  A bad comment written by an individual, friend, politician, or consumer of a product,  can negatively impact the person or their business.

I think that social networking will definitely evolve in the future.  I believe somewhere down the road, privacy issues will not be as much of a problem.  I also

would like to see more educational social networking sites as the years go on.

 

 

 

References

 

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6522523&sc=emaf

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/business/media/10carr.html?_r=0

Blog vs Wiki

A Blog is a discussion or information site.  Bloggers write about topics that matter to them.  Their audience may be large or small.  They foster community and conversation by allowing readers to comment on postings. (1) Blogs usually are not edited once published.  Also, you can add graphs and videos to blogs.  Blogs run in reverse chronological order.

A Wiki is a set of websites where a set of webpages become online documents that can be created or edited by several authors.(2) They can be public or private, and are very good for collaborative work. People can add, modify, or delete content.  Wiki’s run in chronological order.  It differs from a blog in that the content is created with no defined owner or leader.

Convergence in new media is very important today.  The use of multiple communication modes in any network offers convenience and flexibility.   Now you can read and article, listen to a song, or watch a video almost all in the same place on certain media sites.
 

 1 http://faculty.washington.edu/kegill/pub/www2004_blogosphere_gill.pdf

2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

 

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO): Net Neutrality

This is Hilarious and I think it pertains to this class lol

Introduction

Hi Everyone!

My name is Renee Marrero and I am taking a second stab at blogging.  I will be sharing thoughts, ideas, knowledge, and anything this amazing life has to offer.