During my group's presentation I discussed the topic twitter. Twitter is a Social Networking platform that allows individuals to talk to one another about real world issues or simply jokes/ fun. It's a widespread platform that is used all over the world. Our own president even uses the app to share his thoughts about certain things he is mad over, or simple to promote himself. When you tweet something, anyone in the world can view it, which is actually quite scary. Twitter was founded in San Francisco, CA and was established on march 26, 2006 by Evan Williams and Blz Stone. As the networking platform took off, so did the fake news. There are some known advantages and disadvantages to having twitter as a platform.
Advantages:
Social Networking application that allows for people to attain new knowledge.
Potential of reaching national headlines.
It's all about your interest and what you want to write to post.
Staying informed
Disadvantages:
If there is fake news, then you can get huge backlash for retweeting it.
Not enough tools (like Snopes.com) for information to be fact checked right on the spot.
Insults or hate crimes shared.
False profiles, such as catfishes, or bots, or fake celebrities.
From the presentations in class, I chose to write about instant messaging. Instant messaging (IM) was created back in the 1970s, but was actually implemented in the 1990's. This form of communication is one of the biggest platforms of widespread communication that has ever been brought to the entire world. The creation of IM was a revelation in the world of telecommunication and dramatically changed the way in which people communicated. At first messaging started off with a small telephone that could send short messages to a contact of yours. It gave people personalized numbers to remember so they could contact other individuals, such as family, friends, work etc. The United States first patent towards "phones" was directed towards a company called AOL. AOL back in the day was a service provider as well as a web portal. Meaning that they started the first service for the internet and a phone company. Being able to look up whatever you wanted on your time was something that was completely unheard of in the time.
Advantages:
- Instant response times
- able to reach another part of the globe without having to send letters.
- A new way to live life
- Convenient
- New opportunities
Disadvantages:
- Non face to face communication
- No emotional appeal as to how the person is really doing
- Possibility of being cat-fished
- Waste time
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