Assignment 13

Part 1:

•       To see why Facebook and other social networking sites have become so important in our everyday lives. 
•       To see and better understand the addicting qualities of social networking and to understand why it has made such an impact in our lives.
•       People who are using social networking sites, as well as those who come in contact with or know people who are avid social network users.
•      People who are interested in technology and the world of social media and networking are going to be affected.
•       My sources address concerned parents, business people, doctors/ professionals, and social media users.
•      Like my sources, I’ll also be addressing these stakeholders, however with examples of how each could be and are affected by social networking.

 Social networking, it’s around us constantly. But why has it become so important that we access social networking sites on a daily basis, sometimes even frequently and constantly throughout the day. Advances in technology such as smartphones, tablets, and more advanced laptops are giving users the ability to access social networking sites. With the help of wireless internet expanding, it is becoming extremely effortless to pull out a device with internet capabilities and log into your favorite social networking site with the click of a button or the tap of a screen.

Part 2:

Introduction: My introduction will include my newly formed controlling purpose, but along with that I will also discuss the other aspects of social networking I will talk about. I will give the reader a brief outline of how in which I plan on going about my paper, and what topics they can expect to read as they continue.

Body 1: My first body topic I will talk about the way in which the genders differentiate from each other when it comes to how they respond to situations on social networking sites. By talking about this, it gives the reader a slight background in how each gender shows their gender roles on social networking sites. This is important to include because each gender reacts and uses social networking sites in different ways and uses them for different things.

Body 2: My second body topic will begin talking about social networking as means of communication. This section of my paper will talk about the many different ways in which social networking can be used for, whether it be as a communication device between friends, or a study tool in forming groups, or even an outlet for a business, all of these will be brought up and discussed.

Body 3: For this essay I think it’s important that I explain to my reader negative things about social networking, and how in which they are a bad influence, and the ways in which it can be a negative within society. With this section of my essay I will write about negatives such as cyber bullying which can negatively affect a child’s life, and lead to even possible death. I will talk about how many businesses think that social networking, if allowed in their offices, think that it will reduce efficiency, and be a distraction to its employees and maybe even possibly damage the business, as well as its reputation. Another point in which I will talk about is the lack of privacy and how social networking sites can be a distraction.

Body 4: In the previous section of my essay I wrote about how in which social networking sites can be a negative, and within this section I will refute that and talk about the many ways in which social networking can be a positive in daily life. Ways I will do this is talking about how social networking sites can increase businesses, how it can help to improve previously formed friendships, and how it can keep people in contact with each other, whether in the same room, or across the world. This section of my essay will be important to show that social networking sites aren’t all bad, and that they have positive attributes affiliated with them as well as the negatives that we may hear about.

Conclusion: In the conclusion I will fully state that I don’t know the exact reason why social networking is important in our everyday lives, however, I will continue to make connections between my four body sections and my purpose. Within the conclusion, although there isn’t an exact reason why social networking sites are important in our everyday lives, I can state the many reasons in which I talked about throughout my essay, and reassure readers that social networking sties are what they make of them, and they can be a positive or negative, it all depends on how they view them.

Assignment 12

Users- like connections they can make with people, being a part of something larger then themselves or their school or town.

            àAt this point I think I’ve included the viewpoint of the user, and think its important in addressing both sides of use, that from one who uses frequently, as well as those who don’t use it as frequently, but also those who don’t use social networking what so ever.

General Public- Does it share news quickly? Is the information they receive reliable? Is the information available in another resource such as television or newspaper?

            à I may have touched on the General public so far in my essay, however I think it is important that I bring up the point that information whether good or bad news, can be accessed and viewed immediately after being released on a social networking site, and information spreads extremely fast.

Government- Is it negatively affecting the government? Does there need to be controls on social networking? Does it need to be monitored in order to watch what is being said and shared?

            à I know I haven’t brought up this viewpoint yet, but I think would be very important, because the government should somewhat be in control of what is spread on social networking sites, especially when something important happens within the government, whether good or bad, its important that the right information is presented to the public.

Students/Children- is it distractive and disruptive? Does it aid in schoolwork? Is it just a social outlet? How does it affect their development? Are the things they see age appropriate?

            à I think I have began to touch on how it affects students, however I know I need to go into much further detail on how it can be a distraction to a student in a class (more specifically a college class).

Doctors/ Therapists- how does it affect the mental health? What about physical health?

            à Many of my articles have to deal with how the medical field views social networking, which I think is very important. I do think that its important to show the good things such as spreading information to a large mass amount of people in a small amount of time, but also the bad points such as cyber bullying and how students are hurt by it.

Parents- Are the children using it protected? Security on allowing children to use social networking, internet safety, cyber bullying.

            à I think this can easily be tied in with students/ children and the impact social networking has on them. By using stories and articles about what parents are doing to keep their children safe on the internet, as well as how they themselves are staying on top of technology and making sure they are ahead of the curve.

I think it’s important to include all of these stakeholders in my essay on social networking and how it’s became important in our everyday lives. However, I still do need to include how and why its important in our everyday lives. I think each one of these stakeholders has an important point and aspect when it comes to social networking, and their views are very important to my topic, and should every much be included in some way, shape or form.