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    1) Social media can be used both positively and negatively, depending on how it is utilized. While it enables useful activities like research and communication, it can also spread misinformation. 2) Social media played a significant role in communication during crises like the 2008 Mumbai attacks, 2009 Iran election protests, and 2010 Haiti earthquake by allowing people to connect, raise awareness, and share timely information. However, others argue that social media only enables weak ties and that actual social change requires real-world organizing. 3) Studies show that people who are active online through social media are also more likely to participate in real-world group activities and causes they feel they can impact. However, the impact of social media itself

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    1) Social media can be used both positively and negatively, depending on how it is utilized. While it enables useful activities like research and communication, it can also spread misinformation. 2) Social media played a significant role in communication during crises like the 2008 Mumbai attacks, 2009 Iran election protests, and 2010 Haiti earthquake by allowing people to connect, raise awareness, and share timely information. However, others argue that social media only enables weak ties and that actual social change requires real-world organizing. 3) Studies show that people who are active online through social media are also more likely to participate in real-world group activities and causes they feel they can impact. However, the impact of social media itself

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    Purpose. To Give A Classic Example, A Knife Might Be A Very Helpful

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    1) Social media can be used both positively and negatively, depending on how it is utilized. While it enables useful activities like research and communication, it can also spread misinformation. 2) Social media played a significant role in communication during crises like the 2008 Mumbai attacks, 2009 Iran election protests, and 2010 Haiti earthquake by allowing people to connect, raise awareness, and share timely information. However, others argue that social media only enables weak ties and that actual social change requires real-world organizing. 3) Studies show that people who are active online through social media are also more likely to participate in real-world group activities and causes they feel they can impact. However, the impact of social media itself

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    1) It is no doubt that the benefit of any material or non-material

    instrument depends on how you use it for what kind of


    purpose. To give a classic example, a knife might be a very helpful
    instrument in a kitchen in the hand of a cook and a very dangerous
    instrument in the hand of an aggressive delinquent. It is of course
    appreciated that the Internet is used for several useful activities,
    varying from conducting academic research to buying a train ticket
    without waiting in a queue. Similarly, social media can be used for
    arranging dates and places for face-to-face meetings by a real
    network of friends. Or, it might be a good instrument for
    communication between friends who have to live in different cities
    or countries as a result of globalization. These are all good,
    understandable and useful aspects of the Internet and social media.
    2) Thewayssocialmediaarechangingcommunicationhavereceivedalot
    of mediaattentioninthepastfewyears.Notably,the2008attacksin
    Mumbai,the 2009Iranelectionprotests,andthe2010Haitiearthquake
    weresituationsinwhichsocialmediaplayedasignificantrolein
    communication.Socialmediatoolsaresaidtogivepeopletheabilityto
    connectanduniteinacrisis,raiseawarenessofanissueworldwide,and
    usurpauthoritariangovernments.Thesetoolscanbeusedtoquicklyget
    information,suchasthelocationofahospital,topeopleindanger.The
    increasedawarenessbroughtonbysocialmediacanhelpraisea
    significantamountofmoneyforacause.Forthefirsttime,everyonecanbe
    ajournalist.
    example : Manybelievethatthesenewwaysofcommunicatingcanhelp
    tocreatesocial change.TwittercofounderBizStonewentsofarastosay
    thatsocialmedialowersthebarrierforactivism(Mainwaring,2011),
    Othersinsistthattheeffectsofsocialmediaareminimal;socialchange
    comesaboutthewayitalwayshas,frompeopleontheground.Most
    famously,MalcolmGladwellclaimedinhis2010NewYorkerarticlethat
    onlinesocialnetworkscreateonlyweakties,notthestrongtiesthatare
    neededforactualaction.Hearguesthatthereisnothingspecialabout
    usingsocialmediatocommunicateforsocialchange,thatwearegivingtoo
    muchcredittothetoolsbehindthecommunication:Whereactivistswere
    oncedefinedbytheircauses,theyarenowdefinedbytheirtools
    (Gladwell,2010).Others,likeClayShirky,believethatthesechangein
    communicationhashadahugeeffectonthewaypeoplecreatechange:
    Groupactiongiveshumansocietyitsparticular character,andanything
    thatchangesthewaygroupsgetthingsdonewillaffect societyasawhole
    (Shirky,2009,p.23).Thereisnoquestionaboutwhetherpeopleareusing
    socialmediatocommunicate.
    3) Introduction: SocialMedia
    BACKGROUND
    SocialMediaareagroupofInternetbasedapplicationsthatbuildon
    the ideologicalandtechnologicalfoundationsofWeb2.0,whichallowsthe

    creationandexchangeofusergeneratedcontent(Kaplan&Haenlein,
    2010,p.60).AsofJune2010,22%oftimespentonline(oroneineveryfour
    andahalfminutes)isspentusingsocialmediaandblogsitesworldwide
    (SocialNetworks/BlogsNowAccountforOneinEveryFourandaHalf
    MinutesOnline,2010).Theglobalaveragetimespentperpersononsocial
    mediasitesisnownearlyfiveandahalfhourspermonth. Popularsocial
    mediaincludeFacebook,Twitter, YouTube,Flickr,andTumblr.
    Facebook
    FacebookisasocialnetworkservicelaunchedinFebruary2004.Asof
    January2011ithasmorethan600millionactiveusers(NicholasCarison,
    2011). AccordingtoMashable.com:
    Facebookisasocialutilitythathelpspeoplecommunicatemoreefficiently
    withtheirfriends,familyandcoworkers.Thecompanydevelops
    technologiesthatfacilitatethesharingofinformationthroughthesocial
    graph,thedigitalmappingofpeople'srealworldsocialconnections.
    Anyone cansignupforFacebookandinteractwiththepeopletheyknowin
    atrusted environment.Facebookisapartofmillionsofpeopleslivesand
    halfofthe usersreturndaily(retrieved2/26/2011).
    4) socialmediauseinacrisissituation are helpfultothoseonthe
    groundandthoseseekinginformationaboutthe crisis
    2008AttacksinMumbai
    TheattacksinMumbai,IndiaoccurredonNovember26,2008.Pakistani
    gunmantargetingAmericanandBritishcitizensforuseashostageskilled
    atleast101peopleandwounded200inthetouristareasintheIndian
    financialcenterofMumbai(Magnier&Sharma,2008).Twohotels,thecitys
    largesttrainstation,a Jewishcenter,amovietheater,andahospitalwere
    attackedwithmachinegunsand grenades(Sengupta,2008).
    Immediatelyaftertheattacksbegan,firsthandaccountsbeganshowing
    upon Twitter,Flickr,andothersocialmediasites.Peoplenearthesiteofthe
    attacks sharedlocationswherebloodwasneededandgavereportsonthe
    healthoftheir familyandfriendsandtheactivityofboththepoliceandthe
    terrorists(Leggio, 2008).
    2009 Iran Revolution
    socialmediawasusedtobroadcasttheprotestsandviolencesurrounding
    themtotheworld.Iranbyoneestimatehasmorebloggerspercapitathan
    anyothercountryintheworld.AnyIranianwithamobilephonecouldfilm
    theprotestsandtheresponseofthesecurityforces.Hourbyhour,these
    clipsfoundtheirwayontoYouTubeandcountlessbloggingsites(Blair,
    2009).TheprotestswerequicklynicknamedTheTwitter Revolution. At
    itspeak,asearchfor"Iran"onTwittergeneratedover100,000 tweetsper
    dayandover8,000tweetsperhour(Boguta,2009). Protestersused

    Twitterandothersocialmediatowarneachotherofdangers and
    communicatebasicinformation. [Iranians]used[Twitter]totelleach
    otherwhereNOTtogo.Theyuseditto helpeachother.
    Example: Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhoareactiveonlinearelikely
    tobeactivein groupactivities.ThePewResearchCenterfoundthat80%of
    Internetusers participateingroups,comparedwith56%ofnonInternet
    users.Socialmediausers areevenmorelikelytobeactive:82%ofsocial
    networkusersand85%ofTwitterusersaregroupparticipants(Rainie,
    Purcell,&Smith,2011,p.2).Additionally,ifusersfeelthattheycanactually
    makeadifference,theyaremorelikelytoengagein agroup.

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