lesson 5: social media and virtual communities

Question 1

define social media

Answer 1

refers to any form of digitally-based platform for making, confirming of developing social networks to have a global reach

Question 2

define virtual community

Answer 2

examples of communities that exist online or virtually whereby a person adopts anew or different persona to live out their life differently in a “fantasy cyber world” example world of warcraft

Question 3

what was the first usage of social media networks Miller (2012) - vc

Answer 3

CyWorld launched in south korea in 1999
next was facebook

Question 4

netiquette

Answer 4

set of rules and norms and values in the internet world

Question 5

Holmes (vc) -2011

Answer 5

like in real world, social status exists online e.g follower count

Question 6

how many facebook users are there from 2014 till now in 2022

Answer 6

31M to 45M

Question 7

what percentage of people keep up to fate with current affairs using the internet in 2014

Answer 7

41%

Question 8

3 disadvantages of people using new forms of social media

Answer 8

1) those from older gen may be disadvantaged
2) attention span decreases; mental health affected
3) cyber bullying

Question 9

3 advantages of people using new forms of social media

Answer 9

1) stay connected and build relationships
2) boosts economy
3) learning and knowledge widespread