3.Following the earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010, Twitter reaffirmed its role as a powerful tool for the DISSEMINATION of information. synonym=communicate I chose the word communicate because i read an article that said twitter was a way to communicate with thousands of people around the globe. 4.Additionally, it became an effective fund-raising PLATFORM, when the Red Cross launched a mobile giving campaign that surpassed all expectations. synonym=stage I chose the word stage because a platform is a raised floor and a stage is also raised off the floor. 5.High-profile users tweeted about the DRIVE to help victims of the earthquake, and many of their followers tweeted and re-tweeted the message, helping the Red Cross raise more than $8 million through text messaging within 48 hours of the quake.
The halftime super bowl commercial truly does support the idea of the company’s persistence. Marchionne took on the once thought impossible task with the help of the Bush and Obama administration. Still, Several politicians, such as Karl Rove, who argues that the ad was a strategically placed commercial used to praise and support Obama during the 2012 reelection, feeling the need to “repay their political patrons,” (Stewart). Although these ideas are brought about, Marchionne continues to stand on his current position over the ad. “We are as apolitical as you can make us…” states Marchionne; he continues to say the ad was a tribute to Chrysler employees, and how the ad was used “because it says something…about the resilience of America,” (Bury).
Kevin Hart has had an amazing amount of success in his young career. Hart has done well in the box office and been a recent recipient of 2 NAACP Image Awards. He has been nominated for a number of awards and starred in his own sitcom. Kevin believes his success is due in part to his savvy use of social media. Hart opens up to Oprah Winfrey in an interview that will air this Sunday on the OWN Network’s Oprah Prime.
Presidential Debate 2012 Tuesday’s debate was punchy between President Obama and Mitt Romney. The debate opened with testy exchanges on energy in which the president accused Romney of ignoring renewable power. But Romney, too, attacked Obama for allowing over rising gasoline prices and faking support for fossil fuels. What was out of the ordinary was that, in the last Presidential Debate, Romney had been the aggressor while Obama was calm and not as irritated. In my personal opinion, I think Obama showed that he can lead the U.S. even in crucial times and that he will fight for us and still manage to keep a positive attitude.
Understanding why something goes viral is straightforward enough as it has to be something that has an impact and people are eager to talk about or imitate; for example the recent ice bucket challenge or Harlem shake. With those examples it forces us to ask: what is it that makes these impactful and ripe for sharing or imitating? However, to get something to go viral is not an easy task; as all the like and share posts on Facebook can dictate. Jonah Berger has attempted to figure out what can make something go viral in the book, Contagious: Why Things Catch On. Berger’s research has revealed that there are six principles that can explain what causes an item to go viral.
Henry Bacon was the key architect of the statue which began construction in 1912 and was officially finished in 1922. It is one of the national icons of our great country. Many speeches and various events have been held at this place. Most notably would be MLK’s “I have a dream” speech. It is one of the country’s most visited attractions attracting over a million people a year.
This may become very critical to our health in the long run. Technology such as video games and other advances in television may seem appealing to many people, but are they completely necessary? The numbers for the amount of obesity in this country is higher than it’s ever been. Can technology be to blame for this? An author named Ray Bradbury does a great job telling us his opinion on technology in the short story, The Pedestrian.
Besides, he mentions that he enjoyed the day, which internet was down one day couple years ago in his office as people left the offices and communicate with one another. I agree with the author when he states that social networking boosts our life in three different ways: information can be obtained instantly, updates from friends and family can be received, and professionals can be connected together. We can obtain information from social networking sites faster than we can imagine. With the aid of “share” button from social networking sites such as Facebook and “retweet” button from Twitter, information can be spread easily with just a few clicks. In the article “How Fast the News Spreads Through Social Media” Sheldon Levine shows an example that social networking spreads news fast.
How is social media affecting social movements? Social Media is becoming a global phenomenon. With Facebook housing over 845million users and Twitter having 140million users worldwide (Stone, 2012) it is possible that social media is bringing social change to the world. These social media platforms have caused global affects for example the recent KONY2012 campaign which continues to circulate through social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, has dominated the views of millions of people over a short period of time. Since March 5th the video produced by San Diego non-profit Invisible Children has been shared and viewed by more than 100million people worldwide.
In Mauritius as well social media seems to be overtaking many employment spheres such as politics, education, and marketing among others. The internet and social media have now become a daily need for a major part of the population. After conducting the survey, it could be analysed that out of 100 respondents, a large majority thought that political campaigns have evolved over the years in a more efficient and effective manner. According to them, with the advent of social media, the political system has transformed as a whole. MP, Mr. Sangeet Fowdar, stated that political campaigns have faced a major change since 2014 with the introduction, development and constant usage of SNSs.