Alpha also sends 3,000 Web pages per hour at 40,000 bytes in size, equaling 50 emails per minute or 0.833 per second. This equates to 33,333.33 bytes per second or 266,666.64 bits per second. In total, the Alpha Corp is sending 269,990.64 bits per second between their emails and web pages. Today, 1,000 emails (75KB each) and 3,000 web pages (1,246KB each) per hour would equate to 8.16Mbps needed for the Alpha Corp.'s internet connection. 2.
Its Instagram unit has more than 300 million users, while mobile messaging app WhatsApp, which it purchased for $19 billion in cash and stock in 2014, has 700 million users and is growing. (“Forbes Mag.”) Zuckerberg made two major life changes in May 2012. Facebook had its initial public offering, which raised $16 billion, making it the biggest internet IPO in history. How Zuckerberg's company will handle this influx of cash remains to be seen (Williams 56). But Zuckerberg may be looking at more acquisitions.
In 2007, 81 percent of the U.S. population owned a cell phone, a 20 percent increase compared to 2002.” In a current figures according to MSNBC Sullivan (2008), “The cell phone industry, ... has some 137 million paying customers in the United States…” The growth for phone ownership is off the charts and along with the enormous sales of the units, technology has kept pace. Cell phones of 2008 have gadgets integrated to make them more desirable and can be as powerful as a laptops with some accessories. Cell phones include a variety of useable devices ranging from cameras, GPS, text messaging, mp3 players and access to the internet. With all this built into a device that will fit into the palm, According to Compu-KISS (2008),
Web-based communication has even managed to change our spoken conversation, with acronyms such as, lol (laugh out loud) that originally evolved from web-based communication being used in spoken conversation. The internet has dramatically changed the way we communicate with more people communicating via the internet than ever before. Social networking sites such as Facebook have roughly 800million accounts created, half of which are used daily. Over spoken conversation, the internet has became the main way teenagers tend to communicate, using sites such as, Facebook, Twitter, by texting, or by instant messaging. Some people from the older generations may look down on web-based communication, and disagree with it.
By the year of 2015, Uber reached a striking total of 2.8 billion dollars. Uber uses social media (such as Facebook and Twitter) and mobile phone applications to their advantage as their strategy for public relations. The more people tweet or post about the great and friendly service they have experienced with Uber the more people are using this famous Uber service offered to people in need of transportation. Uber often uses Facebook features such as uploading pictures and YouTube videos of their own advertisements, music videos and charity promotions in order to get the service’s name out even more. In the past two recent weeks, Uber introduced it’s new sign language features designed to improve the driving experience of deaf and hard-of –hearing drivers.
The 3G service that people are using today is at least fast now compared to a year ago. More subscribers are tapping into the network with more data devices. The new generation of 4G wireless services is becoming coming in the country’s popular areas. PC World had done a study which showed that most of the wireless network operators are investing in 3G networks. (Retrieved from http://www.pcworld.com/article/253808/3g_and_4g_wireless_speed_showdown_which_networks_are_fastest.html) The studies consisted of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
He thinks the students should be taught interpersonal intelligence and learn when, where, and what kind of internet usage is appropriate. Also in his essay it’s pointed out that many students are addicted to Facebook which tally’s 250 million hits everyday and ranks 9th in overall traffic over the internet. That kind of social networking affects all forms of academe. Additionally, online communities have a lot of factious information. It’s easy for a person to create a factitious profile and use these anonymous profiles.
Michael Herrold 9/27/12 Language and Communication Twitter Essay Paper #1 Twitter has quickly become one of the most popular forms of social media in the world and its value is of utmost importance to thousands of groups and organizations. Recently, it has received an overwhelming number of posts due to both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, which took place in the last week of August and the 1st week of September, respectively. I decided to follow one individual who tweeted about the DNC numerous times throughout its four day timespan. I observed the tweets of Ken Rudin, who is a radio journalist and the political editor for the popular media organization known as National Public Radio. He seems like a man who is
Media Strategy: Millennials * We believe that Comcast should focus their media strategy on transmitting their advertisements to millenials through 3 channels: the internet mainly on social media sites, outdoor advertisement ( transit ad (buses, subways), Mobile Marketing, /Tv ads , digital taxi screens WHY? * Internet: Millennial, are known for being tech savvy individuals, they grew up with technology (internet, cell phones, iPads, iPods, computers) which makes them more responsive to advertising via the Internet since they spend a large amount of their time online. A research made by social influence marketing platform Crowdtap indicated that individuals between the ages of 18 and 36 spend an average of 17.8 hours a day involve
As a result some people in the government have become incredibly proficient, and even proliferous in their use of social media” (Wolff). As Wolff is saying, social media trends are having an increased effect on the political world and campaigns. Just like Wolff stated, social media allows for a connection between politics and the average person. A prime example in the political world is in the 2010 race in Massachusetts in which Martha Coakley and Scott Brown were both running for a senate seat. Martha Coakley minimum campaigning, while Scott Brown campaigned on the greater scale.