• What does it mean to the network using social media?
In the modern digital world, it’s become common to have a network using social media and the current pandemic situation due to COVID-19 also give a great boost to the same. Social media offers an internet-based platform which helps in getting connected with friends, family and relatives from anywhere in the world. It can provide a variety of purposes such as social and business (Hensel et al. 87). Networking through social media means a lot as one can search and relate to a group of people who shares a common interest or opinion on a cause. Thus, building social media networking provide a great feasible and more connectivity to an individual. However, it affects the relationship in longer terms.
• How are we motivated to participate in networked public?
In order to motivate towards participating in networked public, there is a variety of motivation to the general public. First, the independent platform for sharing information and opinion about any cause. Second, the less knowledge about the working of networked public and get motivated to use the free platform which connects multiple devices to a network without permission (Wang 662). Last, the networked public offers a large number of audience which seems attracted to the general public who are in search of the indirect public for sharing their information or opinion.
• What are the risks & rewards of public communications?
The public communication offers both risk and rewards due to wide implications over society. In terms of rewards, it offers a free- information sharing platform to the users and let them have a large number of the audience (Burris 851). While in terms of risks, one can take advantage of a large number of connected devices to steal information and data. Therefore, one should carefully use public communications as it can be rewarding and risky at the same time.
References
Hensel, Kyle, and Michael H. Deis. “Using social media to increase advertising and improve marketing.” The Entrepreneurial Executive 15 (2010): 87.
Wang, Xuequn. “How do people participate in social network sites after crises? A self-determination perspective.” Social Science Computer Review 32.5 (2014): 662-677.
Burris, Ethan R. “The risks and rewards of speaking up: Managerial responses to employee voice.” Academy of Management Journal 55.4 (2012): 851-875.
Hi YaoYao!
I just read your post and I must say that I really appreciate your answer to the first question – What does it mean to network using social media? You raised a great point that social media is an Internet-based platform where we can connect with our friends and families from anywhere around the world. I just want to add to your point that in addition to relating to a group of people who share common interests and opinions with us on social media, sometimes we also use social media as an agent to seek fresh opinions and ideas. Take myself for an example, I often find myself following other people whose opinions on important issues (eg: politics) differ from mine. I would read their comments on certain things and reflect on why our opinions differ, what causes the difference, and how that difference might affect me and my social life. In a word, the merit of social network is that it allows us access to limitless amount of information and ideas, and we can choose to utilize these resources to the best of out interest.
I also recommend that you check out the MLA Style Guide. Here is the link to it: https://www.uvic.ca/library/research/citation/documents/mla.pdf. Your works cited page looks fine, but your in-text citations need refinement. In MLA style we follow the author-page method, instead of author-date.
Hi Chloe,
I look forward to reading more of your weekly posts. I agree with you that sharing information through social networking sites is scary and very risky. Good luck in the class!
Hi, I like the explanation of the meaning to using social media to the network in the first paragraph, it’s really specific and consists with the real life. Also, I really like your idea from the last paragraph that mentions public communications can be risky and rewarding at the same time, but I wonder that do you have any specific ideas of how can we achieve that goal?