Homework Week 9

Due on Tuesday, April 30 at 12:00 pm

—Follow one celebrity on Twitter and read through a number of their tweets (at least 30-40).

—Follow one politician on Twitter and read through a number of their tweets (at least 30-40).

—Compare and contrast how the celebrity and politician use the Twitter platform.

Week 6 Homework

Research a social network site (SNS) that is an alternative to Facebook (excluding Twitter).

—Describe how this site works and how it is different from Facebook.

—Do you prefer this site to Facebook? Why or why not? 

 

Social Network Sites 

—Web-based services that allow individuals to

—(1) construct a public or semi-public profile within the site

—(2) build a list of other users with whom they share a connection

—(3) view their list of connections and those made by others within the system.

—The nature and naming of these connections may vary from site to site.

Week 5 Homework

Compare Part One and Part Two of the documentary How Facebook Changed the World

—Part One is in Dropbox.

—Part Two is available on YouTube:

—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EnUzdkL_WU

—Do you believe more in the optimistic vision of Part One or the more negative view of Part Two? Give reasons for your answers.

—What is the political potential of social media compared to the mass media of the past?