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  2. Social media - Wikipedia

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    Social media as a news source is the use of online social media platforms rather than moreover traditional media platforms to obtain news. Just as television turned a nation of people who listened to media content into watchers of media content in the 1950s to the 1980s, the emergence of social media has created a nation of media content creators .

  3. Academics and Social Networking Sites: Benefits ... - ed

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    ics use social media, and the specific platforms they use. Surveys typically employ Likert scale formats to assess academics’ level of agreement with inventories of state-ments, derived from the potential ways in which social media tools may enhance scholarly practice. However, these approaches assume that the inventories are com-

  4. Considering the Advantages and Disadvantages of Utilizing ...

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    drawbacks of social media in the classroom, educators and policymakers can make informed decisions about how to best integrate these tools into the curriculum. The results of this study will also shed light on the most effective types of social media platforms and tools for enhancing learning and engagement among K-12 students.

  5. Challenges and Opportunities for use of Social Media in ...

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    their own preferences in terms of participation, online communities, and social media platforms”(Gruzd, Paulin, & Haythornthwaite, 2016). Beyond their role in teaching and learning, social media may also have a number of positive attributes related to the professional development and network literacy of teachers and researchers. For

  6. Problematic social media use - Wikipedia

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    Experts from many different fields have conducted research and held debates about how using social media affects mental health.Research suggests that mental health issues arising from social media use affect women more than men and vary according to the particular social media platform used, although it does affect every age and gender demographic in different ways.

  7. Social network advertising - Wikipedia

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    Social network advertising, also known as social media targeting, is a group of terms used to describe forms of online advertising and digital marketing that focus on social networking services. A significant aspect of this type of advertising is that advertisers can take advantage of users' demographic information, psychographics, and other ...

  8. Understanding the impacts of social media platforms on ...

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    However, the impacts of social media platforms on students in developing countries are still in doubt because of its distractive nature. Students spend hours on their social media platforms chatting and doing other activities, which many see as distractive. This study looks into the impact of social media platforms on students' academic

  9. Virtual community - Wikipedia

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    Virtual community. A virtual community is a social work of individuals who connect through specific social media, potentially crossing geographical and political boundaries in order to pursue mutual interests or goals. Some of the most pervasive virtual communities are online communities operating under social networking services .