Chapter 2
Review of Related Literature
The world is constantly changing and the ways we function in school, home and work are also changing. The speed of technology has developed and evolved dramatically that is why it brought a new style of communication.
Communication nowadays is really different from the way people communicate before. The movement of Web 2.0 plus the existence of technology has really improved that paved its way to different and new researches and studies about social media as a new communication tool. This chapter will focus on social media specifically social networking sites and its line to Overseas Filipino Workers and their families.
2.1 What is Social Media?
According to Merriam- Webster Dictionary Online, Social Media pertains to electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, messages, file and other content.
The word Social Media refers to the use of web- based and mobile technologies to turn communication into an interactive dialogue. Social media takes on different types including magazines, internet forum, weblogs, social blogs, microblogging, wikis, photographs, video and more. As the world develops and takes part in the social media revolution, Skype, Viber, Yahoo Messenger, Myspace, Twitter, Facebook, etc. are now on the move in delivering message (Baruah, 2012).
According to Currie (n.d), social media are the various electronic tools, technologies, and applications that facilitate interactive communication and content exchange, enabling the user to move back and forth easily between the roles of the audience and content producers (p.3). The explosion of social media (social networking websites, blog, and text messaging) has really chang...
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...er shops instead, Skype gives a free call or even a video call to connect and talk to your loved ones.
3. Apps- You can download Skype from the market in the internet for free. It is convenient for it provides access even if you are not in front of your laptop. If you are tired of bringing laptops, you can just take your smart phone and make a free call.
4. No missing a special event- Since Skype exists, someone abroad can join you just like he or she is just there joining you on that occasion. It might not be in person yet the presence is still there.
5. No lengthy emails- You don’t need to invest on typing long electronic mails for voice mail is already present.
6. Keeps you together¬- This is the main point. Even you are far away from home or loved ones, you can still manage to talk with them and continue the communication line between the relationship existing.
Social media can be defined as web sites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts: Many businesses are utilizing social media to generate sales (Dictionary.com, n.p.).
Skype has a solid commercial viability since it’s introduction into the market because of the free calls between its users. Skype`s is one of the most popular paid services for communication it givers member the ability to make regular landlines and mobile phones from anywhere in the world. Skype`s also has a target concentration in place which helps boots populate rate with the young adults who have a much better understanding
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Currently, social media is the most popular method of communicating and interacting with others. It is a methodology to new media as it changes and evolves with our needs and expectations. Social media has evolved and adapted to become a huge part of our personal and professional lives.
b) Supporting Ideas/ Evidence: Skype is easy enough to use so that people don't need to be tech savvy - a lot of users just want to communicate with their friends and fami...
Social Media is defined by Merriam-Webster as “forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)” (Merriam-Webster). For many Americans, social media is a method of social interaction that is used often on a daily basis. It has been determined that one in five people use social media at least once a day and that 19% of Americans between the ages of 15 and 54 are on sites like Facebook and Twitter(). It’s no longer commonplace to send handwritten letters or birthday cards, now writing on a wall, sending a tweet or snapping a picture is accepted.
The definition of social media is websites or applications that are used to communicate with others over the net, either through social networking or any other means. Examples of social media include Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr. The way that each site functions may differ; for example, Facebook is used to keep in touch with friends, whereas YouTube is used to share videos with others. However, any websites or applications that allow the user to interact with other users are still considered social media. Firstly, it is very common for people to believe that social media has had a negative impact on the use of language by teenagers.
Social media as defined by dictionary.com is “websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts”. People use social media for networking, education, and entertainment. Some of today’s popular social media sites include Facebook, twitter, pinterest, instagram, vine, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Facebook is used as a basic social media site. People can share pictures, videos, and “status updates” to let people know how they are doing or exciting things going on in that person’s life. Twitter can is similar to Facebook, but updates are limited to one hundred – forty characters. YouTube is a site specifically made to share videos, which is its only function. Vine is used to share 6 second video clips, instagram is a picture sharing website, that just recently allowed sixteen second videos to be shared. LinkedIn is used for employers to find prospective employees and vice versa.
Social Media means the use of web-based and mobile technologies to make communication an interactive dialogue. It takes on many different forms including social blogs, Internet forums, magazines, micro blogging, photographs or pictures, wikis, videos, podcasts, rating and social bookmarking. With the world in the midst of a social media revolution, it is very obvious that social media like Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp etc., are used extensively for the purpose of communication. This form of communication can be done with a person or a group of persons. Today most of the people working in the organizations, especially the young generation are hooked on to the different social media for keeping in contact with their peers. It is media for the social interaction as a superset beyond the social communication. There are both advantages and the disadvantages of using social media. One very important advantage is online sharing of knowledge and distributing information among the different groups of people. And this online sharing of information also promotes the increase in communication skills among the people. There are also disadvantages of
What makes a long distance work is continuous communication, using other means of communication such as Skype and Facebook. The couple needs to keep the romance alive so that neither partner should not feel that he or she have some who does not care, and not making things be too personal in the relation...
Whereas the word social media itself defines the meaning of, social of communication. Which then not only provides you information but allowing you to interact while it provides you with information. Interaction can be as simple as leaving a comment or voting on an article to as complex as recommending information base on similar interest with other users. In comparison towards traditional media, it is a ‘one-way street’ where you receive information and only be able to give your thoughts to people whom you know. While social media is a ‘two-way street’ which provides you the capability to share your personal thoughts with everyone who have not only read about it, but also people who have
In the end, social media provide a way of keeping in relations with friends, also allow many companies to reach a large number of costumers and to be more productivity. At the same time, media are changing the ways in which we communicate and interact with others. Social media is a very interesting thing in our life. It was made for the free exchange of lots of information all around the world without boundaries but we have to know well how and why to use these media.
Social media is a form of online communication channels devoted to society input, intercommunication, and cooperation. In social media, people can talk and interact without restriction, exchange and debate information with each other about their lives by using many different combinations of the words, personal multimedia, photos, and videos. Also, in social media, individulsa and groups can create, edit, comment on, and engage in personal conversations. There are numerous types of social media, for example, wikis, blogs, social network site, micro blogging services, and sites sharing media. At the beginning, social media was limited to a few networks sites, for instance, Bulletin Board System that allows people to communicate with each other and post a comment. Today, social media has transformed from ineffective sites to more useful and effective websites, for example, Facebook, and MySpace. Some companies are using social media to achieve their goals which is attracting more customers to company website. Three advantages of using social media in business are: raising brand consciousness, building customer relationships, and increasing performance measurements.
Social media an online platform that is known to keep people connected and also helps them know of the happenings around yet still keeping them hooked and entertained. Social media is also known as websites and applications that are dedicated to forums, microblogging, social networking and wikis. Social media is split into two parts the “social” part and the “media” part. The “social” part refers to people interacting with each other and the “media” part refers to the instruments of communication like internet, tv, radio
“social media refers to different forms of electronic communication that is done through computer technology majorly.