The Importance Of Social Media

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The literature identified have strong social relationships in the flesh of strong folk and societal connectedness. The recent explosion in social media had run to a phenomenal upsurge in the accessibility. A brief overview of the same challenges of measuring Facebook use and conduct. Researchers have centered on the integration of social media into the daily lives and social conduct of users. As Internet use increases in adults over 65 years (Zickur, 2010), researchers have recommended further investigations into social media use; as well as the role of this is in societal conduct. In today’s internet age, in that respect is an expectation that adults over 65 years old will become more acquainted with social media, but they apply social media wisely too.
Adults over 65 years old participating in social networks are an important element of welfare. A review of services to address social isolation among adults over 65.This expectation is reinforced by the proliferation of social media profile users such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and other kinds of social media. This communication takes place in real-time, setting aside for frequent updates with family and friends. Basically, social media has created a two-way communication where adults over 65 can interact, share resources and information with family and friends (Boyer, 2011).
Social media activities are connected with several beneficial social including having discussions, photo, online, and social contact. In another online survey of 440 adults over 65, the authors also found that the usage of social media (Nicholson et al, 2010). A questionnaire about social media and social isolation was used for this research. In an online survey, these findings were confirmed by pee...

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