"Dennis Sammut"
Retweeted BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking):
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, hands over power to his son"
Dennis Sammut is on my friend's list on Facebook and he tweeted about the ruler of Qatar. However, I saw the news on Facebook because he has synced his Twitter account with his Facebook account. Technology nowadays works like magic.
Dennis Sammut is on my friend's list on Facebook and he tweeted about the ruler of Qatar. However, I saw the news on Facebook because he has synced his Twitter account with his Facebook account. Technology nowadays works like magic.
Social media can be reliable to obtain news sometimes, however it should not be our main source for information. As we discussed last week, there are no hard guidelines for new media and this allows the public to post all sorts of information on such sites. This does not mean everything on social media is false but it means we need to be cautious and assess the information we get from there.
In general, I don't log in to social media accounts to acquire news, I log in to see what my friend's are up to and entertain myself. When I want to know about a specific incident then I visit news channels like bloomberg, reuters and so on.
Ani --
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post - and chuckled a little at the title! :) I agree that I don't necessarily log into social media accounts with the purpose of acquiring news, but they seem almost intertwined at this point. People definitely confuse their opinions with facts though, and it is important to be able to discern between the two. I like that you pointed out that this doesn't mean that everything on social media is false, however.
Great post!
-- Alena
Alena,
ReplyDeleteI never thought my dad would be into social media but now he logs on to Facebook and only watches pictures. It amuses him how people post their most personal moments on social media. My dad never comments or likes anything; he is like a ghost!! Only watches! "Big Brother Is Watching You" =)
We should be very careful as to what we post on social media and yes, we might think freedom of expression is allowed on such sites. But, it is sad to say every letter we post is monitored. Don't you agree with me?
I totally agree that everything we send is monitored, even if it is sent through a private function of social media. The news that several major tech companies handed our information over to the feds is kind of unnerving. But even as I sit and think about it, I wonder if there is a difference between the government spying and the way Google, Apple, and others collect data about what we click on, what we read, the videos we watch, and the searches we perform to learn how to market to us. I know the reason for the government spying on us is very different, but don't you find there are similarities? Spying is spying, right?
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ReplyDeleteI agree that different social media sites should be used with caution, especially when their design isn't to be credible news. It is interesting how viral news can get now because so many of the sites are sync'd together.
I think in a way, when we log in to facebook to catch up with family and friends, we're getting the "news", it's just more social!
I also like your reply that your Dad logs on to facebook for the pictures. My husband does almost the same thing. He'll ask me what pictures of our family I've seen recently on facebook and stand over my shoulder as I scroll through. It works for him; he stays connected in the way he wants to!
Technology knows no age nowadays =) But surprisingly, my dad refuses to create his account because he says it's too much of a hassle!
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