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What is a key characteristic of social media?
What is a key characteristic of social media?
Social media platforms are only focused on sharing text posts.
Social media platforms are only focused on sharing text posts.
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Define social media in your own words.
Define social media in your own words.
Social media are interactive platforms that enable users to create, share, and connect with content and other individuals.
Social media facilitates the creation and sharing of content through _____ communities.
Social media facilitates the creation and sharing of content through _____ communities.
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Match the following features with their descriptions:
Match the following features with their descriptions:
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How do users usually access social media services?
How do users usually access social media services?
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Social media does not allow for the modification of user-generated content once it is posted.
Social media does not allow for the modification of user-generated content once it is posted.
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What enables social connectivity on social media platforms?
What enables social connectivity on social media platforms?
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Which social network has the highest number of users as of January 2022?
Which social network has the highest number of users as of January 2022?
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WeChat originated in the United States.
WeChat originated in the United States.
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What is the estimated number of social media users worldwide in 2022?
What is the estimated number of social media users worldwide in 2022?
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Social media is a phenomenon rooted in social, technical, and _____ dynamics.
Social media is a phenomenon rooted in social, technical, and _____ dynamics.
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Which platform is known for client-side scripting for web applications?
Which platform is known for client-side scripting for web applications?
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Match the following social networks with their number of users (in millions):
Match the following social networks with their number of users (in millions):
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Douyin is a social network based in the United States.
Douyin is a social network based in the United States.
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Web 2.0 refers to the evolution of the internet that altered _____ development practices.
Web 2.0 refers to the evolution of the internet that altered _____ development practices.
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What drives the normative turn in communications research according to the content?
What drives the normative turn in communications research according to the content?
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The embedding of social media in our lives only has negative consequences.
The embedding of social media in our lives only has negative consequences.
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What do value-creators turn to in response to the difficulty of generating economic value?
What do value-creators turn to in response to the difficulty of generating economic value?
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The continuous automatic __________ of our online activities is a characteristic of social media.
The continuous automatic __________ of our online activities is a characteristic of social media.
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Match the following aspects with their descriptions:
Match the following aspects with their descriptions:
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Which of the following is a suggested strategy for assessing social media's balance?
Which of the following is a suggested strategy for assessing social media's balance?
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The content suggests that every major innovation in history has only negative impacts.
The content suggests that every major innovation in history has only negative impacts.
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What capacity of digital media raises important questions about journalism ethics?
What capacity of digital media raises important questions about journalism ethics?
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What key aspect of social media does Anastasia Kavada emphasize?
What key aspect of social media does Anastasia Kavada emphasize?
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Silverstone proposes that media institutions should maintain a 'proper distance' in their roles.
Silverstone proposes that media institutions should maintain a 'proper distance' in their roles.
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According to Carey, communication in American culture is primarily viewed as what?
According to Carey, communication in American culture is primarily viewed as what?
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Social media make conversations much more ______ and easier to study.
Social media make conversations much more ______ and easier to study.
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What is a skepticism toward social media described as in the context?
What is a skepticism toward social media described as in the context?
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All media facilitate conversations equally without any specific features attributed to social media.
All media facilitate conversations equally without any specific features attributed to social media.
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What challenge is presented regarding the expectation to be social online?
What challenge is presented regarding the expectation to be social online?
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What is one of the primary purposes of communication according to Carey?
What is one of the primary purposes of communication according to Carey?
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The ritual view of communication makes a clear distinction between producers and consumers.
The ritual view of communication makes a clear distinction between producers and consumers.
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What are the two views of communication discussed in the content?
What are the two views of communication discussed in the content?
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Social media platforms are designed to facilitate ________.
Social media platforms are designed to facilitate ________.
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What aspect of communication power does the content suggest is often overlooked?
What aspect of communication power does the content suggest is often overlooked?
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Data on conversations is not important for social media business models.
Data on conversations is not important for social media business models.
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In what way do intelligence services engage with data from social media according to the content?
In what way do intelligence services engage with data from social media according to the content?
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Match the following terms with their definitions:
Match the following terms with their definitions:
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What is the main focus of the seventh session described?
What is the main focus of the seventh session described?
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The seventh session discusses traditional media extensively.
The seventh session discusses traditional media extensively.
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What type of introduction does the seventh session provide?
What type of introduction does the seventh session provide?
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The seventh session is part of a program offered by __________.
The seventh session is part of a program offered by __________.
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Which of the following statements about the session is true?
Which of the following statements about the session is true?
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Match the following terms with their corresponding descriptions:
Match the following terms with their corresponding descriptions:
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All rights are reserved for the content discussed in the session.
All rights are reserved for the content discussed in the session.
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What is repeated multiple times in the session content?
What is repeated multiple times in the session content?
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Study Notes
Course Title and Details
- Course: Cibercultura, Internet e Redes Sociais
- Institution: Universidade Europeia
- Program: Global DESIGN | IADE
- Year: 1º ano
- Semester: 1º semestre
Social Networks: A Critical Introduction
- Social media is a phenomenon, not just a collection of its parts.
- It's connected to the social, technical, and business aspects of Web 2.0.
- Social media is used for documenting memories, exploring things, advertising, forming friendships, and the growth of ideas from blogs, podcasts, videos, and gaming.
- Many popular social media platforms have over 100 million registered users (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram).
- Social media platforms include YouTube, QQ, Quora, Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal, LINE, Snapchat, Pinterest, Viber, Reddit, Discord, TikTok, Microsoft Teams, and others.
- Social media platforms are user-centred and enable communal activity.
- Users interact with social media services through web applications on desktops or mobile devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets).
- Social media is used for representing and identifying a culture.
- Social media enables many forms of communication.
- Social media differs from traditional media in terms of quality, reach, frequency, usability, relevance, and permanence.
- Social media often has a dialogic transmission system, as opposed to traditional media's monologic model.
- Social media has increased the ability of individuals, communities, corporations, and governments to communicate and organize, and to facilitate social movements.
- Social media has a complex structure and functions based on four features: Web 2.0 Internet-based applications, user-generated content, user-created profiles, and social networks formed by connections between profiles, such as followers or groups.
- Mobile social media applications can be differentiated among space-timers (location and time-sensitive), space-locators (only location sensitive), quick-timers (only time sensitive), and slow-timers (neither location nor time sensitive).
- The use of social media has increased significantly.
- In 2022, there were around 3.96 billion social media users globally.
Key Questions
- What is social about social media?
- How does one critically think?
- What is critical theory and why is it relevant?
- What is the difference between administrative theory and critical theory?
- How can critical theory be approached?
- How can critical theory be used to study digital and social media?
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Description
This quiz examines the multifaceted role of social media in today's society, highlighting its pivotal connections to social, technical, and business dynamics of Web 2.0. From documenting memories to fostering friendships and advertising ideas, discover how platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram shape our interactions. Test your understanding of the major social media players and their communal impact.
