Works Cited
1. "Negative Effects of Social
Networking Sites for Students." Web log post. Performancing. N.p., 2
Nov. 2012. Web. 25 Mar. 2013.
<http://performancing.com/negative-effects-of-social-networking-sites-for-students/>.
This article suggests that the negative effects of social networking outweigh
the positive. It goes into detail about how social networking wastes time,
affects learning, communication skills and even health in some cases. Social
media is becoming more and more popular among the younger generations. There
exists a correlation between this increase in social media usage and the
decrease in student productivity.
2. “Twitter joke led to Terror Act
arrest and airport life ban”
Paul
Chambers decided to take out his anger on Robin Airport via Twitter. He posted,
“You’ve got a week and a bit to get your s**t together, otherwise I’m blowing
the airport sky high!!” This act posed as a threat to the airport and Mr.
Chambers was arrested under the Terrorism Act. He was banned from the airport
for life. Chambers was the first person in the United Kingdom to be arrested
for Twitter comments. Detectives confiscated his iPhone, laptop and home
computer during the process. According to Tessa Mayes, “Making jokes about
terrorism is considered a thought crime, mistakenly seen as a real act of harm
or intention to commit harm.”
This
article suggests that social media is another way for our freedoms to be
violated. Legal authority takes something as simple as a Twitter post and turns
it into a crime; Social Media is eliminating the concept of privacy.
3. "Negative Effects of Social Networking Sites for
Students." Weblog post. Business 2 Community Negative Effects of Social
Networking Sites for Students Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2013.
This article helps to strengthen our arguments against social media use by
giving examples of problems faced by students. These problems include a reduce
in their focus on retaining information and learning in general. They try to
multi-task by keeping social media sites up while doing school work. Social
media also has an effect on in-person social skills. People are losing the need
for face-to-face communication and are becoming ineffective at it. Students are
also losing the ability to spell correctly due to their relaxed attitude
towards spelling and grammar. They rely too much on spell check features.
Privacy is also a big issue because they become so used to using these sites
that they forget that their information needs to be filtered because
practically anyone can access it; employers and teachers included.
4. Ali, Imtiaz. "Positive and Negative Effects of
Social Media on Society." Web log post.
TechBeadTechnology. N.p., 18 Jan. 2013. Web. 02 Apr. 2013.
This article gives insight on both positive and negative aspects of social
media. Social media has made marketing easier for smaller businesses and has
brought together writers and bloggers from all over. These writers are able to
reach more readers than ever before. On the other hand, social media has
brought about an addiction to it and is a constant distraction for people
trying to accomplish day-to-day tasks. They also are relying more on technology
and the information found online rather than practical knowledge. People also
share too much information with strangers which can pose a serious threat to
them. While there may be positive effects, there are strong drawbacks to using
social media.
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