Wednesday, August 23, 2017

POWER OF MEDIA AND INFORMATION AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USERS

                The Power of Media and Information and the                                                  Responsibility of the Users

            Today, our life will remain incomplete without media. For example, it provides an easy means of communication where people are able to contact friends and family from another side of the world. At the same time, media like television, radio and Internet enhance our knowledge by providing access to information from all over the world. We can also receive different types of news on daily events through media, almost instantly, for example, through the Internet.
            In general, "media" refers to the tools of mass communication. Media today consists of television, Internet. cinema, newspaper, radio, magazines, direct mail, fax and the telephone at the same time, media like television enhance our knowledge by providing access to information all over the world. We can also receive different news or daily events through the television. It can also be such a powerful educational tool for the younger generation helping to put them on the right path. Television provides a good influence in education by helping to teach right values. An individuals personal accounts on social media are personal the accounts are for you to maybe expressing your opinions, engage with brands ( including celebrities, TV shows and etc.) Images are very useful in media to help get across messages effectively. Media images are ubiquitous in modern society. In fact, media influence has become so powerful today that they can easily influence people positively and/or negatively. We also live in a society that depends on the media as a source of entertainment and information. Indeed, the media images affect both individuals and society which includes women, men, teenagers and younger children.
              Today, we have the world at our fingertips. Literally with the touch of a fingertip on the click of a mouse, we can be connected to someone from another country steam live footage to family members or update friends with pictures and statures. To say the society we live in is technologically advanced would be an understatement. With everything available to us, it seems as if anyone with opposable thumbs can document, broadcast and stream just about anything with smart phone in hand of course. Our ability to interact in this way can be a great things, as long as that powers is used for good and not for evil. As I am part of this modern world, it is really necessary that not only me, but we must enable ourselves to be responsible enough in dealing social networks, i know that it is not that easy that we can't be addicted to this social networking site but it'll just depend on our choice whether to be addicted or to be a critical thinker.

POWER OF MEDIA AND INFORMATION and RESPONSIBILTY AS A USER


                    

                      The power of Media and Information brought great impact to our life not just in our life but also in our community. As we go through to our life we have such obligations or responsibilities. Responsibility as a student, as a daughter/son, as a sister/brother, as a girlfriend/bofriend, as a leader of such organization, as a millenial of today and as a child of GOD. But don't you know we have responsibility as a user of social media?

                     Media brings advantages and disadvantages to our life. Advantages in terms that we will gain information or data of what are the things happen of today. Through media we can gain information or news. News of the happenings around the world. Through media we can access or communicate those people we love who are far away from us. Through media we can tell what are our feelings right now. Through media especially social media (facebook) we can post something,. Something that is intended to give information or something that can ruin someone's life. As a millenial of today we are exposed to different kind and types of gadgets. We are also exposed to various websites which is intended to socialize.The big 'BUT' is, Did we use it in the right and proper way?, Did we think million times the things before we post?, Did we consider the feelings of others? Maybe 'NOT'! As of now social media are abuse by the users. Posting something is not prohibited but posting something that can lead to war is not good anymore. This is a democratic country so we have the freedom to post but passing the limitation must observed. We must considered the feelings of the facebook users who can read your post. Though that is your account you still don't have to post something. Something that can make you an illiterate one.

                   Be knowledgeable of the proper things to post or to interact in social media. I have tips for you on how to use social media in proper way and it is according to this link https://www.marketingcloud.com/blog/20-ways-to-use-social-media-for-social-good/

Here are 5 out of 20 tips.
  1. Use the social web to develop contacts within similar organizations in order to create awareness and transfer helpful information.
  2. You’ve got the facts, statistics, research, and institutional knowledge already, so provide this knowledge as content to share.
  3. Let the passion for your cause come out and highlight the stories that tug at heartstrings. Use pictures, videos, and a narrative to tell the human stories that inspire.
  4. Use your social presence to create new relationships and strengthen existing ones. Share updates about your programs, mission, and events to show donors how their funds are used.
  5. Coordinate your social media outreach with your events and promotions.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

READ, UNDERSTAND and BE CHALLENGED

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THING/TOPIC I ENJOY.... WHY?ANSWER:-It's the movie "FINDING NEMO" which portrays the bravery and the positivity of the lead character wherein in whatever obstacles or struggles we encounter we must be strong, strong like a stone. Let's reflect and apply it in real life wherein we must not be defeated by the sorrows instead we must be inspired out of it.
THING/TOPIC I LEARNED.... WHY?ANSWER:-I learned about the netiquette wherein it tells how to use the social media. posting is good but posting that can hurt someone is a kind of BAD THING. People nowadays abused the social media especially facebook. Though this is a presidential part of democracy so we need to understand, respect their opinions and perspective but once it passed the limit well it's not good anymore.
THING/TOPIC I FIND CHALLENGING.... WHY?ANSWER:=The thing or topic I find challenging is that all about the "GAP" of other generation from the present generation . Wherein each one of us have different personality, culture and beliefs that's why we need to understand, adjust and respect each and everyone. Now, I can imagine how could old can adjust the millenial nowadays which is very exposed to gadgets.
THING/ TOPIC I WANT TO LEARN MORE... WHY?ANSWER:-The things or topic I want and I'm willing to dig in more are about how to breed from one animal to another animal or possibly human and how human created whether we came from a monkey or from God's creation.