Assignment 2: Researching Social Media
We are all socially connected. Some of us like to be so more than others. Technology allows us to do this in a variety of ways.
In this assignment, you will learn to use a new technology that helps you become socially connected. This technology can take the form of instant messaging or an online network that gives you the opportunity to connect with businesses and organizations to develop your career.
Research online social networking tools and applications using your textbook, the Internet, and the Argosy University online library resources. Based on your research, do the following:
- Choose a tool for social networking that allows you to create a free account. The social networking tool should meet the following criteria:
- It is nota tool you have used before.
- It connects you with other people.
- It is open to the public.
- It does not promote offensive language or actions.
- It allows you to answer the questions for this assignment.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
Yahoo! Instant Messaging:This tool allows you to instantly
type messages to other friends or colleagues who are on Yahoo!’s Instant
Messaging. It also has a number of other features, including video messaging.
http://www.yahoo.com
Skype:Skype’s free services allow you to call other people
on Skype and video-conference with them over the Internet. You can also use
Skype to call international cell phones or landlines at a highly reduced rate
or to instant message. http://www.skype.com
Google Hangouts: This app provides messaging, video calls,
and voice calls from any device.. https://plus.google.com/hangouts
Facebook:This social networking tool allows you to network
with friends, family, and acquaintances. You can send them updates and let them
know what is going on in your world. It has an instant messaging service also.
http://www.facebook.com
Twitter:This tool allows you to follow a variety of people
and track the little things they say. You can also send messages to others who
might follow you on Twitter. http://twitter.com
LinkedIn: This tool is designed to help you connect with
professionals in your industry. You can update your profile so others in your
industry can know how you are progressing in skills and knowledge.
http://www.linkedin.com
Instagram: This tool helps you modify (“filter”) and share
photographs, usually taken with a mobile device. http://instagram.com/
Foursquare:According to its home page, this tool is supposed
to help you and your friends find great places and make the most of your
visits. https://foursquare.com/
Research your chosen social media tool. Then, using
scholarly evidence, answer the following questions:
How can this social media tool be used in the workplace in a
professional manner? Again, use search engines that will help you to answer
this appropriately.
How does this social media tool help you connect with
friends or colleagues? Describe this with as much detail as possible. Look this
up on the Internet if you need to, as you may not realize all of the ways it
may be beneficial.
What is a potential drawback of this kind of media?
Describe the experience of participating in this exercise.
Paste a screenshot of the social media account you just
created in your assignment paper. Follow these steps:
Log into the social media website where you created an
account.
From the logged-in page, press and hold the Alt key on your
keyboard and then press the Print Screen key on your keyboard. (On some keyboards
the keys are Fn and Print Scrn.)
Display your assignment paper document. Click the mouse
button in the area where you want to paste the screenshot. Hold down the Ctrl
key and then press the V key. This will paste an image of your social media
screen into your paper.
Change the size of your screen print to be approximately 3
by 4 inches.
Click inside the graphic; this will put sizing squares
around your graphic.
Move the cursor to a corner of your graphic until your
cursor changes to a diagonal arrow.
Click and drag the cursor towards the center of the graphic
so that the graphic gets smaller.
When the screenshot is approximately 3 by 4 inches, release
the mouse button.
Write a two- to three-page paper in Word format (not
counting title and reference page). Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Include an APA formatted title page and reference page. You may use this APA
formatted template. Follow this link for more information about APA standards.
Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc.
