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SocialMediaProject 

Inordertomakeupthe15-minutegroupprojectmissed,youmustwriteapaperorspeech

aboutsocialmedia/networkingequivalenttoyourpart.ThiscanbeinessayformatORin

thespeechoutliningmethodtaughtinclass.Theassignmentmust:

1.  Be5to7pagesinlength,using12pt.TimesNewRomanfont(double-spacedinMLAessayformORwithRomanNumerals,labeledtransitions,etc.ifinspeechform).

2.  Use3to5reliable,academicsources(noAbout.com,Wikipedia)andcannotinclude

long/blockquotes.

3.  MusthaveoralcitationsandWorksCitedpageifinspeechform,orin-textcitations

andaWorksCitedpageifinessayform.

4.  Tackleaproblem&proposeasolution,whether:

a.  Socialmediacaused/istheproblem&howtosolveitORb.  Aproblemthatexistedbeforethatsocialmediaisnowsolving&how 

5.  Includeavisualaid,suchasalinktoarelevantvideo,aPowerPoint,graphic,etc.andanexplanationofhowrelatestoyourtopic.

SomeTopicIdeas:

A.  FindaninstancewheresomeonegotintroubleatworkorschoolforsomethingheorsheputontheInternet.Shouldhe/shehavegottenintotrouble?Why?Thereare

veryfewInternetlawsoutthere,sowhatshouldtherulesbeforthingswepostonline?SameastheFirstAmendmentRules?Justnoslanderandviolence?Since

therearen’tmanyrulesaboutwhat’slegal,illegal,appropriateandinappropriateonline,makeaguide/rulebookforsocialmedia.OR

B.  Examinepositive/negativesofsocialmedia.Narrowthetopic.Someideasathttp://socialnetworking.procon.org/.Examplesaresocialnetworkingand:

o  Privacy

o  Identity(realyouvs.onlineyou)orfake

profiles

o  Stalkers,hackers,criminals,identitytheft,

predatorso  Cyberbullying

o  Productivityatwork/school

o  Relationshipswithfriends,family,

significantothers,dating&affairs/cheating

o  Civilaction,socialgood,andpoliticalchange

o  Onlinevs.face-to-facecommunication

o  Cheating,plagiarism,piracy&copyright

o  Thebenefitsofsocialmediaatwork

o  Thebenefitsofsocialmediaatschool

o  It’soutthereforever,evenifyoudeleteit 

o  Addiction&health(physicaland/ormental)o  Thefastspreadofinformationor

misinformationo  Fandoms,fansites,wikiso 

Onlinegroups,meetingnewpeopleonlinewithsameinterestso  Asanoutletforcreativeexpressions(artists,

writers,etc.)

o  Unusualusesforsocialmedia(likePintrest

toadvertiseyourself)

o  Howit’schangingourlanguage,behavior

andideas

o  Implicationsof“friends”or“followers”

o  Celebrityandcorporateaccounts,hashtags

andmarketing