|| MEETING 5SOS ||
When me and my friends met 5sos. Im the one that shows her knickers at the end as i didnt realise my dress was too small, so when i lean over my knickers show. OOPS. SOCIAL NETWORKING LINKS:.
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Cel.ly For Students @ Berea College
Students have requested that I find a way to communicate updates and notices to them other than email. Cel.ly, a free, private, social networking platform, lets us do just that. In particular,...
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The selfie phenomenon is a pervasive part of our culture: selfie was even Oxford dictionarys word of the year in 2013. Because of the widespread use of selfies by young people in social media and digital communication, it is important to examine the psychology behind the selfie as well as ways mental health professionals can talk to adolescents and their parents about these issues.
Close-up of a selfie
Selfies are often seen as a representation of the narcissistic stereotype of the millennial generation or even as an indicator of low self-esteem, social dependence, or attention-seeking behavior. However, in the context of the digital age, in which young people are immersed in technology and connecting with one another via texting or social media, the selfie is perhaps not always negative.
As a way to connect, selfies are often used to share important experiences and to express feelings at a particular time. It is not a new phenomenon for people to use photographs to document experiences or events. However, with smartphone capabilities, it is now possible to capture a moment spontaneously and to express mood without having to wave down a passerby to take a photo. These expressive images can immediately be shared with social circles via social media. A selfie can be more intimate than a staged photograph because it captures a moment in time that is meant to be shared with others. Many adolescents are trying to develop their sense of identity, experimenting with different looks and experiences, and deciding how they feel while sharing with their social circle. Selfies can be an important part of development within the digital age.
Social networking itself has the potential to increase self-esteem and well-being in adolescents because they receive positive feedback on their social network profile. It also gives an opportunity for affiliation, self-expression, and control over self-presentation.1 Since people control how they are portrayed in their social network profile, they are able to increase their self-esteem momentarily while presenting a positive self-view to others.2 Social networking can enhance a persons self-esteem and positively affect his or her well-being, particularly when he or she is focused on strong ties to other people while browsing social network pages.1
Not all selfies and social media use are benign and without consequences. In fact, studies have shown that increased social media use can actually decrease life satisfaction. Researchers from the University of Michigan found that the more time spent on Facebook, the worse people felt. Researchers also found that more direct contact with other people, such as face-to-face interactions, led people to feel better about themselves over time.3
Researchers from Humboldt University, Berlin, found that one-third of Facebook users in their study felt worse after visiting the site, which sparked frustration, jealousy, and decreased life satisfactionparticularly when viewing others vacation and holiday photos. Those most vulnerable to these negative feelings were people who did not post or engage in any interpersonal Facebook interactions themselves, but who used it as an information source by browsing newsfeeds and others profiles.4
Sexting
Perhaps a key point to healthy selfie and social media use is establishing and focusing on the digital interactions and connections made with others, rather than passively browsing others digital lives. Whether social media use has a positive or negative effect on self-esteem or life satisfaction can be debated. However, a clear danger often comes with the private texting of nude or sexually charged selfies, often referred to as sexting. When adolescents are caught sending nude selfies to one another, the issue of child pornography along with subsequent legal implications arises.
As a recent article in The Atlantic, Why Kids Sext, demonstrates, sexting is prevalent in high school culture.5 A 2009 Cox Communications study showed that 20% of teens reported having participated in sexting and a study by Pew Internet and American Life Project found that 15% of teens had received nude or sexually suggestive photographs on their cell phones.6,7
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New Delhi, Dec 25:
As social media has emerged as a key communications tool, the External Affairs Ministry has come on the top among various ministries and government departments in terms of its presence on digital platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google+.
On the micro-blogging site Twitter, Indian Diplomacy with its @IndianDiplomacy handle (the official account of Indias Public Diplomacy, Ministry of External Affairs) has as many as 2.76 lakh followers larger than any other ministry.
The other Twitter handle @MEAIndia, run by the ministrys official spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin, has 1.98 lakh followers. Another handle related to this ministry, @CPVIndia (for consular, passport and visa issues), has close to 3,500 followers.
On the worlds largest social networking platform Facebook, External Affairs Ministrys official page has the maximum number of likes (6.82 lakh) among all the ministries.
The official YouTube channel of Indian Diplomacy has 16,500 subscribers and has clocked in 4.2 million view. The MEAIndia YouTube channel also has 6,100 subscribers and about 5.5 lakh views so far.
Modi on Social Media
However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is way above all the ministries in terms of Facebook likes. On Twitter also, Prime Ministers Office has much larger number of followers.
As on December 22, Modi had 2.62 crore Facebook likes while his Twitter @narendramodi has 89.3 lakh followers. The official handle of the Prime Ministers Office @PMOIndia is followed by was followed by over 41 lakh people on Twitter.
According to the officials, the External Affairs Ministry has created a significant presence on social media and digital platforms and the focus is to keep pace with the ever changing digital technology and evolve its communication and engagement strategy, accordingly.
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Social Media Tools for Business
Marketing via social networking websites is affordable, fast, and trustworthy. You can reach out a huge number of on-line visitors at the same time, and distribute your messages associated...
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