Work Cited
Aaker, Jennifer, and Victoria Chang. “Obama and the Power of Social Media and Technology.” Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2009. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.
This source goes into detail about how social media changed politics. This author explores how Mr. Obama used social media for his campaign. This source was especially helpful because it had attention grabbing statistics. This source also analyzed how and where Mr. Obama’s run started, and why he used social media during his run for presidency.
Bloom, Zack. “A Quick History of Digital Communication Before the Internet - Eager Blog.” Eager, 2018. Accessed 27 Oct. 2020.
This blog describes the history of communication before the internet. I had similar sources before, but this source gave me a better understanding of communication before the internet. Unlike other sources, this one focused on digital communication, so it described the pony express, telegraph, telephone, and the internet. This source highlights the importance of communication before the internet, especially telegraphs.
Bosshardt, William, and Eric P. Chiang. “Lecture Capture Learning: Do Students Perform Better Compared to Face-to-Face Classes?” Southern Economic Journal, vol. 82, no. 3, 2016, pp. 1021–1038. JSTOR. Accessed 15 Jan. 2021.
This article compares result-based performance between online and in-person classes. Online classes that are talked about here are recorded lectures posted online, where students can access them easily. They found that there is no major difference in performance between students attending online classes and students attending in-person classes.
Cerase, Andrea, and Claudia Santoro. “From Racial Hoaxes to Media Hypes: Fake News’ Real Consequences.” From Media Hype to Twitter Storm, edited by Peter Vasterman, Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, 2018, pp. 333–354. JSTOR. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.
This source talks about the terrifying consequences of social media. It goes into detail about how social media can create chaos and ways to prevent it. The most useful information I got from this source is the examples of how a tweet or a post on facebook ruined business and lives of people in mere seconds.
Christopherson, Kimberly M. “The Positive and Negative Implications of Anonymity in Internet Social Interactions: ‘On the Internet, Nobody Knows You’Re a Dog.’” Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 23, no. 6, 2007, pp. 3038–3056., doi:10.1016/j.chb.2006.09.001. Accessed 10 Sept. 2020.
This article shows the impact of anonymity online. It analyzes research that was previously conducted on anonymity. It states that anonymity can be used for initiating positive change without consequence. The problem, however, is that people can be mean and offensive with impunity. It gives a detailed list of theories that explain how and why people act differently online and ways to mediate that.
Dodge, Kenneth A. "Social-cognitive Mechanisms In the Development of Conduct Disorder and Depression." Annual Review of Psychology, vol. 44, 1993, p. 559+. Gale In Context: High School. Accessed 1 Feb. 2021.
This article defines social information processing theory and explores how this theory can be applied to depression. This author argues that, according to social information processing theory, many depression results from childhood development. Social information processing states that people learn how to communicate early on and it takes time. People who did not learn when they were young have more chances to develop conduct disorder and depression.
Edwards, Clayton M., et al. “Middle School Students’ Mathematics Knowledge Retention: Online or Face-to-Face Environments.” Journal of Educational Technology & Society, vol. 20, no. 4, 2017, pp. 1–10. JSTOR. Accessed 15 Jan. 2021.
This article compares the performance and long-term information retention of middle school students using online and in-person lectures on math. This found that there were no significant differences between the two formats, but online students performed better in assessments. They performed better in the long-term retention category of the test as well.
Gesselman, Amanda N., et al. "Worth A Thousand Interpersonal Words: Emoji As Affective Signals for Relationship-oriented Digital Communication." PLoS ONE, vol. 14, no. 8, 2019, p. e0221297. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints. Accessed 27 Oct. 2020.
This article talks about the history and the usage of emojis. It analyses how much influence emojis can have on people’s communication. Emojis are so widely used, so much that they have become people’s language. This source digs deep into the impact that emoji has on dating apps. The result shows that the chance of getting a first date is not explicitly present due to the use of emojis. However, the usage of emojis does help in maintaining relationships.
“How Social Media Is Shaping Political Campaigns.” Knowledge@Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, 17 Aug. 2020. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.
This article explains how the introduction of social media to politics has changed the way people communicate. It gives an overview of the pros and cons of having social media as the primary source of communication between people and the government. This source points out that people due to the influence of social media can not take disagreement. DUe to this, normal political conversation is severely hindered.
Lee, Paul S. N., et al. “Internet Communication Versus Face-to-Face Interaction in Quality of Life.” Social Indicators Research, vol. 100, no. 3, 2011, pp. 375–389. JSTOR. Accessed 15 Jan. 2021.
This source talks about the importance of communication in life. Furthermore, the author investigates the difference between internet communication and face-to-face interaction. He found that they have different functions in communication, but in terms of improving people’s mood, face-to-face interactions did perform better.
Leetaru, Kalev. “Is It Actually Possible To Solve Online Toxicity?” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 14 June 2019. Accessed 10 Sept. 2020
This article provides a detailed explanation of how internet toxicity is ruining people’s lives and possible ways for big social media companies to mediate it. It showcases how people are silenced by the offensive and toxic comments on social media. It states that fixing online toxicity is very important. It suggests that since there is no quick fix for this, the company should instead look for a long-term solution.
Martinez, Chase. “Year One: How Donald Trump Used Social Media to Win (and Maintain) the Presidency.” Medium, RTA902 (Social Media), 1 Feb. 2018,.
This article explores how Mr. Trump has used social media to win in 2016 and maintain his presidency. This sources talks about how Mr. Trump differentiated himself from the start using social media, and how he used social media to gather supporters. This author also explains how the social media platforms’ algorithm tremendously helped Mr. Trump to gain influence and support.
Nations, Daniel. “What Is Social Media?” Lifewire, 26 Jan. 2021. Accessed 19 April, 2021.
This source explains what social media is, and what form it usually takes. It usually has personal user accounts, profile pages, a following system, news feed, personalization, notifications, posting system, rewarding section, like and comment section. It also explains how different social media platforms have different specialties, and the significance of behind them.
Nye, David E. "Shaping Communication Networks: Telegraph, Telephone, Computer." Social Research, vol. 64, no. 3, 1997, p. 1067+. Gale In Context: High School. Accessed 1 Feb. 2021.
This article explores deeper into the invention of the telegraph and the telephone. This author goes over how people used telegraphs, how people improved the telegraph, and how they transitioned from using the telegraph to using the telephone. It also talks about the importance of these advancements for communication. Later on in the article, the author includes the invention of computers in the same conversation and stresses the influence of these technologies on people’s communication.
Oginni, Simon Oyewole, and Joash Ntenga Moitui. “Social Media and Public Policy Process in Africa: Enhanced Policy Process in Digital Age.” Consilience, no. 14, 2015, pp. 158–172. JSTOR. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.
This source explains what social media is, and how useful it can be as a communication tool between the government and the people. This article applies that idea and talks about how social media can benefit an undeveloped country. This author goes into detail about how social media was and is still used in Africa to further efficiently develop the country.
O'Neill, D. Kevin, and Tzy Horng Sai. “Why Not? Examining College Students' Reasons for Avoiding an Online Course.” Higher Education, vol. 68, no. 1, 2014, pp. 1–14. Accessed 15 Jan. 2021.
This article examines why college students shy away from attending online classes. The author also states that online classes and in person classes do produce similar results. However, they do offer a limitation to previous research by saying that the data on online classes might have been skewed because students who dropped out did not have to take the final assessment.
Oni, 'Wale. "A survey of fundamental theories, models and perspectives on computer-mediated communication." African Nebula. Gale In Context: High School. Accessed 27 Oct. 2020.
This article examines communication theories established by scholars around the world. Oni focuses on the explanation of these theories, so most people researching can understand. Not only this, he focuses on explaining how these theories interact with each other and their applications in real life. Oni also includes a visual figure that shows all of the theories he explained in the article to connect them furthermore, helping us to apply them in my paper and real life.
“Outspoken Conservative Ben Shapiro says political correctness breeds insanity.” Youtube, uploaded by ABC News, October 20, 2017.
This was an interview of Ben Shapiro from ABC News after he was almost denied to give a speech on a college campus due to violent protests. He contributes the chao, violence and insanity to the overextension of being politically correct.
Peters, Benjamin. “Election 2020: The Impact of Social Media -.” Kendall College of Arts and Sciences, 27 Oct. 2020. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.
This article analyzes how social media has impacted the 202 election. It states that because the election was held during a pandemic where face to face communication was impossible, the social media played a huge role in the election. It, however, does state that social media is powerful and that when used wrong, it can have significant implications.
@realDonaldTrump. “Mexico will pay for the wall!” Twitter, September 1, 2016.
This tweet was tweeted as a campaign slogan for Mr. Trump during his run for presidency.
@realDonaldTrump. “Make American Great Again!” Twitter, July 1, 2017.
This was tweeted as the campaign slogan for Mr. Trump. It can be viewed as his major selling points as a candidate.
“The Psychology of Social Media.” King University Online, 19 Sept. 2019. Accessed 19 April, 2021.
This source explains the science behind people using social media. It states that there are psychological motives for posting online. There is a rewarding system in people’s brains. When people receive compliments in real life, it is triggered. When people receive likes on social media, the same system is triggered. It states that it is hard to pinpoint the exact motive for people posting on social media but they follow the following category: physiological need, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization. It also cautions people from using social media too much since it can become an addiction.
Walter, Joanne, and Ardeshir Bayat. "Neurolinguistic Programming: Verbal Communication. (Life)." Student BMJ, 2003, p. 163+. Gale In Context: High School. Accessed 1 Feb. 2021.
This article goes over the importance of communication. They explain four types of people from the eyes of a communication expert, and how they differ while communicating. This author also states the importance of nonverbal gestures in communication and states that without nonverbal cues, people need to be very precise in words and have to return to a basic level of communication.
“What Is Communication? Definition, Concept, Process, & Types.” Reading Junction, 20 May 2020. Accessed December 4th, 2020.
This source gives an overview of what communication is. It goes over the definition of communication, types of communication, different concepts for communication, and the general process of how people communicate. It also gives useful quotes from famous authors on their view of communication, which can be used in the papare.
Zhang, Kailun. “Then and Now: Communication through the Ages.” The Journal, 20 Oct. 2015. Accessed October 12th, 2020.
This article is an advanced version of the source before. This article not only talks about Roman’s pigeon post, US’s telegraph but also snail mail, telephone, text messaging, video messaging. This source gives a chronological account of the evolution of communication tools. This article also shows the strengths and weaknesses of all of those and the history behind the inventions. For example, the telegraph can carry information for a longer distance, but because the message has to be coded and decoded, it is inconvenient.