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8. The Great Firewall of China
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube even Google - we could not imagine our lives without them. But this is the reality China faces. All because of the Great Firewall of China. It is an internet surveillance project operated and maintained by the government. It aims to neutralise online critical opinion and ultimately limiting freedom of speech. However, it is not as bad as it may sounds. With over 800 million internet users they have to create some replacement.
Available from: https://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-great-firewall-implications-businesses/
So, what do they use?
QQ is one of the most popular platforms in China, kind of like their version of Facebook, but offers so much more. People often have a QQ account before they even own a phone of computer. WeChat is also very popular platform in China. On WeChat not only can you message others, but also play games, pay for things and connect with strangers nearby. Weibo is like their version twitter, but they mainly use it to express thought about family or friends rather than political opinions or arguments. Baidu instead of Google and Toudou Youku instead of youtube. These are just some of the main social media platforms used in China.
Although all these platforms allow for so much individuality, they are so heavily censored by the government. There are around 50,000 employees whose job it is to enforce censorship, go through and ban any websites they do not approve of and monitor all conversations and posts made by the public. There is also a group of influencers who post an estimated 500 million pro-government comments each year. This is done by the government to promote their leadership and prevent the discussion of any political views.
Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/41398423/social-media-and-censorship-in-china-how-is-it-different-to-the-west
They are so censored in China that even Winnie the Pooh was banned in China due to people likening Pooh Bear to XI Jinping their leader. Personally I wouldn’t mind it.
Not only does this censorship limit freedom of speech, but it is also limiting scholars and researchers to access a world of information and resources. China do not have access to all the same research and papers shared by others that we do. This is limiting their expansion of knowledge.
Although China is opening up to the rest of the world, their social media and access online is getting even more censored. They are the world’s worst for online censorship.
We think that we are monitored, but it is nothing compared to China.
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7. Gaming Communities
I can guarantee that every single person has played a game in their life, Whether it be a video game, board game, sports game or even families when we were young. Games are part of life and we begin to play them from a very young age. They are not just for fun, there are actually a lot of benefits from playing games. We as humans are designed to play games to learn skills and rules. Without playing games from a young age we would not know many of the rules and social norms that are part of everyday life.
When I was younger, I always loved playing ‘families’ with my friends at school but as we got older it became ‘gang up’ or chasey. Then, technology was introduced and became part of everyday life.
I remember the days in year nine when we got our iPads and everyone was sitting in class whether it was math, history or religion, we would all join in a game of flappy golf. Flappy golf is a game where you can join as a group and compete against each other. The aim is to ‘flap’ in the air through a ‘golf course’ to try and get in the hole. This game was very popular and I know people everywhere were playing it. However, after a period of time of constantly playing in class we got sick of it and found new games (completely forgetting school work was an option).
Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flappy-golf/id833756002?mt=8
This is something we see often with phone of video games. Where they become popular and there is a game that everyone is playing and talking about. Eventually the hype dies out however. I’m sure everyone knows but most likely played Candy Crush or angry birds but eventually they got boring or we found an even better game (although my mum still plays Candy Crush, I don’t even know what level she is on).
However, there are some games and communities that form that people play forever or just a very long time. People are part of video game communities such as the WOW (World of Warcraft) community or the Fortnite community. But also, people are part of sports clubs or friend groups that gather and play board games. These are all still considered gaming communities.
Not only has everyone played a game at some point but i’m sure that most have been part of a gaming community without even realising it. There are son many out there. Think what has been your favourite game and were you in a group or just by yourself? Both are great!
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Group Prezi on Health Campaigns
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6. Social Media & Health... there are benefits
Often social media is only talked about in a negative light when discussing its relationship to health. I would agree that social media can have an impact on mental health and be detrimental to our lives. However, it can also have a positive impact for health campaigns. I’m sure every single person has seen at least one health campaign when scrolling through social networking sites. Using social media does not only help in raising money but also helps to create awareness. I know I have certainly learnt a lot from seeing health campaigns on my Facebook or Instagram feeds.
An example of a health campaign I remember seeing was the collaboration between lifeline and Triple J’s hottest 100. In 2017 listeners told Triple j that currently mental health is one of the biggest issues affecting young people. So, they decided to team up with lifeline to help them connect with more Australians who are struggling.
Lifeline is the leading provider of crisis support and suicide prevention in Australia. They provide people with 24-hour support and prevention services. Each year lifeline receives round 1 million calls, text messages and web chats, which is a massive amount but struggle to reach all of them due to the lack of resources and funds.
So, for this campaign they created limited edition t-shirts as well as encouraged donations and spread awareness. T-shirts were priced at $39 which is what it costs lifeline to answer one call. They also encouraged voters to post their top 10 votes on social media, as the template had lifeline ink on it. This helped to create awareness and encourages donations.
Available from: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/hottest-100-2019-dates-details-charity-partner-lifeline/10581974
The goal from this campaign was for lifeline to reach 4,000 more calls: to listen, provide connection, compassion and hope. This goal was exceeded and the Australian public really showed support. From this campaign over $631,000 was raised, meaning that over 16,000 more calls could be answered.
This is just one example of many where the power of social media has helped in health campaigns and helped changed the lives of many others.
Yes, social media can have a negative impact on our mental health, but I am positive that it will continue to help raise awareness and help health campaigns succeed. I hope that the success from social media will continue to grow.
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5. Crowdsourcing... what?
We live in a world now where technology is making it increasingly easier to access pretty much any information we want. It is also making it easier for people to create digital communities and work together with ideas, knowledge, raising awareness or even raise money for a cause or project. This coming together is known as crowdsourcing. What?? Sourcing a crowd.
Well, crowdsourcing is defined as gathering a group of like-minded people to achieve a common goal, often for innovation, problem solving or crisi help, that is mostly powered by social networking sites. Although this idea and concept has been around for a while, it has become more popular due to the power of social media.
Social networking sites can have such a positive impact in not only crisi help but also in helping organisations in deepening consumer engagement and generating ideas or solutions.
Lego is a great example of crowdsourcing to generate new ideas. Lego Ideas is a platform that encourages people to submit design ideas for new Lego sets they would like, and people then vote for their favourite idea. Any design with over 10,000 votes is then reviewed by the company and if selected will be put into production. Not only does this increase consumer engagement but also increase the amount of product ideas through crowdsourcing.
Social networking sites are now seen as integral to the way information breaks and circulates when there is a crisis or a disaster occurs. They allow people to share information, videos or pictures. An example of crowdsourcing in times of crisis is Ushahidi. Ushahidi is a free platform that allows the public to create live and interactive maps. It originally began in 2008 to map any reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election fall out. But today, it is used worldwide for people to gather and spread information and placing it on a map so all can see what is happening where and when. It has become one of the largest crowdsourcing platforms and is extremely useful in times of crisis.
Available from: https://www.ushahidi.com/blog/2010/04/14/crisis-mapping-haiti-some-final-reflections
Crowdsourcing has become part of everyday life, not only in times of crisis but also helping organisations to generate ideas or help in professional pursuits. Just think of all the times that you may have been a part of some sort of crowdsourcing, I am sure there has been plenty.
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4. Trolling.
Everyone has the right to a digital citizenship and almost everyone has one. Due to the massive rise in social media it has become so easy for everyone and everyone to participate in some sort of online community, whether it be as themselves or a different identity. The internet has created an environment where people can do whatever they want.
However, unfortunately this is not always a good thing. It means it has become so easy for people to post anonymous hate comment and misuse technology or social media.
We see trolling so often online on all platforms whether it be on celebrities or influencer’s posts or just in your newsfeed. It is always there. A massive 70% of 18-24yr old’s report witnessing online harassment. This crazy statistic shows just how common and visible online trolling is. It makes me disappointed.
Trolling and cyberbullying are often used interchangeably, however there are very big differences to be aware of. Trolling is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as deliberately making an offensive or provocative online post with the aim of eliciting an angry response or upsetting someone. Whereas, cyberbullying is defined as repeatably and continuously using technology to harass, threaten or embarrass another person.
Available from: https://mashable.com/2017/03/29/pew-report-trolling/
Most people believe, and me included, that since the rise of social media there has been an increase in trolling and cyberbullying. However, dana boyd suggests that “behaviours have not significantly changed”, social media has just made the terrible behaviours more visible to the public world.
Currently there are plenty of resources out there that teach people how to use social media appropriately and how to report any trolling or cyberbullying. There is also some governing on the platforms but there definitely isn’t enough.
Some may say just block or delete the trolls accounts. But even if one account gets deleted the troll can so easily crate a new one just with a different online identity.
So... what can we do to fix this?
Well, there is not going to be an easy solution and it is going to be extremely difficult to completely eradicate all trolling and cyberbullying. But we have to try our best to reduce it.
Whether it be through trying to teach people to just ignore them, or to create new algorithms that can detect trolls and stop them in their tracks. Maybe even more monitoring and worldwide laws created. I am not sure what the answer is, but something definitely needs to be done.
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3. Slacktivism.. we’re all guilty
I think everyone is guilty of clicking like on a post to show support, or retweeting an activism post, maybe even signing up to a petition just by adding you email address. After doing so, feeling incredible and as if you have done something to help change the world.... I hate to be the one to break it to us all but the click of a button by us isn’t going to do a hell of a lot. Some may refer to this action as ‘slacktivism’. Slacktivism is defined when people support a cause by doing simple things, however are not truly engaged or devoted to making a change happen.
However, in saying all this social media still plays an important role and is very useful in activism and making a change. Social media is low-cost, there is a low risk and it is easy, so it makes engagement easy for the public. A perfect example where slacktivism has worked is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, where everyone had feeds full of different videos, which in turn created lots of awareness and raised millions of dollars for ALS research.
Another form of slacktivism are petitions. Petitions have a long history and have always been a way for people to feel involved in making change, Traditionally they were used as a way for the public to reach out to their government and make requests, but now they can reach people all around the world. One recent example is the petition to get ride of the ‘tampon tax’ which gained over 75,000 signatures, this campaign proved to be successful as states and territories agreed to remove the tax. However, this was part of something larger, this petition cannot claim that it was the sole reason. Petitions may create greater awareness of push it over the line, but are never the only way to create change.
Social media creates great opportunity for campaigns to create awareness and get more people involved. There is a problem however if a cause/campaign is gaining lots of followers, getting lots of likes on each post, but are not reaching their funding goal, or getting volunteers to help. This may be because people feel as though they have shown there support on social media and that is all they need to do.
Slacktivism alone isn’t enough, however it is a start. Technology and social media will help better it’s success, but physical action and effort is needed for the change to happen. So, click that button or add you email address, But get up and out to really show your support and help create change. Me included!
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2. The new couple everyone is talking about... Politics & Social Media
When I want to enjoy my time mindlessly watching Youtube videos or endlessly scrolling through Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as I’m avoiding uni assignments, I don’t particularly want to be bombarded with politics. But this is the reality now.
Politics and social media come hand in hand and seems there in never one without the other anymore, When most people think of social media, I bet politics is never something that comes to mind straight away. However, without noticing it, it always manages to to sneak its way into peoples feed. Social media has only fairly recently become such a factor in politics.
In Australia, the first major media campaign was in 2007 by Kevin Rudd where the advertising campaign ‘Kevin07′ was started. During this election the use of Myspace and Youtube by Kevin Rudd and the government was more than ever seen before. Since then social media has become more and more important in politics. During this election Peter Dutton said Rudd’s approach was a “load of crap” and urged Australian’s to to not just look at the media but to look at the detail in policies. However, today the opinion has very much changed, as social media is used constantly by politicians. Although, yes, they do want the public to look at the policy details, they spend so much time, energy and of course money investing into social media and the pair is pretty much inseparable.
Although due to Rudd’s use of social media, it created a demand by the public for prime ministers and politicians to respond and answer immediately, which is still something very much expected today.
Elections now seemingly must include a media-hyped flurry of tweeting, YouTube videos and ads, Facebook liking and Instagram posts. I know the United Australia Party have definitely done this with the amount of ads I have seen from them without the ‘skip ad’ option, making it impossible to avoid.
Social media has become a new channel of communication for politics. It seems now you cannot even go one day without seeing a political ad or campaign somewhere on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter no matter how hard you ry and avoid it. It may be beneficial for their political campaign, but boy are they boring for a 19yr old girl like me. I guess I have to get used to it, as politics and social media are a couple now.
Available from: https://crayonsandmarketers.com/news/digital-advertising-impact-political-campaigns/
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1. BLOG? SOCIAL NETWORK SITE? WHAT IS TUMBLR?!?
Tumblr has categorised itself as a microblogging and social network site. So that should be the answer... right?
But it is also a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love.
But it also lets you effortlessly share anything. Post text, photos, quotes, links, music and videos from wherever you happen to be.
Tumblr was first launched in 2007 by David Karp where it was set up as a platform for short-form microblogging. It has become a network of millions of personal websites allowing users to post and create original content. Currently, Tumblr has 462.5millions blogs and it would mean something different to each and every one of those people. Including me and you!
To try and figure out the answer we can attempt to put Tumblr under the definition of either a blog or a social network site. However, the difference between these two has become very grey in recent years.
Originally a blog can be defined as a place to share knowledge, opinions, experiences and connect with others. Looking at this definition Tumblr must be classified as a blog as it is a place where people share and connect with others and voice their opinions.
A social network is defined by boyd as web-based services that allow individuals to:
construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system,
articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection
view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system
So, Tumblr checks all these boxes, but can it simply be defined as a social network site.
This is why the question cannot be answered so simply as the definition of social network has many similarities to the definition of a blog. Meaning that Tumblr can be classified under the definitions of both.
To put this all simply Tumblr is a blog or a social network site or both! There is no one simple answer to the question due to the ever-evolving world we live in (digital or not) but everyone in this world have their own opinion and views.
Currently there are 171.3 billion posts on Tumblr but whether they were posted on a blogging platform or a social networking site is up to the individual user to decide.
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