COM106 COM/106 COM 106 Module 4 Assignment 2 Researching Social Media ((ARGOSY))
COM106 COM/106 COM 106 Module 4 Assignment 2 Researching Social Media ((ARGOSY))
COM106 COM/106 COM 106 Module 4 Assignment 2 Researching Social Media ((ARGOSY))
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<strong><strong>COM</strong><strong>106</strong></strong> <strong>COM</strong>/<strong>106</strong> <strong>COM</strong> <strong>106</strong> <strong>Module</strong> 4 <strong>Assignment</strong> 2<br />
<strong>Researching</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Media</strong> ((<strong>ARGOSY</strong>))<br />
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<strong><strong>COM</strong><strong>106</strong></strong> <strong>COM</strong>/<strong>106</strong> <strong>COM</strong> <strong>106</strong> <strong>Module</strong> 4 <strong>Assignment</strong> 2 <strong>Researching</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Media</strong> ((<strong>ARGOSY</strong>)) We are all socially<br />
connected. Some of us like to be so more than others. Technology allows us to do this in a variety of ways.<br />
In this assignment, you will learn to use a new technology that helps you become socially connected. This technology<br />
can take the form of instant messaging or an online network that gives you the opportunity to connect with businesses<br />
and organizations to develop your career.<br />
Research online social networking tools and applications using your textbook, the Internet, and the Argosy University<br />
online library resources. Based on your research, do the following: Choose a tool for social networking that allows you<br />
to create a free account. The social networking tool should meet the following criteria: It is not a tool you have used<br />
before. It connects you with other people. It is open to the public. It does not promote offensive language or actions. It<br />
allows you to answer the questions for this assignment. Examples include, but are not limited to: Yahoo! Instant<br />
Messaging: This tool allows you to instantly type messages to other friends or colleagues who are on Yahoo!?s Instant<br />
Messaging. It also has a number of other features, including video messaging.http://www.yahoo.com Skype: Skype?s<br />
free services allow you to call other people on Skype and video-conference with them over the Internet. You can also<br />
use Skype to call international cell phones or landlines at a highly reduced rate or to instant message.<br />
http://www.skype.com Google Talk: This instant messenger is very similar to Yahoo!?s service.<br />
http://www.google.com/talk/ Facebook: This social networking tool allows you to network with friends, family, and<br />
acquaintances. You can send them updates and let them know what is going on in your world. It has an instant<br />
messaging service also.http://www.facebook.com Twitter: This tool allows you to follow a variety of people and track the<br />
little things they say. You can also send messages to others who might follow you on Twitter. http://twitter.com LinkedIn:<br />
This tool is designed to help you connect with professionals in your industry. You can update your profile so others in<br />
your industry can know how you are progressing in skills and knowledge.http://www.linkedin.com Instagram: This tool<br />
helps you modify (?filter?) and share photographs, usually taken with a mobile device. http://instagram.com/<br />
Foursquare: According to its home page, this tool is supposed to help you and your friends find great places and make<br />
the most of your visits.https://foursquare.com/ Research your chosen social media tool. Then, using scholarly<br />
evidence, answer the following questions: How can this social media tool be used in the workplace in a professional<br />
manner? Again, use search engines that will help you to answer this appropriately. How does this social media tool help<br />
you connect with friends or colleagues? Describe this with as much detail as possible. Look this up on the Internet if you<br />
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?<br />
Describe the experience of participating in this exercise. Paste a screenshot of the social media account you just<br />
created in your assignment paper. Follow these steps: Log into the social media website where you created an account.<br />
From the logged-in page, press and hold the Alt key on your keyboard and then press the Print Screen key on your<br />
keyboard. (On some keyboards the keys are Fn and Print Scrn.) Display your assignment paper document. Click the<br />
mouse button in the area where you want to paste the screenshot. Hold down the Ctrl key and then press the V key.<br />
This will paste an image of your social media screen into your paper. Change the size of your screen print to be<br />
approximately 3 by 4 inches. Click inside the graphic; this will put sizing squares around your graphic. Move the cursor<br />
to a corner of your graphic until your cursor changes to a diagonal arrow. Click and drag the cursor towards the center of<br />
the graphic so that the graphic gets smaller. When the screenshot is approximately 3 by 4 inches, release the mouse<br />
button. Write a two- to three-page paper in Word format (not counting title and reference page). Apply APA standards to<br />
citation of sources. Include an APA formatted title page and reference page. You may use this APA formatted template.<br />
Follow this link for more information about APA standards. Use the following file naming convention:<br />
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LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc.<br />
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