Midterm Exam Hum/176

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Appendix A

Midterm Exam

Answer each question below. Answers should be approximately 100 words per question.

1. What are the different forms of social media that exist today? Provide examples of different social media and their primary purposes.

To answer, there are many forms of social media available today. To name a few, Facebook and MySpace come to mind. These two famous media examples are used my millions daily to communicate, share personal and business information and to stay in touch with friends, family and business associates. These are only two but they are probably used more than any others. Facebook is the fastest growing social media outlet and many business also use this to promotes products and collects comments and praise from readers worldwide. There are others like DIGG and MetaCafe that also share the same kinds of information but are more direct and specified. Blogs are also a growing form of social media and are seen virtually everywhere on the internet promoting products and discussing almost every subject one can think of. Not leaving out YouTube, which shares videos of almost any product or subject sharing videos worldwide to an audience that logs in almost every single day. YouTube shares not only personal videos but has many business applications as well.

2. What are the greatest benefits of social media for individuals and society?

3. What are the greatest problems of social media for individuals and society?

4. How have modern social media sites affected commerce? Include positive and negative examples in your answer.

5. How has the Internet changed the way many Americans consume information? Explain the importance and value of the availability of information on the Internet.

6. How might you determine if information found online is trustworthy? Describe credibility issues with information found on the Internet.

7. In what ways have politicians used the Internet in campaigning and in...