Post on 10-Jan-2016
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Ian Perdue, Mohammad Khan, Shaikim Holman, Hannah Hahn, Kaelin Carreiro
• The Primary Impact of Increased and Growing Online Presence for Individuals and Society
Why Do We Care?
Most people now a days have a phone, tablet, computer etc. A phone is an accessory that most people have on them and cant “live without” because their whole life is on their phone which are linked to all their other devices.
Our Research Specialists
• Environmental
• Professional
• Social
• Physical
• Mental
Environmental Impact
Ian
Environmental Impact
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Professional Impact
Kaelin
Professionalism…
…In Social Media
• Behavior on the web v. Behavior in real life
• Employers’ beliefs about things posted on social media = NEGATIVE
• Companies fire based off of internet profiles
• Companies make decisions based on internet profiles
“Students felt that if members of the public were to view their social media sites, the reputation of pharmacy students would be compromised. These occurrences suggest that some healthcare students exhibit poor judgment regarding their use of social media.”
“Interestingly, students felt their online image represented who they are as a person but not as a professional. This may be because social media sites are not viewed as a professional venue but used for personal expression and correspondence.”
• Companies monitor online activity of employees.
• There is a lack of trust between IT and employees
• Worries about loss of confidentiality
Social ImpactShakim
Private areas
• Keeping things from the public
• Are you aware?
Physical ImpactMoe
Physical Impact
The Physical impact of social media on society and individuals
- Obesity
- Fattest Country
- Education
Obesity
Due to social media many people don’t have to leave their house thus making people less likely to be active and want to stay in.
Fattest Country
United States of America is considered the fattest country in world because of how easy it is to get decent food at a decent price that any social status can get their hands on no matter if your rich, mid-class, or poor.
Education
Since our technology has sky rocketed since the 2000’s many K-12 schools have implemented phones, tablets, and computers as part of their curriculum as its easier to teach their students.
Mental Health Impact
Hannah
Cyberbullying
Such fun
• People feel more depressed when they see other people “having fun” on social media
• http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2391738,00.asp