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Annotated Bibliography Yamil JuradoThe University of Texas at El PasoColumbia, C. (2011, August 24). 2011 national teen survey finds: Teens regularly using social networking sites likelier to smoke, drink, use drugs. CASA Columbia. Retrieved October 8, 2014, from . This website article talks about teens having a tremendous amount of time in their hands and throwing it away in social media. 2011 national teen survey finds those teens that use social media regularly are more likely to start using drugs. Teens from 12- to 17-year olds were interview and researchers found out that 70% of this teens use social networking in a typical day. Teens are more likely to start posting pictures of them using different kind of drugs just to fit in society. Casa Columbia is the national organization that is taking this survey among teenagers. This article has very important information about the how social networking sites are driving teenagers to engage in substance abuse.Duggan M., Smith A. (2014, January). Social media update 2013. Pew Research Center. Retrieved from . This website article talks about adults who now use social media and how it has become part of their life. The dominant social networking platform is Facebook, but recent research shows that adults are now diversifying onto other platforms. 73% of the adults who use social media now use a social networking site of some kinds. Although there are many social networking sites, users engage in Facebook and Instagram more than any other social networking site. Most users check in to them on a daily basis. This research was based on a survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, among a sample of 1,801 adults, age 18 and older. This article will help because it contains important information about adults who are constantly engaging in social media.Hajli, M. (2014). A study of the impact of social media on consumers. International Journal Of Market Research, 56(3), 387-404. doi:10.2501/IJMR-2014-025This scholarly article talks about how social media benefits society. Consumers use social media like online communities to interact with other users. They give and receive information that might be helpful for everyday life. The article also explains how social media facilitates the social interaction of the users. Large company use social media to attract people to get involved in the company. This article will help my research because it gives examples of how social media beneficiates society.Harris, J. K., Moreland-Russell, S., Tabak, R. G., Ruhr, L. R., & Maier, R. C. (2014). Communication about childhood obesity on twitter. American Journal Of Public Health, 104(7), e62-e69. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301860. Retrieved from scholarly article talks about the phenomenon of social network. With social media increasing by the minutes, there are many ways that people can learn about health issues and other helpful tips to keep a steady and healthy life. There are many methods in which one can find helpful information, among these are the hashtags, metadata embedded in posts, will help you find information about specific themes in a matter of seconds. This article has an extended amount of data that will help the research and can make the audience understand the importance of being up to date in every possible way. Mansbridge, P. How social media is affecting teens [Motion picture]. (2014). Canada. Retrieved from video talks about society being hindered by social media. Researchers in this video interviewed kids from different cities. Kids are mainly focused on being famous and are very self-conscious. The National, a Canadian news segment, researches about how the brain works when people tend to use social media in great periods of time. The video shows that kids are less empathetic to other because they are not using the parts of the brain they need to feel empathy for others. This video has a lot of information concerning different kinds of emotions people have and how the over use of technology can affect them.Noor Al-Deen, H. S.; Hendricks, J. A. (2011). Social media : Usage and impact. Retrieved from book talks about the benefits of social media. Social media helps students keep in touch and opens a wide range of student interaction. Through social media, students can help each other in a quicker way. Facebook is the world’s most popular social network. Through Facebook, students can create small groups to keep others updated in everyday events. Humans are essentially social which means that students learn from participating in a community; also participation always leads to learning. It will help students if they socialize and learn at the same time because they can retain much more information. This book benefits the research to teach others about how social media can help society in a positive way.Rideout, V. J., Foehr, U. G., & Roberts, D. F. (2011). Generation M2: Media in the lives of 8 to 18 year olds. A Kaiser Family Foundation Study, January 2010. Retrieved from website article talks about teens using social network. Part 3 of this article talks about teens and social networking. Older teens are more likely to use social network for longer periods of time rather than younger teens. Teens who come from low-income families are more subjective to use social networking than those with wealthier families. Before, girls were more interested in social networking than boys, but today, it is the same amount of both genders that use social networking. The “new media”, which include iPods, social media and cellphones, are a dominant force in children’s lives. This particular article contains information of great value, which will help the research.Williams, R. (2009, November 29). Social media: Does it help or hinder productivity? Psychology Today. Retrieved from . This website article explains how social media hinders society. Research shows that social media, such as Facebook, will encourage young civilians to lower grades in school and pay less attention on what they are supposed to do. The article also explains that today’s society does not know how to separate work from play. Numerous brain science studies have determined that social media affects the emotions and effectiveness of today’s society. This article will help me because it has various points of view on the crisis that social media creates on today’s society. ................
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