Facebook and Twiter

For this written assignment, you are to analyze the phenomenon of Facebook and Twitter, and discuss in what ways social media works as a globalizing force. You should explain what the positive and negative cultural implications social media like these have, and give examples.

This paper should be 2 pages, in APA style, utilizing the college’s library resources. One scholarly article as a minimum should be included in your essay.

I think you can use maybe this references if they fit the subject.

Epstein, D., Nisbet, E. C., & Gillespie, T. (2011). Who’s Responsible for the Digital Divide? Public Perceptions and Policy Implications. Information Society, 27(2), 92-104.

Freeman, B., Klapczynski, J, Wood, E. (2012, April 02). Radio and Facebook: The relationship between broadcast and social media software in the U.S., Germany, and Singapore. First Monday, Volume 17, Number 4

Kilkenny, A. (2012, April 09). Occupy’s plans to take down Bank of America. The Nation.

LaMonica, M. (2012, April 13). Pew: Smartphones narrow digital divide. CNET.

McLuhan, M. (2003). Understanding media: The extensions of man. Gingko Press.

Morozov, E. (2011, March 07). Facebook and Twitter are just places revolutionaries go. The Guardian.

VALCANIS, T. (2011). AN IPHONE IN EVERY HAND: MEDIA ECOLOGY, COMMUNICATION STRUCTURES, AND THE GLOBAL VILLAGE. ETC: A Review Of General Semantics, 68(1), 33-45.