Fashion bloggers force journalists to up their game. As London Fashion Week wows the front rows, the bloggers are in focus again. These style mavens are now a fixture of our fashion weeks. They have caught the imaginations of photographers – often bloggers themselves – and PRs. This new army of fashion writers is now an important conduit for ramping up a designer’s profile on the internet. And an army it is. The British Fashion Council, which organises London Fashion Week, has a separate category for accrediting bloggers for the event. This season it has had to limit the number of these blogs in the face of an estimated 3,000 people attempting to sign up. It’s easy to be snobby about fashion bloggers as untrained arbiters of style. Of course, there is a world of difference between enthusiastic teenagers publishing selfies with the caption, “I love this dress,” and the high-profile bloggers that are respected by the traditional fashion media.
These fashion enthusiasts have effectively democratised the catwalks. MP turns down work experience student for 'foul-mouthed' Twitter account. Comments (25) FOUL-MOUTHED Twitter rants blew one 16-year-old's chance of getting work experience. The Gloucester teenager had applied for work experience at city MP Richard Graham's College Street office. But when Mr Graham saw the boy's Twitter account, he refused him the opportunity and wrote to him personally to tell him to watch what he says on the internet. In one of the Tweets he said: "Don't this ******* school realise I don't want to do work experience.
" Mr Graham, who doesn't use Twitter himself, said to the boy in the letter: "I am normally always happy to give students a chance to spend some time in my office. "Since I became an MP, about 30 young people have done work experience with my office. "But on this occasion, I'm sorry but I am turning down your request because although your letter and CV were acceptable, your attitude to your school and life in general on Twitter is inappropriate. "I encourage you to take a different approach over the next year. " 91% Of Employers Use Twitter, Facebook And LinkedIn To Screen Job Applicants [INFOGRAPHIC] Report: College graduates need more career preparation. Jen Selter Interview - Fitness Models and the Butt Shot Trend. Photo: Instagram A picture is worth a thousand words, and a shot of Jen Selter's yoga-pantsed derriere is worth four to five thousand new followers.
That's how many fans Instagram's fitness-selfie mega-star says she gains each time she posts a butt shot. Her audience continues to grow exponentially — at the time this was posted, she had 1.3 million followers. Any image in her feed easily earns over 70,000 likes. To put this into perspective, she has more followers than @mindykaling, @rachelzoe or @msleamichele combined.
Related: Steal Fitness Model Secrets She’s not a singular phenomenon: fitness fanatics and semi-anonymous physique models (almost always women) are as integral to Instagram as shots of toes, sunsets, and brunches served on tables made of reclaimed wood. Selter says that she, too, is in it for the inspiration, and her rear is just an end to that end.
Related: 11 Models Reveal Their Fitness and Beauty Secrets Still, “It’s so crazy. Photo: Tumblr “I’m mysterious. What is social media? Here are 34 definitions... Earlier today I was once again asked to wrap a neat definition around social media. It seems increasingly hard to do this without sounding like a bit of a tool. I said something along the lines of: “It’s about participation, which can happen on your site and elsewhere. It boosts engagement and as such you must learn to love it.” Thankfully I avoided phrases like ‘new paradigm’ and ‘leveraging user-generated synergies’, but still, I wasn’t entirely happy with my framework. I didn’t talk about media, as such, nor the types of media, but distilled it into interaction and engagement. I'm not sure that's much of a definition, for the average journalist or newcomer.
I want a stickier, more memorable definition. Social media defined “Social media are primarily Internet-based tools for sharing and discussing information among human beings.” - Wikipedia “A category of sites that is based on user participation and user-generated content. Other useful pointers The Twittersphere speaketh! Social Media | Just another WordPress.com site. The History and Evolution of Social Media.
Social media has become an integral part of modern society. There are general social networks with user bases larger than the population of most countries. There are niche sites for virtually every special interest out there. There are sites to share photos, videos, status updates, sites for meeting new people and sites to connect with old friends. It seems there are social solutions to just about every need. In this article, we’ll review the history and evolution of social media from its humble beginnings to the present day. Precursors to Social Media Usernets Usenet systems were first conceived of in 1979 by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis. Usenets have no centralized server or dedicated administrator, setting them apart from most BBSs and forums. Group sites such as Google Groups and Yahoo! BBSs (Bulletin Board Systems) The first BBSs came online in the late 70s. While there were legitimate BBSs, most were at least somewhat involved in illicit, illegal, or other shady practices.
Online Services. Sociology of Social Networking. I was deep in thought yesterday, when I fell into one of those “the lights are on but no one is home,” trance-like states. The kind of intense reflection that makes the people around you wonder if you were abducted by an alien or something. As my stream of consciousness took over, a myriad of memories, to-do lists, worries, jokes, friends I need to catch up with, and who knows what else flashed through my mind. For a millisecond, my thoughts wandered to the declaration that I truly enjoy the whole social networking thing. Being connected with so many impressive industry leaders makes me feel like I have been transported to some top secret facility, where I am the proverbial fly on the wall in this grand conference room, happily eavesdropping on some of the most forward-thinking, inspiring conversations around. And from a purely casual friendship level, I appreciate how I can quickly keep my finger on the pulse of what is going on with my friends and family.
My point? What’s your take? Growing Up Too Fast: How Social Media Has Affected the Younger Generation (with images, tweets) · harperlee24. These advertisements most often go uncared for in the adult population of Facebook users. However amongst the 943 million users on Facebook, there are about 5.6 million users who are under the age of 13--the age restriction set forth for most social networking sites, including Facebook. Children lie when asked their age during the preliminary set-ups of their accounts, or in some cases they are given permission by their parents to lie, so that they feel included in the digital world everyone else is living in.
(Huffington Post) In a story done by the New York Times, co-authors Matt Richtel and Miguel Helft mention why it's important to keep younger kids out of the way of Facebook and all that surrounds it. "...it sets children loose in a digital world they may not be prepared for — exposing them to the real-life threats of inappropriate content, contact from strangers and the growing incidents of bullying by computer. " Social Media - How Fast is it Growing. Social media ‘growing up’ in UK. New research shows 2 in 5 Britons 'getting bored' with social media; public wants sites to do more Fresh research from YouGov’s Media Consulting team reveals that although uptake and usage of social media services remains very high among the British public, people are now demanding more from these kinds of services, while social media's potential as a marketing tool still has room for improvement. In fact, two in five (41%) of the UK online population claim to be getting bored of social media.
Facebook is still king Facebook is still the social media site with the highest percentage of active users*. Interestingly, moneysavingexpert.com, the expert consumer financial advice site, now has as many active users as Twitter. Take for example, Spotify; primarily a music service, which has recently bolted on social media functions (users have the ability to view their friends’ listening habits and share music via Facebook Connect).
Future outlook for social media sites Total sample size was 1,275. Social Media Has Grown Fast -- Here are the Numbers. Is social networking bad for our children? Why is Social Media so Popular? | Profits R Good. The use of social websites has grown tremendously over the last few years. Facebook has a larger population than any country! Twitter has exploded onto the scene with millions of users around the world. Why are these websites and others so popular? There are probably many reasons but here are some that I believe are the main ones. Easy to use Social media sites are usually very easy to use and do not require any advanced knowledge of the Internet or coding. Free to use Free sounds good to most people! Advanced knowledge With these websites you can usually find out something about a person before you connect with them.
Share You can share your thoughts on subjects, share music and videos. Make new friends Many years ago it was deemed good to have pen friends around the world. Specialist sites There are some sites that cater for specific interests and of course on facebook and Linkedin you can create groups where people with the same interests can discuss various subjects within that interest. Why Social Networking Sites are So Popular?
Share this article with your friends... Social Networking websites, over the past few years, have rapidly increased in popularity, so much that many are wondering why. If you have used a social networking website before, it is likely that you are already fully aware of their popularity and the reason for popularity. There is just something about these websites that draw in millions of Internet users. With a wide variety of different social networking websites available, there are a wide variety of different reasons for their popularity. Social networking websites are, for the most part, easy to use. Without social networking websites, you would have to connect with Internet users, often in chat rooms, and learn about their interests before deciding if you would like to consider them your “buddy.”
Another one of the many reasons why social networking sites are popular is because many are free to use. Despite being free to use, many websites require that you register with them. 7 Reasons Social Media Is Bad for Marketing. Why is Social Media so popular? | Resorts and Lodges Business Blog. Last week I took a short road trip with my family to see my younger brother graduate from college. Three generations were among our group: two from the “Silent Generation” (1925-1945), two from the “Baby Boomers” (1946-1964), and two from “Generation Y” (1980- 2000). While driving, many topics came up and one was “Facebook” and updating a “status.’” Both of my grandmothers (from the Silent Generation) asked the question – “Why does everyone need to know where I am or what I am doing?”
I, being an older “Generation Y”, could say nothing to convince them that updating my status on Facebook was even remotely worth my time. The more and more I thought about this, why do I spend my time updating my “status” – putting up links to cool things on my Facebook profile? Why do I spend time on Facebook – perusing my “Homepage” and clicking on the links of those who post cool things – businesses and people alike? Well the answer is simple. So “why update my status”? Social media can be a lonely thing. Social Media - A Good Thing or a Bad Thing? Social media is a good thing or a bad thing? That is the most frequently asked question today. Well, there are always two sides of everything; it depends on your perspective on how you perceive it.
The same goes for social media, most people admire it as a revolutionary invention and some seem to take it as a negative impact on the society. We have complied some of the positive and negative opinions people express for social networks: Positive Effects: -Friends and Relations: Social networks started as a place to connect with your friends in an easy an convenient way. -Reducing Communication Barriers: With social networks we are able to communicate our thoughts and perceptions over different topics with a large number of audiences, and raise our voice.
-Opportunities for Businesses: Social networks have become a crucial part of many of us. Negative Effects: -Leads to Addiction: Many studies have shown that the extensive use of social media can actually cause addiction to the users. Conclusion: Social networking: Failure to connect. T he first time I joined Facebook, I had to quit again immediately.
It was my first week of university. I was alone, along with thousands of other students, in a sea of club nights and quizzes and tedious conversations about other people's A-levels. This was back when the site was exclusively for students. I had been told, in no uncertain terms, that joining was mandatory. Users of Facebook will know the site has one immutable feature. Five years ago, on probably the loneliest week of my life, my newly created Facebook page looked me square in the eye and announced: "You have 0 friends. " Facebook is not a good place for a lonely person, and not just because of how precisely it quantifies your isolation. The pressures put on teenagers by sites such as Facebook are well-known. This is not just a teenage problem.
In a YouGov poll published by Samaritans last December, 21% of young people aged 18-24 identified loneliness as one of their major concerns. Social media can be a lonely thing.