Is Social Media Destroying Our Perception of Reality?

Recently, a Florida man confessed to killing his wife via Facebook and posted pictures of her corpse. This received comments and shared and even went viral by social media standards. This raises the question: With the commonality of death hoaxes and fake memes on social media distorting our perception of reality? This could in fact be subconscious, but we need to sift through what is real in our online lives, that are so closely connected to our real lives. Are we still able to separate the...

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From: Ron Placone

Related topics : media and social reality

Reality Crowdfunding TV - Social Media Week - Peter Weiss

Reality Crowd TV talks w/ Peter Weiss, a member of the team responsible for the Red Bull has wings Viral Marketing campaigns, talks about his thoughts on viral marketing and social networking. http://www.realitycrowdtv.com

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From: RealityCrowdTV

Related topics : social media and reality tv / social media viral marketing campaign / social media network marketing

Social Media & Marketing Strategy

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We'll get started on building your Marketing Machine™! In a brief, 30-minute discovery call, a Marketing Consultant reviews how you are currently using social media to market your business, your goals and how Reality Marketing™ shows you how to integrate social media with other marketing. This cohesive, no-fluff...

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From: Square2Marketing

Related topics : social media marketing strategy steps / social media network marketing / marketing through social media / social media social media

Social media addiction: Today's reality

With the emergence of internet, its constant use has led to increased dependency on it. As a result, psychological upheaval and technological stress have overshadowed human relationships. In 'Reality Disconnected', we explore the lesser known phenomenon of ‘social media addiction’.

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From: DD News

Related topics : internet social media addiction / social media today

Social Media is Not Reality - It Is a Highlight Reel

If you only ever knew the extremities of experience you would get a distorted view of reality.

Social media does this to us - it emphasises the best and worst of our friends lives. Because of this, we get a distorted picture of reality.

When we then look at our life, we may get a feeling of mundaneness or flatness as our lives by comparison are not as exciting - we are living through the all drudgery prior to the highlight reel that we then place on our social media.

Be aware that what you...

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From: Zac Phillips

Related topics : media and social reality

Working 4 You: Reality check about teens and social media

All parents know our teens and tweens spend a lot of their time on social media. But, new research shows teenagers spend more time than most could imagine, checking their social media accounts; on average, up to 25 times a day! KXLY4's Melissa Luck reports.

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From: KXLY

Related topics : social media reality check / social media research / social media report

Reality of social media life hahaha

Check out this musical: inspired by @devin_ramirez

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From: Jerzey Schroeder

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The Future Of Social Media: Virtual Reality

Facebook, using Oculus, has a very bold future planned for social media. Although they haven't announced a specific timeline, the future is, in fact, coming very soon.

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From: Futurism

Related topics : social media and virtual reality

Virtual reality as a social media platform?

A picture of Mark Zuckerberg walking by people wearing virtual reality headsets has gone viral. People are wondering how he will incorporate the new technology with social media. With more, CNET Senior Editor Jeff Bakalar joins CBSN.

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From: CBSN

Related topics : social media and virtual reality / social media platforms

Augmented Reality Explained by John C. Havens, SVP, Social Media @ Porter Novelli (@ NYC)

John C. Havens explains how augmented reality is currently used and how it's revolutionizing how we use our mobile phones. John is the SVP, Social Media at Porter Novelli and author of Tactical Transparency. Recorded on September 15, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder @ BDI (Business Development Institute): Social Media Convergence & The Enterprise Case Studies & Roundtables @ College of New York - NYC.

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From: Anllelic Lozada

Related topics : social media and augmented reality / business using social media