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According to the lecture, which characteristic below is NOT a defining feature of social media?

Beehive was an internal SNS used by IBM employees. Individual users can create profile pages that contained photos, corporate directory information, and a summary of content contributed by the individual. Research found that employees, through this feature, learned more about their co-workers (DiMicco et al, 2009). This is an outcome of which affordance of Beehive?

Research has shown that active use of social media (i.e., liking, commenting, posting) can increase one’s sense of agency, and thereby enhance well-being (Stavrositu & Sundar, 2012). This study was published in 2012. TikTok was released in 2016. Will the research findings still be relevant to TikTok?

According to social information processing theory, when Brian was cornered by Linda and could not retreat physically, which of the following is the most likely response in Brian’s speech?

In 2022, an app called Gas was launched and gained some popularity among young people. Gas only allowed users to send prewritten positive messages (e.g., compliments, encouragement) to each other. What types of social support does it facilitate with this feature?

Please confirm the following  I have successfully installed Google Chrome on my laptop/computer. I have added the Honorlock extension to my browser. I did not encounter a technical issue during the current test run.  

Do you understand that with Honorlock, you must take a quiz/exam on a laptop or computer?

Do you understand that with Proctorio, you must take a quiz/exam on a laptop or computer?

Check the four correct statements among the following:

Match the terms/phrases on the left to statements on the right