Demarko R. Learning Journal

  From the start of college I have decided that I wanted to do something in the medical field. The specific path that I have chosen was Public health with a concentration in Healthcare Information technology. Due to me pursuing a career related to the medical field, I have decided to read the articles that corresponded to Healthcare. While reading the articles, I have noticed that Social media has a bigger impact than I have previously thought and has also struck upon me that I can somewhat relate to the things the articles have discussed. In the article “Can social media have a positive impact on global healthcare”Arnold (2018) explained that “M illennials have stopped going to doctors visits and seeking guidance on social media”. At first I paid no mind to this but after reading about it, I have come to realize that I am also guilty of this fact. The article continued to explain that “the main reason why Individuals would rather seek help on a blog rather than pay a visit to the...

Part 1:    This weeks reading has done a good job explaining how, if in the wrong hands, the internet and social media can be a powerful and dangerous resource. As explained in our textbook, "Social media communication" by Lipschultz, Jeremy Harris (2020), " Professor Gabrial Weinmann brought up a time where two Palestinians made videos. One with homemade explosives and the other explaining how to make a bomb" (p. 237).  Another instance that Lipschultz brought up in the reading was about how "Senator Joseph Lieberman Complained to google about the existence of YouTube videos posted by the terrorist groups, such as Al-Qaeda" (p.237). These exemplify how the freedom of social media and the internet have been misused and causes for ethical guidelines and laws. The United Kingdom have done a good job with trying to have guidelines and laws with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for prosecution of social media communication, which is an attempt at "bala...

      My past experience using Flickr before this weeks assignment was none. I have never used Flickr and I did not know much, if anything, about the app/website. I have never had a want or need to make a Flickr account, yet alone even go on it just to see what it had in store. I have an Instagram and to my previous knowledge, I thought Flickr was very similar to Instagram. The fact that I was ignorant to what Flickr had to offer and the difference between Instagram and Flickr led to the site not grabbing my attention. Throughout these past couple of days, learning and personally interacting with Flickr, I have see the huge difference between the two. Instagram is more of a social media through its use of pictures and videos. It is a place where your friends and family can interact with each other. Instagram is very similar to the goals of Flickr, but Instagram is more social media friendly, an app for anyone to use. The second I created a Flickr account for this assignme...