Author Archives: socialmediamatriz

Since the beginning of times, humans have lived together, have shared resources, have hunted together and have communicated between them. One can say that mankind has always lived in a society, and, as in every environment, an individual plays a part and has a purpose, that´s what we call, today, “having a job”. Social mediaContinue a ler “Social Media interferences on work prospects”

The world is always evolving and with it humankind progresses as well. Newer technologies are replacing older ones and with that transition, older jobs are being replaced with ones that facilitate the implementation of the recently developed careers. The concept of this cloud-based social networks isn´t indifferent to this progression, and social media are creatingContinue a ler “Creation & Destruction”

Social media can be used to help our society evolve, however in the wrong hands they can be a nightmare for many people. Scams, fake accounts or bullying are unfortunately current nowadays. Who has never received a fake email saying that you have won some prize, that your order “FedEx or UPS” is stuck somewhere,Continue a ler “Dangers & Surveillance”

Social media are powerful tools that can help to promote, develop, and spread good ideas and start new projects. I’m a volunteer in a non-profit association “Fruta Feia”, an association that fights against food waste and helps local farmers by distributing their fruits and vegetables. Some have flaws or don’t have the expected aesthetic appearance,Continue a ler “Social Media´s role promoting soliadarity”

The development of technology and its influence on people, started changing aspects in society, including people’s ways of establishing relationships – romantic or not. With this development something called online dating started to appear. According to the Oxford Dictionary, Online Dating or Internet Dating is based on «using the Internet to arrange to meet someoneContinue a ler “Online Dating”

According to the Oxford Dictionary, Distance Learning is «a system of education in which people study at home with help of special Internet sites and television and radio programmes, and send or email work to their teachers», but it doesn’t have to be strictly like that. In fact, there are various types of distance learning.Continue a ler “Distance Learning”