BalMcN- Social Media Midterm
All of the following are goody ways to keep up with the latest post on blog except
visiting the blog every few days
In order to add people from your contacts list on Facebook, you must first
Type in your username and password for each account
A wiki can contribute to an academic paper in all of the following ways except
acting as a primary source
U1. Who was the first president to use social media as part of his campaign strategy?
Barack Obama
In order to ensure that you are not inadvertently sharing personal information with strangers on social media sites, you should check your
privacy settings
Updating your status on Facebook allows you to share what's on your mind with
your entire friends list
the only people you should share your social media account passwords with are
your parents
to collaborate on a project using Pinterest, students can
Add a Pinner to the board
Who can join Facebook Groups for Schools
Anyone with a school or university email address
What type of businesses is likely to find LinkedIn especially useful?
B2B businesses
how can one create an online professional network using facebook?
By friending others in a particular industry
What's the best way to find information about a certain topic on Twitter?
By searching hashtags
U1. Which of the following has not been attributed, at least in part, to social media?
Drug addiction
True or False: Approximately 80% of small businesses have a Facebook page
False
True or False: Google+ is the fastest website to grow to ten million members in Internet history.
False
U1. True or False: A post on Twitter can be as long as you want it to be.
False; it can be no more than 14o characters
It's safe to post a photo on your blog as long as the photo is
Free of any details that could reveal your identity
Initially linkedIn was compared to
Friendster
U1. The first widespread social media platform was:
Friendster
U1. Which social media platform allows you to create circles of contacts?
Google+
an academic or professional blog would be especially useful in which of the following fields?
Information technology
Today, Facebook is used primarily for
Interpersonal communication
Once you complete your profile on LinkedIn the next step is to
Invite people you know to connect with you on LinkedIn
Instagram allows you to share photos via all of the following social media platforms except
U1. Which social media platform is considered the business version of Facebook?
Pinterest drives more traffic to websites than
LinkedIn, Google+, and YouTube combined
How long did it take LinkedIn to reach 1 million?
One year
Professionals can use Youtube for all the following purposes, except
Performing individual consultations
Facebook users between the ages of 18 and 29 report using Facebook for what primary reason?
Personal use
How do you share someone else's tweet with your own twitter followers?
Retweet it
Before you create your first post on Wordpress, you must
Select a theme
U1. Social media allows businesses to use which proven marketing principle?
Social Proof
When Mark Zuckerberg announced the new Facebook timeline, he referred to it as
The Story of your life
One of the most gratifying features of Facebook is
The ability for Friends to comment on your activity
True or False: The newsfeed didn't exist when Facebook was first launched
True
True or False: There is more video content uploaded on Youtube every month than television networks can produce in three years
True
True or False: What you post on facebook can compromise your ability to become employed
True
True or False: video was mostly a passive medium before the launch of Youtube
True
U1. True of False: Social media is a useful tool for job-seekers.
True
U1. True or False: Facebook is the most visited site in the world
True
U1. True or False: Many companies will accept a LinkedIn profile instead of a resume.
True
U1. True or False: Social networking is the most popular online activity.
True
what is the best way to find blogs related to an area of academic interest?
Use a search engine
Facebook was initially created as a
Way for college students to stay in touch
when compared to people you might follow on twitter, the people you add on facebook are more likely to be
classmates
A Boston university study revealed that mass facebook use stemmed from which two human needs?
the need to belong and the need for self-presentation
How do you find something specific on Pinterest?
use the search box
True or False: You can send a direct message to anyone on twitter, not just those who follow you
False
True or False: he majority of teens say that they wouldn't have a social life without text messaging.
False
Facebook users between the ages of 18 and 29 report using facebook for what primary reason?
Personal use
True or False: Facebook's friend suggestions are often inaccurate.
True
True or False: If you have a Gmail account, you automatically have a Google+ account.
True
Podcasts are a type of social media that is experienced primarily through
Listening
To use Instagram, you must have a
Smartphone
What percentage of Fortune 500 companies has an active Facebook page?
58%
By creating a complete LinkedIn profile, you increase your chances of receiving job opportunities by
40 times
When compared to a standard website, a blog is usually more
Dynamic
True or False: Most Facebook and Twitter users access the platform from their personal computers
False
True or False: Once you delete a blog post, no one will have access to the deleted content.
False
True or False: Pinterest has gained a reputation for being among the mot negative of social media platforms
False
True or False: Students ages 16 and over can create LinkedIn account
False
True or False: The facebook platform only allows you to update your status ten times a day
False
True or False: All of the Fortune 500 companies have a LinkedIn presence
True
True or False: Anyone with basic computer skills can manage a blog.
True
True or False: Direct messages are the only forms of communication on twitter.
True
True or False: Even though blogs and wikis can be considered social media outcasts, they are actually the best social media tools available for educational purposes.
True
True or False: Facebook was founded by Harvard a graduate
True
True or False: It's advisable to create both a personal and professional Twitter account.
True
True or False: LinkedIn allows professionals to make a name for themselves even before they graduate from college.
True
True or False: Many more people have Google+ accounts than actually use the platform.
True
True or False: Social networking is the most popular online activity
True
True or False: Teenagers are permitted to open Google+ accounts.
True
Pinterest os most similar to
Blogs were first called
Weblogs
What percentage of Facebook users say that they are addicted to playing games on the site?
19%
Approximately what percentage of people report getting their news primarily from social media sites?
28%
How many minutes per month do Google+ users report spending on the site?
3
Professionals can connect with prospective partners and employees in a more intimate way through
A LinkedIn personal profile
The most distinctive feature of Google+ is
Circles
what's the biggest threat social media possesses to businesses?
Damage to brand reputation
U1. Podcasts are a type of social media that is experienced primarily through:
Listening
Before adding suggested Friends to your Friends list, you should
Look at their profile picture Scrutinize their profile carefully Ensure that you know the person
Which is the most visual social media site?
Pintrest
A LinkedIn professional profile is similar to a real-world
Resume
Pinterest is most useful for
Retailers
which device has increased social media by the longest degree?
the smartphone
On what level has social media connected us to one another?
on a global level
How long did it take LinkedIn to reach 1 million users?
one year
Founder Mark Zuckerberg announced the new Facebook Timeline as
"the story of your life"
Pinterest is mostly about
Ideas
In order to send someone a public message on Twitter, you must first
Include their handle in the message
When it was first launched, Facebook was called
The Facebook
Before believing what you see on YouTube, you should always
fact-check the information
Approximately how many tweets are posted on Twitter each day?
175 million
U1. What percentage of Facebook users say that they are addicted to playing games on the site?
19%
U1. Approximately, what percentage of Smartphone owners in America uses their mobile devices to access social media platforms?
40%
As of 2012, Twitter has approximately how many members?
465 million
It's wise to set your profile setting on facebook so that which group of people can see your posts and photos?
Your friends only
Google+ hangouts is connected to what other social media site?
Youtube
U1. What age group is currently experiencing the most growth in terms of social media use?
55 and over
