BalMcN- Social Media Midterm

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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

LinkedIn

U1. Which social media platform is considered the business version of Facebook?

LinkedIn

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

Twitter

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


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