Chap 9: Social Networking TRUE/FALSE
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            Social networking Web sites are used strictly to  communicate with your friends, family members, and  colleagues.
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        False
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            There are over 3 billion Interent users.
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        False
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            Twitter text-based posts must be 140 characters or less.
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        True
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            Social networking Web sites are used almost exclusively for  nonbusiness purposes with almost no business applications
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        False
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            Brazil has the highest percentage of Internet consumers  visiting network and blog sites at just under 40 percent.
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        False
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            Social network advertising has at least two significant  advantages over more traditional advertising media such as  radio, TV, and newspapers: 1) creates an opportunity to  generate a conversation with ad viewers and 2) ads can be  accurately targeted to reach people with the desired  demographic characteristics.
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        True
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            There are many ethical issues associated with using social  network advertising to send messages to an individual's  network of friends.
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        True
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            Coca-Cola has been able to acquire and maintain a highly  popular Facebook fan page to promote its image and  brands.
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        True
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            The goal of viral marketing is to spread rumors and  innuendo about a rival's product that will hurt its image
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        False
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            Many hiring managers use social networking Web sites as a  source of information about candidates.
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        True
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            Unless organizations monitor social networks, their  customers are left to resolve their issues and questions on  their own, often in ways that are not ideal. (Circle the  correct answer.)
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        True
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            Creating a Web site or social networking profile with the  purpose of humiliating or threatening someone is a form of  cyberbullying.
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        True
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            Cyberstalking is the adult version of cyberbullying. (Circle  the correct answer.)
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        True
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            Facebook spent two years purging potential problem  members from its site, including over 90,000 registered sex  offenders.
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        False
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            Under no conditions can a Web site remove user submitted  content as this would be a violation of their right to freedom  of speech
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        ???
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            A visitor to a virtual world represents himself or herself  through an avatar
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        True
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            In some virtual worlds, an avatar can earn virtual world  money by performing some task in the virtual world and  convert their virtual world money into real world cash.
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        true
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            Some virtual world activities can cause real life anguish for  the human owners of the avatars involved but may or may  not rise to the level of real life crimes.
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        True??? page 352
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            A number of organizations are exploring the use of virtual  online worlds to improve teaching, learning, and creative  expression.
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        True
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            No organizations have yet figured a practical way to conduct  classes and meetings from within a virtual learning world.
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        False
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            A _______ creates an online community of Internet users that enables members  to break down barriers created by time, distance, and cultural differences.  (Circle the correct answer.) 337  a. Social networking shopping Web site  b. Internet portal  c. Social networking Web site  d. Chat room
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        c. Social networking Web site
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            Members of an online social networking Web site may use the site to interact  with _______. (Circle the correct answer.)  a. people whom they have designated as their "friends"  b. people they already know  c. people they want to develop some sort of relationship with  d. people they know and people who they would like to meet
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        b. people they already know
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            _______ is the most popular social network destination worldwide. (Circle the  correct answer.)  a. Twitter  b. LinkedIn  c. MySpace  d. Facebook
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        d. Facebook
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            ______ is a popular social network that is very popular in Brazil and India.  (Circle the correct answer.)  a. LinkedIn  b. Live Journal  c. Orkut  d. Tagged
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        c. Orkut
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            _______ involves the use of social networks to communicate and promote the  benefits of products and services. (Circle the correct answer.)  a. Social network shopping  b. Social network advertising  c. Viral marketing  d. Direct advertising
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        b. Social network advertising
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            The primary reason someone "friends" a brand on Facebook is to ______.  (Circle the correct answer.)  a. make additional friends  b. gain publicity  c. earn direct payments from the brand marketing people  d. to access exclusive deals or offers
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        d. to access exclusive deals or offers
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            7. _______ created its own social networking Web site, IdeaStorm, as a means for  its millions of customers around the world to talk about new products, services,  or improvements they would like. (Circle the correct answer.)  a. Apple  b. Dell  c. Hewlett Packard  d. IBM
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        b. Dell
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            ______ encourages individuals to pass along a marketing message to others,  thus creating the potential for exponential growth in the message's exposure and  influence. (Circle the correct answer.)  a. Word of mouth advertising  b. Viral marketing  c. A social network  d. Direct advertising
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        b. Viral marketing
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            Some organizations ask for a candidate's username and _______ so they can  log in as the candidate to Facebook or other social media networks. (Circle the  correct answer.)  a. bank account  b. date of birth  c. list of friends  d. password
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        d. password
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            Social shopping Web sites generate revenue through _______. (Circle the  correct answer.)  a. retailer advertising  b. sharing with retailers data about their members' like and dislikes  c. both retail advertising and sharing with retailers data about their members'  likes and dislikes  d. names and e-mail addresses of friends of shoppers
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        a. retailer advertising
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            As of April 2013, _______ states have enacted laws to curb cyberbullying by  calling on schools districts to develop policies regarding cyberbullying detection  and punishment. (Circle the correct answer.)  a. nearly all  b. 7  c. 16  d. no
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        c. 16
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            When school authorities do get involved in an effort to discipline students for  cyberbullying, they are sometimes sued for violating the student's right to free  speech, especially if the activity involved _______. (Circle the correct answer.)  a. minority students  b. students under the age of 13  c. occurred off school premises  d. both a student and a teacher
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        c. occurred off school premises
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            _______ is threatening behavior or unwanted advances directed at an adult  using the Internet or other forms of online and electronic communications.  (Circle the correct answer.)  a. Libel  b. Slander  c. Cyberbullying  d. Cyberstalking
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        d. Cyberstalking
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            The National Center for Victims of Crime offers this advice for cyberstalking  victims ______. (Circle the correct answer.)  a. destroy all evidence of any contact with the cyberstalker  b. meet in a public place with the cyberstalker to talk things out before  involving any law enforcement officers  c. do not consider getting law enforcement officers involved until the stalker  threatens violence  d. send the stalker a written notice that their contact is unwanted and that  further contact should cease
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        d. send the stalker a written notice that their contact is unwanted and that  further contact should cease
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            MySpace purged _______ sex offenders from its site over a period of two years.  (Circle the correct answer.)  a. 25,000  b. 65,000  c. 90,000  d. 113,500
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        c. 90,000
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            Most social networking Web sites have a terms of user agreement that states the  Web site has the right to _______. (Circle the correct answer.)  a. post messages about its users  b. delete material that violates the site's policies  c. edit spelling in material submitted by its users  d. charge users to view adult material
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        b. delete material that violates the site's policies
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            More than _______ of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute, making it  difficult to review all material submitted for posting. (Circle the correct answer.)  a. 8 hours  b. 24 hours  c. 48 hours  d. 100 hours
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        d. 100 hours
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            US Represenative ______ was forced to resign in 2011 after admitting he sent  sexually explicit photos of himself to several women using social networks  including Facebook and Twitter. (Circle the correct answer.)  a. John Boener  b. Barney Frank  c. Anthony Weiner  d. Ron Paul
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        c. Anthony Weiner
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            Avatars can earn virtual world money by _______. (Circle the correct answer.)    a. virtual world money laundering in the virtual world without their owners  b. performing some actual task in the real world  c. physically moving back and forth between the real and virtual worlds  d. performing tasks in the virtual world, or their owners can purchase virtual  world money for them using real world cash
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        d. performing tasks in the virtual world, or their owners can purchase virtual  world money for them using real world cash
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            Bad deeds done in a virtual online world can be mediated by _______, who can  take action according to the rules of the game and with consequences internal to  the game. (Circle the correct answer.)  a. real world law enforcement officers  b. other virtual world members  c. game administrators  d. virtually no one
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        c. game administrators
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            ____________________ is a business-oriented W eb site used for professional  networking; users create a network made up of people they know and trust in  business.
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        LinkedIN
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            An advantage of social network advertising is that advertisers can create an  opportunity to generate a conversation with ____________________ of the ad
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        viewers
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            An advantage of social network advertising is that ads can be targeted to reach  people with the desired _________________________ characteristics.
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        demographic
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            ____________________ advertising involves placing banner ads on a social  networking Web site.
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        Direct
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            Innovative companies are using a new marketing technique by creating a group  on a social networking Web site that interested users can join by becoming  ____________________.
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        fans
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            ____________________ marketing encourages individuals to pass along a  marketing message to others, thus creating the potential for exponential growth  in the message's exposure and influence.
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        Virals
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            ____________________ created what is recognized by many as the most  successful viral marketing campaign ever when it first launched its service in  1996.
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        Hotmail
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            Job candidates should review their presence on social networking sites and  ____________________ photos and postings that reveal them in a potentially  negative light.
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        remove
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            Social shopping Web sites combine two highly popular online activities -  ____________________ and social networking
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        shopping
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            ______________________________ has become so intense that minors have  committed suicide as a result.
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        Cyberbullying
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            Some schools have modified their discipline policy to reserve the right to punish  a student for actions taken off ___________________ ____________________  if they adversely affect the safety and well-being of a student while in school.
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        school premises
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            ______________________________ is threatening behavior or unwanted  advances directed at an adult using the Internet or other forms of online and  electronic communications
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        cyberstalking
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            The National Center for Victims of Crime recommends that when the  cyberstalker is known, victims should send the stalker a written notice that their  contact is ________________________ and that all further contact must cease.
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        unwanted
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            Most social networking Web sites have policies against uploading videos  depicting ____________________ or obscenity.
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        violence
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            User accounts that violate a Web site's terms of use agreement can be  ________________________. (Fill-in-the-blank.)
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        terminated
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            Quite often, it is only after other members of a social networking Web site  complain that ___________________________ material is taken down
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        obectionable
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            A(n) ____________________ ____________________ world is a shared  multimedia, computer-generated environment in which users, represented by  avatars, can act, communicate, create, retain ownership of what they create, and  exchange assets. (Fill-in-the-blank.)
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        online virtual
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            A(n) ____________________ in a virtual world is a character in the form of a  human, animal, or mythical creature.
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        avatar
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            Massively multiplayer online ____________________ ____________________  ____________________ provide a huge online world in which players take on  the role of a character and control that charcter's action.
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        role playing game
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            The New Media Consortium is an international consortium of hundreds of  organizations focused on exploring the use of new media and technologies to  improve teaching, learning, and __________________ ___________________.
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        creative expression
