A brief history on the Internet and social media. A guide to using social media in everyday life and case study on how social media have affected our society.
2. A brief background
O 40 yrs ago – US Defense Dept. – ARPANET
O For Govt. & Scientific research purposes
O A method of communicating information
packets among many computers at the same
time
O Internetting > Internet
O Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) or Internet
Protocol (IP) – TCP/IP
O Connected through satellite, fibre optic
cables, computer & phone lines and systems
5. WHO OWNS THE
INTERNET?
NO ONE.
But some companies have access to control it and
charge fees for their services
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13. Write-Up Assignment: 25%
O Pair up: this is a group assignment
O You will receive the same score as your
partner(s)
O Every Saturday, one team will be responsible
to submit a short report on the activities of
the day
O Deadline for each week: Monday, 11:59 p.m.
to jasontham_arts@yahoo.com
O You will be notified when the article is put
onto 1st KL website
O You are then responsible to publicize the
story
14. How do you write?
Purpose
Audience
Content
Response/Action