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ISSUES
The Information Age has significantly improved
daily lives.
The Internet has benefitted society.
Online communities are better than real
communities.
BUSINESS
easy promotion of products
understanding customers through crowdsourcing
rise of transparency and challenge of institutionalizing trust
mass markets are disrupted (no more middle men due to
direct buying sites)
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SOME IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIETY
Easily meet people and share ideas
beyond geographical boundaries
Brings together like-minded people
(networking groups)
Invasion of privacy due to
published personal information
(photos)
Addiction to social networking
sites