McKenzie Burke

Professor Barnes

ENG 1201

27 October 2019

Annotated Bibliography

Asfaha, Daegen. “Social Media Has Helped Us Stay Connected Around The World, But Its

Effects Are Not All Good.” The Odyssey Online, The Odyssey Online, 15 Oct. 2019,

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/social-media-pros-cons.

This article by Daegen Asfaha called “Social Media Has Helped Us Stay Connected

Around The World, But Its Effects Are Not All Good” posted on the odyssey online in October

2019 discusses the pros and cons of social media. It gives 5 pros and 5 cons and explains each

pro and con into depth. The writer’s purpose in this article is to compare and contrast the benefits

and non-benefits of social media. I believe the article is for everyone, but mainly targeting teens

because teens are mainly the people who are most active on social media. I think the author is

credible because they leave all their social media information and the website is authentic. I will

use this information mainly for my counter argument.

Ben. “Social Media: Does It Connect or Disconnect People in Real Life?” Perspective Ix,

Perspective Ix, 7 Nov. 2015, https://perspectiveix.com/blog/social-media-in-real-life.

This article is called “Social Media: Does It Connect or Disconnect People in Real Life?”

by Ben posted on Perspective Ix in November 2015. This article touches bases on a lot of the

aspects of social media. The article mainly focuses on how social media disconnects people in

real life and how times have really changed. I think the writer’s purpose was the get his opinion
out there based on what studies have shown. The audience for this article is intended for

everyone. The article is credible because he uses real life studies and results with diagrams, to

help back up his statements.

Durfy, Lauren. “23 Social Media Experts You Need to Follow.” PostBeyond, PostBeyond, 9

May 2019, https://www.postbeyond.com/blog/23-social-media-experts/.

This article, “23 Social Media Experts You Need to Follow” by Lauren Durfy on

PostBeyond posted in May of 2019 is a very useful source. This gives you information on social

media experts and who you need to follow to become more knowledgeable. The author wrote

this to make it easier for people to figure out the best social media experts and who to go to for

any questions. I think the target audience is for people whom are not educated on social media as

thoroughly as they want to be. The article is credible because all the experts named are actual

social media experts and the author posted on an authentic site.

FaithTech. “Does Social Media Connect or Disconnect Us?” Medium, The FaithTech Institute,

28 Jan. 2019, https://medium.com/faithtech/does-social-media-connect-or-disconnect-us-

8aa232a5be07.

“Does Social Media Connect or Disconnect Us?” on FaithTech January 2019 is an article

that compares both sides to this argument very well. The author wrote this article to educate

people on how social media could be bad or good, even both. The target audience is for

everyone, but it could be more for teens since they are more social media active. I believe the

article is credible because they posted a great video to back up all the information given and the

site has great information on a lot of different topics.

“University Communications and Public Affairs.” Social Media 101 | University

Communications and Public Affairs, UC San

Diego,https://ucpa.ucsd.edu/resources/social/social-101/.

The article “University Communications and Public Affairs” on UC San Diego is a very

useful and credible source for my research topic. This article gives examples on how universities

are using social media to their advantage. I think the target audience for this article is students

enrolled in college because the website is a university. The article is credible because it is written

on a university’s website.

“Social Networking Sites: Does It Connect or Disconnect People?” ISAT U Miagao Campus |

ILOILO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY,http://www.sipc.edu.ph/social-

networking-sites-does-it-connect-or-disconnect-people/.

“Social Networking Sites: Does It Connect or Disconnect People?” on Iloilo Science And

Technology University is a credible source for my topic. It covers multiple topics of my research

question and gives a lot of sources to back all the information up. I think the target audience is

teens and young adults. The article is credible because it gives multiple references at the end of

the article.

GlennI, David, and David Glenn. “Importance of Staying Connected Through Social

Media.” Business 2 Community, https://www.business2community.com/social-

media/importance-staying-connected-social-media-0600521.

The article “Importance of Staying Connected Through Social Media” by David Glenn

posted on Business 2 Community gives good information regarding the benefits of social media.

The purpose of the article was to promote social media and educate others with the benefits of
using it. The target audience is everyone, I think the author wants everyone to know the

important of social media. This article and author is credible because he gives reliable

information about himself and other articles he wrote.