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social media should be used to enlighten people, not mislead them.
Additionally, if the rumours have been floated on
social media, it can have a serious result for the concerned parties.
Professor Viner said: 'I think one of the conclusions is that
social media does not displace physical activities in boys in the same way that it does in girls, which may be one of the reasons for this difference that we see.'
On completion of the Programme, participants will be able to use public speaking and presentation skills effectively, develop creative content for use on
social media platforms, develop a
social media strategy aligned with the UAE's vision, understand the ethics and etiquette of
social media in order to represent UAE citizens, and gain the conceptual knowledge and practical skills required to analyse news and detect fake news.
In addition, the survey found that more than half of respondents (52 percent) planned to increase spending on
social media resources in 2019 while an additional 8 percent sought to significantly increase that budget.
People have connected and fallen in love on
social media; others have connected and gotten kidnapped and robbed.
To compare, only 38 percent used it in 2011.Danes (79 percent), Belgians (73 percent), Swedes and Brits (70 percent) were the most active users of
social media, such as Facebook and WhatsApp, in the past year.
Elaborating further, he said
social media gave the reader or viewer the platform to comment on what they saw or read, adding that through that, people were able to say what they believed in and make decisions on what was shared on the platform.
Courses for the two-day workshop are:
Social Media Marketing Plan;
Social Media Advertising (Facebook and Instagram Advertising); Retargeting;
Social Media Campaign; Community Management
He said while
social media is a free market of ideas,the tools are also freely available to everyone,including the "bad and malicious actors." "That's the reason you need to regulate (so) the bad or malicious actors do not have free reign of the internet.
Social media addiction and anxiety can especially impact younger users.
In collaboration with Dubai Press Club (DPC), American University in Dubai (AUD) launched an eight-month
social media influencers diploma programme to equip Netizens with technical skills that enhance digital content production.