ICT for Social Change

                                      ICT for Social Change

                  Through the years, ICT keeps on changing. Today, ICT is used to 

                  promote Social Change. ICT can make an impact to people by being able to address a certain social issue in the hope that people would make a stand against the issue and provide solutions to it. Some of the examples wherein ICT is used as an instrument for Social Change are to address gender inequality and for the innovation of social entrepreneurs.

       

According to Women's Learning Partnership (WLP), ICT can sustain or deepen the power imbalance between men and women, rich and poor, the North and South. WLP utilizes the use of ICT to diminish the marginalization and isolation of women. They aimed to harness ICT for women empowerment, and for collective and advocacy purposes.

(Source: http://www.learningpartnership.org/ict-change)

In the case of social entrepreneurs, the use of ICT, according to Ashoka Innovators for the Public (https://www.ashoka.org/story/new-report-technology-drives-change), for the sake of ICT itself is meaningless and a waste of resources. They utilize the use of ICT by means of putting it into context, and through several trainings for the social entrepreneurs, which is further explained through the book Social Innovation Mapping: Social Entrepreneurs Changing Lives Through ICT.  The book mentions several principles that were produced from the work of social entrepreneurs that aims to make a change through entrepreneurship by means of ICT. Check out http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ict/online-resources/databases/ict-in-education-database/item/article/social-innovation-mapping-social-entrepreneurs-changing-lives-through-ict-report/ for more information.

                  Gender Inequality and Entrepreneurship are some of the issues/concerns of

                  the society wherein ICT is utilized. Truly, ICT can help in addressing these issues in the society because not only it provides opportunities for people, but it also provides solutions to several issues in the society.

Social Networking Sites

This post would be focusing on the definition of Social Networking, and the top 2 among the Social Networking Sites used, with its networking features, profiles, search, and security. Without further ado, let's define what Social Networking Site is and its characteristics.

Social Networking Sites

According from Investopedia, Social Networking is the use of internet-based social media to make connections with friends, family, classmates, customers, and clients. It can be done for social purposes, business purposes, or both. Also, it groups individuals by interests, hometowns, employers, schools, and other commonalities.

According from Small Business TRENDS, Social Media is an instrument in the modern world that can minds, catch more business, increase sales, or build and shape a brand or business. Over the years, it's proven to be an effective platform for marketing.

The Top 2 Social Networking Sites used:
The top 2 Social Networking Sites in which has the most number of users, the most interesting for people in this modern time are:

1. Facebook                                      

According from Small Business TRENDS, it is considered as the most biggest Social Networking Site with the most number of users worldwide. There are millions of both small or medium businesses who advertise here, and that larger companies are, given an estimation, spending as much as 100 Million Dollars on advertising per year.

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2. Twitter

According from Small Business TRENDS, it is loved by people for spreading the word via tweets wherein it has revolutionized Social Media. It is considered as the 2nd from the ranking of Social Networking Sites used considering that approximately 81 percent of Twitter's advertising revenue comes from mobile and there is a 200 Thousand Dollars estimated cost for a 24-hour promoted trend on Twitter.

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To conclude the discussion, there are two points that I would want to elaborate:
1. Social Networking truly is an instrument for communication, relations, globalization, businessm and many more in the modern world.
2. Social Networking Sites surely are considered to be involved in people's everyday living, in all aspects like for instance, business, interpersonal relationships, etc.


Sources Used:
- Investopedia. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/social-networking.asp

- Sareah, F. (2015, July 26). Small Business TRENDS. Retrieved from http://smallbiztrends.com/2015/07/social-media-sites-statistics.html

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