HUM 176 Midterm Exam

Appendix A

Midterm Exam

Answer each question below. Answers should be approximately 100 words per question.

1. What are the different forms of social media that exist today? Provide examples of different social media and their primary purposes.

Blogging is one form or social media, examples are Blogger and Word Press. Their primary purpose is to share information and views. Another source of social media is sites such as Facebook and Myspace. The main purpose if the sites is to keep in touch with family and friends, but they have expanded to include promotions and advertisements. There are social bookmarking sites like StumbleUpon and Digg for example, where people share favorite site/links. And there are social video sharing sites such as YouTube. If you were...