Process Paper

Every day, people from around the world go on their computers or smart phones and go on a Social Media networking site. For a decade now, social media networking sites have been more popular than ever. This transformational development gave us the thought of doing our project on Social Media; it truly has changed our world. However, it took deep compromises to get here. After we negotiated the perfect topic we decided to explore history in the making. We chose the topic of Social Media and its impact today and its role in shaping the history of communication. We used three primary research tools. First, research on the internet, second was direct interviews, and third were famous quotes from the social media world. Research on the internet, logically, became the chief source of information gathering. Books in the school library served only as a reference point to historical communication methods. We also conducted interviews from average people who use social media. These interviews provided a wealth of insight along with fascinating perspectives on their use of social media. The sources that were most useful were mainly the ones on the internet, when we typed in A Brief History of and then whatever we were searching, It showed us a timeline of what we were looking for and showed how the Social Media world had changed. The biggest challenge we faced was that in the beginning of our project, it was hard to find helpful or credible sources. However, we soon identified sources of information that we could use by reading through the sentence or two it says under the website. We decided to do a website for our project because we both have had experience with making websites before. The steps we took were, research, designing the website, and putting both together. Designing the website was easy all we had to do was create a set up and put pictures on it, putting both of the research and the designing together was a bit harder, we had to organize the research and then put it in the website. We put paragraphs on each page of good facts and things that proved that social media has changed future events. The most enjoyable part of the project was definitely putting the website together as well as choosing our topic.

Our thesis makes clear how Social Media has changed future events through communication. Our project relates to the History Day theme of how something can be a turning point in history because before Social Media, people could only communicate through mail, the telephone, the radio and the television. Social Media was a turning point in history, because now everyone could talk to people almost wherever they are. Also, everyone is able to update people on their whereabouts wherever they are. It opened up the doors for everyone to communicate with anyone else in the world, at any place, any time. We believe that Social Media will continue to impact our lives through communication.

Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources
Books
Heppermann, Christine. Twitter: the company and its founders. Minneapolis, Minnesota: ABDO Publishing Company, 2013. Print Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams created a social website where people could update other people on what they are doing. This is very important to our website because it helped us know the background of Twitter and its creation.

Images
Bitely, Adam. Twitter suspends Free Market Americas account; Thousands of freedom fighters stand up to suspension! April 24, 2012. Image found at: <http://netrightdaily.com/2012/04/twitter-suspends-account-of-free-market-america/> The Twitter icon is a really popular icon. This is important to our website because it shows people the really popular and amazing icon Twitter has.

HOW TO: make a collage using photos from Instagram. (Photographer unknown). April 13, 2012. Image found at: <http://www.shapecollage.com/blog/how-to-make-a-collageloupe-v-instagram> The Instagram icon is a really popular icon. This is important to our website because it shows people the really popular and amazing icon Instagram has. Zibreg, Christian. YouTube app goes iPad, adds AirPlay, iPhone 5 support. December 4, 2012. Image found at: <http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/12/04/YouTube-1-1-04136-for-ios/> The YouTube icon is a really popular icon. This is important to our website because it shows people the really popular and amazing icon YouTube has.

Facebook Icon Pictures. (photographer unknown). January 4, 2013. Image found at: <http://www.hdwallpapersarena.com/facebook-icon-pictures.html> The Facebook icon is a really popular icon. This is important to our website because it shows people the really popular and amazing icon Facebook has. Facebook. (photographer unknown). (date unknown). Image found at: <http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.katana> The Facebook logo is the standing out logo of Facebook. This is important to our website because it shows people the importance of the logo Facebook made. Muenyi, Wenceslaus. Twitter working on Instagram-like photo filters. November 6, 2012. Image found at: <http://www.androidauthority.com/twitter-photo-filters-instagram128833/> This Twitter logo is a picture of Twitters logo with the background of the earth. This is

important to our website because it shows the impact Twitter makes on the earth. Maine, Alyssa. With a Billion Dollars, Why Cant Instagram Make a Better Site?. August 30, 2012. Image found at: <http://blog.compete.com/2012/08/30/with-a-billiondollars-why-cant-instagram-make-a-better-site/> The Instagram homepage is only a place where you can sign up or click on the link that says go to the App Store. This is important to our website because it shows people what the Instagram homepage is actually like. We are Defcon 1. (photographer unknown). (date unknown). Image found at: <http://defcon1freedomwar.webs.com> This YouTube logo has flames around it and has a really nice look to it. This is important to our website because it shows people the YouTube logo and now they know what it looks like. Facebook Wallpapers for Desktop. (photographer unknown). December 7, 2012. Image found at: <http://desktopbackgrounds1.com/facebook-wallpapers-for-desktop/> The Facebook logo is what some people see almost everyday. This is important to our website because it shows how important the Facebook logo is to many people.

Facebook vs. Google. (date unknown). (photographer unknown). Image found at: <http://www.wordstream.com/facebook-vs-google> The "like" button is symbol of Facebook that is how people recognize Facebook. This is important to our website because it shows people more information about Facebook and help them realize what the like button is. Instagram: Share Phone Photos with Friends, In the Moment. (photographer unknown). October 21, 2010. Image found at: <http://content.photojojo.com/reviews/instagram/>

Instagram's photos are really good and you can add cool effects to them. This is important to our website because it shows people a picture that is on Instagram, so they can get a taste of what Instagram is about. Eadicicco, Lisa. Microsoft says Google refuses YouTube app access to Windows Phone users. January 3rd, 2013. Image found at: <http://m.digitaltrends.com/mobile/microsoft-google-refuses-YouTube-app/> The YouTube homepage is a page full of the popular stuff on YouTube and has where you can search for videos. This is important to our website because it shows people what the YouTube homepage looks likes. Cottrell, Hazel. What is Social Media Recruitment?. June 4, 2012. Image found at: <http://hazellcottrell.com/2012/06/04/what-is-social-media-recruitment/> There are many types of social media that a lot of people use everyday. This is important to our website because it shows people how much social media there is and the importance of it. Social Media Guidelines. (photographer unknown). (date unknown). Image found at: <http://www.crsd.org/domain/2367> There are many types of social media that a lot of people use everyday. This is important to our website because it shows people how much social media there is and the how it impacts peoples daily lives. Jones, Orion. Can Employers Ask for Your Facebook Login? March 27, 2012. Image found at: <http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/can-employers-ask-for-your-facebook-login> The Facebook login page is how a lot of people recognize Facebook. This is important to our website because it shows people how you can connect and share with other people.

Caverly, Doug. Twitter Cofounder Moves To Repair Ties With Devs. November 18, 2010. Image found at: <http://www.devwebpro.com/category/twitter/>

Evan Williams wanted to take a different approach to social media so he came out with Twitter. This is important to our website because it shows people what one of the cofounders of Twitter looks like. Dunn, Jeff. Twitter Getting A Major Design Overhaul [Pictures]. December 8, 2011. Image found at: < http://edudemic.com/2011/12/twitter-new-design/> The tweet bird is how a lot of people recognize Twitter, it is the symbol of Twitter. This is important to our website because it shows people what the tweet logo looks like. YouTube Icons. (Photographer unknown). (Date unknown). Image found at: <http://www.neowin.net/news/instagram-style-photo-filters-coming-to-twitter> The YouTube icon a lot of people see everyday. This is important to our website because it shows people what the YouTube icon looks like. Facebook logo. (photographer unknown) April 30, 2012. Image found at: <http://blog.edisonnation.com/2012/05/national-inventors-month-giveaways-all-maylong/facebook-logo/>

The Facebook icon is something that people see when they enter the Facebook app. This is important to our website because it shows people what the Facebook icon looks like. Internet Articles
Phillips, Sarah, A Brief History of Facebook, the Gardian, <www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/jul/25/media.newmedia> Facebook has had a bunch of history over the years. This is important to our website because it helped us write history about Facebook. Basu, Kaustav, A Brief History of Instagram, Visual.ly, <www.visual.ly/brief-history-instagram>

Instagram may not have much of a history but it does have history. This is important to our website because it helped us write about the history of Instagram.

Yadav, Sid, Facebook-The Complete Biography, Mashable, <www.mashable.com/2006/08/25/facebook-profile/> Facebook has had a huge history and so many people like it. This is important to our website because it helped us write information about Facebook. Twitter, Mashable, <www.mashable.com/category/twitter/> Tweets are bits of information that you send out to people that follow you through Twitter. This is important to our website because it helped us write information of Twitter.

Picard, Andre, The History of Twitter, 140 characters at a time, The Globe and Mail, <www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/digital-culture/socail-web/the-history-of-twitter140-character-at-a-time/article573416/> Twitter has had a bunch of history over the years. This is important to our website because it helped us write the history of Twitter. Systrom, Kevin, Genesis of Instagram, <http://www.quora.com/Instagram/What-is-the-genesis-of-Instagram> Instagram took a long time to make and market. This is important to our website it helped us write about information of Instagram. Torentino, Mellisa, Instagram: The History and Evolution, <http://siliconangle.com/blog/2012/03/26/instagram-the-history-and-evolution> Instagram may have a small history but has changed our future by letting us communicate with pictures. This is important to our website because it helped us write history of

Instagram. Lidsley, David, The Brief But Impactful History of YouTube, Fast Company, <http://www.fastcompany.com/1514469/brief-impactful-history-YouTube> YouTube has many things happen to it each day and that creates history. There is so much history of YouTube. This is important to our website because it helped us write about the history of YouTube. Ovide, Shira, YouTubes History, The Wall Street Journal, <blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/04/06/YouTubes-history-googles-repeated-revamps/> YouTube has had a lot of history since it came out in 2005. This is important to our website because it helped us write about the history of YouTube.

Interviews
Hunt, Jarrett, January 22, 2013. Jarrett answers questions about his favorite social media site and its impact on his daily life. Jarrett answered questions on his view point of social media. This is important to our website because we wanted to know what people thought of social media.

Wilson, Andrea, January 22, 2013. Andrea answers questions about her favorite social media site and its impact on her daily life. Andrea answered questions on her view point of social media. This is important to our website because we wanted to know what people thought of social media.

Wilson, Josh, January 22, 2013. Josh answers questions about his favorite social media site and its impact on his daily life. Josh answered questions on his view point of social media. This is important to our website because we wanted to know what people thought of social media.

Wilson, Steve, January 22, 2013. Steve answers questions about his favorite social media site and its impact on his daily life. Steve answered questions on his view points of social media. This is important to our website because we wanted to know what people thought of social media.

Hunt, Kevin, January 22, 2013. Kevin answers questions from Jarrett and says a powerful statement. Kevin is the head of social media for General Mills and he told us a quote on social media. This is important to our website because it shows people a powerful quote that changes peoples thinking on social media.

Videos
Me at the zoo by: jawed on YouTube. April 23, 2005. Video found at:<http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw> This was the very first YouTube video every created and was recorded by one of the three founders of YouTube, Jawed Karim, he shows his visit to the elephants at the zoo. This is important to our website because it shows the very first YouTube video and people now think that they can upload their own videos.

Secondary Sources

Internet Articles
(Author Unknown),History of Facebook, <www.historyoffacebook.com> Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, has changed how everyone communicates in their daily lives. This is important to our website because it helps people understand how much Facebook has changed our daily lives through communication when it was invented. History Wired, History of the Telegraph, <http://www.historywired.si.edu/detail.cfm?ID=324> When the telegraph was invented it was the very first way to communicate really fast. This is important to our website because it helps people understand how important the telegraph was when it came out. Anthony Curtis, The Brief History of Social Media, <http://www.uncp.edu/home/acurtis/NewMedia/SocialMedia/SocialMediaHistory.html> A bunch of stuff has happened through social media. This is important to our website because it helped people know what happened through the years of social media. Oracle Think Quest, History of Cell Phones, <http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00047/historycell.htm> The cell phone was a huge thing when it first came out, people were now able to communicate any time anywhere. This is important to our website because it shows people how much of a big deal the cell phone is.

Bellis, Mary, The History of the Telephone, About.com Inventors, <http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone.htm>

Alexander Graham Bell independently created the telephone and let two people communicate in different places. This is important to our website because it shows people how important the telephone was and still is before social media. (author unknown), History of the United States Postal Systems, About.com Inventors, <http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmailus1.htm> U.S. Postal Service when it was invented was very popular because people could send a letter to a friend or a relative. This is important to our website because it shows how popular U.S. Postal Service was before social media. (author unknown), A Short History of Radio, http://transition.fcc.gov/omd/history/radio/documents/short_history.pdf The radio was going to be very successful when it was invented and today it is very successful. This is important to our website because it shows what was before social media like the radio.

Images
Why the U.S. Postal Service Is In Trouble (photographer unknown). September 27, 2010. Image found at: <http://flaglerlive.com/11733/post-office-troubles-faq/> U.S. Mail Service has been around a long time. This is important to our website because we wanted to show people what an old post office building looks like. Louise Brooks. (photographer unknown). (date unknown). Image found at: <http://connections-jazzage.wikispaces.com/Louise+Brooks> The very first radio was a hit when it came out. This is important to our website because it shows people what the first radio looks like. Telegraph. (photographer unknown). (date unknown). Image found at: <http://studentweb.maconstate.edu/michael.chitwood/ITEC2380/final/telegraph.htm> The telegraph was the fastest way to communicate when it came out. This is important

to our website because

The Evolution of Cell Phone Design Between 1983-2009. (photographer unknown). May 22, 2009. Image found at: <http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/theevolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/> The first cell phone was the first way to communicate any where any time when it came out. This is important to our website because it shows people what the first cell phone looked like. The first telephone. (photographer unknown). 1997. Image found at: <http://annamelanie.weebly.com/the-first-telephone.html> The first telephone was amazingly popular when it came out. This is important to our website because it shows people what the first telephone looked like. Granger, Lauren. Social Media Text. June 29, 2012. Image found at: <http://memeburn.com/2012/07/a-revolution-and-a-presidential-election-egypts-socialmedia-mania/digital-poster-on-a-social-media-theme-selective-focus-on-headline-text/> Social media is changing our world everyday. This is important to our website because it shows people the impact social media makes on peoples lives. Ortutay, Barbara. Instagram says users' photos won't appear in ads. December 18, 2012. Image found at: <http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/business_news Opaque_Instagram_ad_policy_change_riles_users.html?mobile=1&ic=1> The Instagram app is amazing on the iPhone. This is important to our website because it shows people how amazing Instagram looks on the iPhone.

Videos

DBAworldwide on YouTube. A Day in the Life of Social Media. September 22, 2010. Video found at: <http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=iReY3W9ZkLU> Social media has changed our future and our social lives. This is important to our website because it shows how much social media has changed our social lives. officialpsy on YouTube. Gangnam Style. July 15, 2012. Video found at: <http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0> Psy, a Korean pop star, wrote a song called Gangnam Style and made a music video that got really popular on YouTube. This is important to our website because it shows the first video to reach one billion views.

PhilGTV on YouTube. Social Media. July 19, 2010. Video found at: <http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=qDt_U0nagd8 Social media has changed a lot since the industrial revolution. It has changed how we communicate. This is important to our website because it shows people how much of a big deal social media actually is. ViaMind on YouTube. Social Media Explosion. July 26, 2011. Video found at: <http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=Otft5190tuA> Social media has grown so much over the past ten years. This is important to our website because it shows people how much social media has grown over many years.

Music
One Republic. If I Lose Myself - Single. January 8, 2013. Music found at: <https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/if-i-lose-myself-single/id588905899> This was important to our website because it was a great addition to our title page. It is a great addition because it is a popular song for people to listen to before they click Click to Enter.