- CyberConnect, Inc., is an Internet service provider (ISP). Pepper is a CyberConnect subscriber. Market Reach, Inc., is an online advertising company. Using sophisticated software, Market Reach directs its ads to those users most likely to be interested in a particular product. When Pepper receives one of the ads, she objects to the content. Further, she claims that CyberConnect should pay damages for “publishing” the ad. Is the ISP regarded as a publisher and therefore liable for the content of Market Reach’s ad? Why or why not?
- Identify the claim and warrant in this statement. Will the audience be likely to agree with your warrant, and if not, how might you revise the thesis?
This is my original thesis, Social media is robbing us of trust and comfort we once placed in one another, replacing the human fellowship, physical and emotional support we once drew from each other with virtual connection.
- Twitter: From Fad to New Communication Channel for Business
In what ways have social media and “real-time Web” changed how Internet users communicate? Have services like Twitter improved the way we exchange information?