Explain what “Like”ing someone’s post on Facebook (or other sites) means to you.

1. Explain what “Like”ing someone’s post on Facebook (or other sites) means to you.
2. Does knowing others “Like” what you “Like” influence you? Explain.
Use examples from the documentary to explain the terms “engagement,” “interaction,” “reach,” and “target”.
Explain the concept of “influencer.”
Explain how marketing Oreo along with a current issue helped the sale of Oreo.
A) How do companies use social media to advertise?
B) How are marketers using social media to build “brand trust”?
C) Is marketing to teens different from marketing to adults?
7. A) According to our textbook, what are the agents of socialization in our society?
B) Where do the marketers fit in? Are marketers and those who use the information they supply
similar to colonial powers?
C) Do they exploit teens or are they providing them with desired benefits
and services?
8. What is Corporate Sponsorship?
9. Are marketers being transparent or invisible when using technology as described in the documentary?
10. How is the Hunger Games plot like advertising using social media?
11. A) Do you personally make money or do you spend money on social media platforms?
B) Is this enterprise ethical? Why or Why Not?
12. A) Why are we using this documentary as part of our Culture and Socialization modules/sections?
B) What lessons/pitfalls are relevant here to social scientific (sociological) inquiry? .

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