With Respect to the Impact of User Participation of the Internet

question 25

Multiple Choice

With respect to the impact of user participation of the Internet, which of the following statements about social media best characterizes the current situation?

• A) Although social media are growing at a fast pace, they have not yet had an impact on the extent of user creativity.
• B) Corporations and governments still account for the overwhelming majority of content on the Internet, and there is no sign that this will change in the predictable future.
• C) Social media have grown to such an extent that individual users are making independent creative contributions to Internet growth.
• D) Social media growth has already been taken over by corporations and is used almost exclusively for marketing and promotions.

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