Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday, and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Utilizing the readings from the text and your research, provide an in-depth analysis of 3 social media platforms and how businesses are utilizing them to reach new and existing customers. Specific groups to be addressed are Generation X, Generation Y, Millennials, Baby Boomers, and 60+ market segments.

An example of a discussion idea is to research the trend toward mobility in social media and write a paper on how the different markets described in your Week 1 Individual Project use technology.

Note: Research is to be academic or professional in scope. Use of blogs, personal Web sites, corporate Web sites, wikis, or other social-media-related sources are not acceptable.

A minimum of 3 pages is required. Title and abstract pages do not count toward the page minimum. A minimum of 5 professional or academic references is required to support your paper and to provide additional discussion points.

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