Blog Posting #1
Social media keeps changing through the years and technology is constantly advancing. Thinking back to even the last ten years, there has been a tremendous transition in social media and technology. Social Media is a great way to communicate with your friends and family. One great technological advance that will be around for a very long time is the Internet is the greatest search engine ever created, you can research anything like news, weather, almost any topic you can think of you may find on the Internet (Social Media, 2010). I believe that some forms of social media will be around for decades while others may only stick around a few months.
After the Industrial Revolution social media kept on advancing from then to now. The Industrial Revolution which started in the United Kingdom was a major turning point in human history (Industrial Revolution, 2010). Britain went from a largely rural, agrarian population to a country of industrialized towns, factories, mines and workshops. (Shirley Burchill, Nigel Hughes, Peter Price and Keith Woodall, 2010). I could not pick one fad in particular that has been the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution but I do have a few opinions. Three of the largest fads since the Industrial Revolution would have to be either Facebook, Google, or YouTube.
Even though Facebook is a fairly new website it absolutely exploded with users within the first year, almost everybody I know uses it to communicate with friends and family. It’s a great way to communicate with people all over the world, it’s much cheaper than calling long distance and it is much quicker than writing an old fashioned letter. You can not only speak to people, there are also lots of games you can play on Facebook. Google is my most personal favorite search engine; there is so much information that can be found on Google. Almost any subject you can think of, if you type into the search bar and any website on the Internet will show up allowing you to access it. You can also search pictures, videos, maps, articles, books and they even have a language translator. YouTube is another newer site that has exploded into the media, anybody can view or post video’s on YouTube expressing their opinion, catching hilarious candids or anything else people want to post. It’s a great way to express opinions and get your point across to anybody willing to listen. Social Media will keep on expanding throughout time; we will just have to see what we are in for next.
References:
Wikimedia Foundation Inc, 2010. Social Media. Retrieved September 14, 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
Wikimedia Foundation Inc, 2010. Industrial Revolution, Retrieved September 14, 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
I would have to agree with you Kayla, social media is here to stay. But social media needs privacy boundaries, things posted aren't always correct or even appropriate to post on any social media tool. The only downfall I can find with social media is the privacy of everyone involved.
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