What is your
perception of social media, do you think it is a fad or the biggest shift since
the Industrial Revolution?
Social Media has changed how people
exchanged ideas, messages and kept individuals informed and entertained. It is
amazing to think that there are so many individuals listed in facebook to rival
the population of an entire country, even getting into the top ten most
populated (Grady, 2010).
I think technology is here to stay and could only get better with time.
As compared
to traditional ways of disseminating information, like television, radio and
printed materials, social media has opened a whole new line up of choices in communicating
ideas in the form of written electronic word, photographs, video and music.
With the advent of the internet, anyone can now create, publish and post for
free with the world as your audience. And I think, social media is here to stay
just like the internet. There are several advantages with social media as
compared to traditional media (Hausman, 2012); It is a free
platform, a two-way conversation, informal language, an open system with active
participation from the viewers and creators.
Take
the book as an example. A reference book is a lot heavier as compared to an
ebook. These books are essentially the same in terms of content. Price wise,
the ebook is cheaper than the traditional physical book, plus, it’s light
weight, portable and words can be enlarged for reading comfort. Even newspapers and magazines can be seen in
electronic format. It will not be long when the time comes that everything will
be available electronically. Just recently, my teacher stated that references
might shift to ebooks because of this. Perhaps this is a good thing for the
environment; it is about time to save the trees.
In
conclusion, social media is not a fad. It has begun something spectacular that
could only evolve into something even more meaningful and enduring. Consider
the number of videos uploaded into youtube in 24 hours, or the amount of
photographs posted in Instagram, not to mention the tweets, profile updates and
the shared posts. This is a new kind of empowerment, one that we should be
mindful of. Remember, with great power comes great responsibility (Raimi , 2002).
References
Grady, J. (2010, September 2). Social Media Revolution
Socialnomics 2011 [Video File]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzZyUaQvpdc&feature=youtu.be
Hausman, A. (2012,
July 5). 16 Differences Between Traditional Media and Social Networking.
Retrieved from Mkt Maven:
https://www.hausmanmarketingletter.com/16-differences-between-social-media-and-traditional-media/
Raimi , S.
(Director). (2002). Spider-Man [Motion Picture].
I agree with what you have said here! Social Media is booming and will only continue to grow. There are several advantages, and I like the way how you can face time to someone half way around the world, essentially for free if you're connected to WIFI. I too think everything will go "paperless" which is good for the environment, but can also cause headache to people who are not tech-savvy or if someone is having technical difficulties I can see how that will pose a problem.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you in mentioning that social media has changed the way in which people exchange ideas and messages. Because of its easy accessibility persons can now share special moments in no time with their families and friends from anywhere around the world. with regards to newspapers being available electronically I agree with Emma as well that it may be quite difficult for those persons that are not tech savvy but for those individuals that are tech savvy it will surely be a plus for them because as it is now any news update is also readily available on the internet within minutes of something happening. I believe we have a lot more to experience with social media in the future too.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with what you have here! Social media has made a huge change in not only how we communicate with one another, but how business can communicate as well! It is so quick and easy to access information from around the world with the tips of your fingers! Instead of having a newspaper to flip through well you have breakfast in the morning, everyone does it on the computer or on their phones. I find the same thing goes with books. A lot of people will have a Ereader or tablet at the beach instead of a traditional hard cover book - we no longer have book shelves to hold books, but to store our electronics. Like Leila said, I think there are going to be a lot of changes with technology in the future and we will be the ones considered not so, "tech-savvy".
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