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Social Media…….
So the other day I posted about my adopted brothers suicide. My mother couldn’t believe that i would post something that personal on the internet. This is true to some extent, I mean, it was personal, and It took me years before I could even put something together. I tried to explain how things have changed in social media. They think it was a lot simpler before the internet and shit even the TV. I am not sure if it was simpler, I mean you couldn’t just find anything you wanted when you wanted it back in the day. You actually had to go to the library and hope that someone has written something on the subject you are looking for. So I think it was harder back in the day before the Internet. Now, I do feel that it’s to easy for us to find the answers to whatever we need. Our cell phones are mini computers and now you don’t have to go the the library to find the information you are looking for. So lets take a look at social media..
What is social media? I think social media is information transmitted to the masses in any form. So, really the paper would be the first form of social media. It is still one of the biggest forms of social media we have today. I would say the telegraph would be next and then the radio. Now this is where my family sees it being simpler. We were watching the Christmas Story and when the kids hovered around the radio for Little Orphan Annie, it brought back memories for them. Maybe because I am a TV baby, but the radio was a different form of social media. Un like the paper, the radio could transmit to the masses as it was happening. Really no different then the internet now, but it was new and different compared to the paper.
I asked my family, would it have been different if the TV was invented before the Radio? How would things be different then today? QUIET in the room>>>>>> Sure the radio was a form of information where you had to use your imagination when a story was being told. Think back to the radio, we still get information that is happening at that moment. The weather, road conditions and traffic are just a few things but mainly the news is what is said every 15 minutes. A lot of people herd about the school shooting in Conn. from the radio or September 11 on the radio before they saw it on the internet. The radio is still the fastest source of social media we have today.
Facebook is a site where you can reach thousands of people and let them know what you are doing at that second. You can see updates from people that you know and even people you don’t know. The Facebook algorithm also sets you up with the people you know with their friends to see if you know them. It is the new form of mass social media. Companies are now promoting themselves with Facebook pages, new agencies are using Facebook to keep you updated with the world events. Most businesses have a Facebook page. It is a great family tool if used right. You can show your kids growing up and holiday pictures to your friends and family.
Twitter is another form of mass communication. This is usually no more then 30 to 50 words that let (Followers) know what you are doing. You can keep a fan based up too date if you are band, or you can send coupons to the masses if you are business. You van also let your family and friends know what you are doing in a short Tweet. Both Facebook if used right and for the right purpose, they are an awesome tool of social media for us to use.
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