I believe
that social media will continue to thrive and expand further into our daily
lives. Social media is everywhere. It's Facebook, twitter, MySpace,LinkedIn,
and it's in our phones, laptops etc. Social media is used for much more than
just entertainment proposes. It's used in classrooms in order to promote
learning to a new generation that has grown up in an era where social media is
the centre of communication. Social media has helped to build connections and
allows people to communicate in a fast and efficient manner while opening up
avenues for people. Social media has
already begun to introduce itself into the classroom which exemplifies how
significant it's impact has been on our society. Social media allows us to
communicate our thoughts and opinions on topics to people that we would not
normally be able to communicate. For example, on twitter a person may choose to
express their opinion on any matter and that same tweet could be shared by
another on Twitter. This is significant because it shows how fast news can be
spread through social media and it also has lead companies to realize the importance
of using social media to their advantage. New trends that have emerged in
social media include the heavy usage of videos and images. For instance, using
websites like Youtube that preview advertisements before videos allows for
companies to showcase their products to a targeted audience.(Taylor,2013) In an
article that I read called 4
Emerging Trends in Social Media & How They’ll Impact The
Music Industry which discussed the impact of visual social
media explained how even Facebook was evolving to support a more visual format.
(Taylor,2013) With this being said, I believe that social media will continue
to evolve and expand and that it is here to stay.
