Introduction Over the last couple of decades society and technology have seen a dramatic shift in the use of computers for communicating. Social media has become a central figure in the drama of interconnectivity through computing. The existence of the virtual community has reformed the act of using the computer from a singular activity to one of infinite connections. The sheer number of available sites is staggering; there are more than 200 sites, and that number grows continually. Delving into the virtual world has become so common, so important, and so addictive, that many people feel anxious and disconnected when they’re unable to reach their everyday haunts online. Not only has society increased its use of the Internet by over 400%1, but the numbers of social media use are through the roof. Over half of Internet users worldwide use social media (59% as of July 2011) compared to only 34% in 20082, and the numbers also show an interesting shift: Mobile devices are beginning to overtake computer use through apps; most of which are social media or related apps. In October 2011, statistics showed that mobile users had grown by 126%3. What does all this shift and growth mean? Well, simply put, it means that as a society we are becoming more and more attached to our tech; we are changing the ways in which we interact with other human beings; and we are ultimately changing the ways in which we think, act, and communicate. We are also taking the world with us wherever we go through our cellphones, laptops, smartphones, and tablets. A Short History of Social Media The true beginning of social media goes all the way back to 1979; to usenet systems and bulletin board systems. These newsgroups and message boards were the precurso... ... middle of paper ... ... 2009). The History and Evolution of Social Media. Retrieved from http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/the-history-and-evolution-of-social-media/ O’Dell, J. (January 24, 2011). The History of Social Media (Infographic). Retrieved from http://mashable.com/2011/01/24/the-history-of-social-media-infographic/ McFedries, P. (May 5, 2008). Lifestreaming definition. Retrieved from http://www.wordspy.com/words/lifestreaming.asp ProCon.org Staff. (November 14, 2011). Social Networking. Retrieved from http://socialnetworking.procon.org/ Gothly, D. (March 26, 2011). When Did Social Media Become Social Engineering? Retrieved from http://www.dgp4sl.com/wp/2011/03/26/when-did-social-media-become-social-engineering/ Similar Site Search. (November 8, 2011). A list of 50 sites similar to memolane.com. Retrieved from http://www.similarsitesearch.com/alternatives-to/memolane.com
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In this new era, Smartphones and social media have become the ultimate amalgamation. If someone has a smart phone, it is very probable that person uses their smart phone mostly for social media. Now that is has been created, there is no stopping it, social media is everywhere and will continue to be everywhere for a very long time.
Millions of people around the world are connected through the use of mobile phones, and different types of social media; however, these social
As social media progresses, humans are becoming more reliant on the internet for everyday use. During
usage of social media websites with the help of smart phones and other mobile devices.
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“Social media, a web-based and mobile technology, has turned communication into a social dialogue, and dominates the younger generation and their culture. As of 2010, Generation Y now outnumbers Baby Boomers, and 96% of Gen Y has joined a social network” (Qualman 1). Social media now accounts for the number one use of the Internet, and this percentage is rising bigger every day (Qualman). As a consequence, people are becoming more reliant on social media, which has a led to a number of advantageous as well as unfavorable effects. The world is more connected today than it has ever been in the past, and this is all because of growth in technology. What has yet to be determined though
The word Social Media refers to the use of web- based and mobile technologies to turn communication into an interactive dialogue. Social media takes on different types including magazines, internet forum, weblogs, social blogs, microblogging, wikis, photographs, video and more. As the world develops and takes part in the social media revolution, Skype, Viber, Yahoo Messenger, Myspace, Twitter, Facebook, etc. are now on the move in delivering message (Baruah, 2012).
The impact of Social Media on Society Technology has come a long way from its existence till today. In today’s modern world, people are surrounded by technology everywhere. In the present, people are surrounded by disrupting technologies every day. Today, innovators are always creating new technologies that will make an impact on the daily lives of millions. Technology has made the lives of many people easier.
Social Media has been and will be the next biggest thing to have change the way our world is connected. All the applications set up in one smart device can do possibly anything to send information across the world. Inventors like Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of facebook, originally thought of the idea to stay in touch with his fellow classmates by the use of facebook. Facebook now has more than 175 million active users (Andreas). About 82% of the world’s online population or 1.2 billion people, have access to a social networking site (Social media growth…). How many times a day does an average person log into a social networking application? In a daily basis, 41% of facebook users and 27% of twitter users log in daily ( Social media growth…).
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Parascope, Snapchat, and Linkedin are all a part of the huge trend taking over the world. Social media had become big about ten years ago and keeps growing. Social media is not in just one or two countries yet it is worldwide; people in almost all countries are liking statuses and posting updates and pictures. It was indicated that 73% of adults online, 73% of teens online, and 72% of young adults online use some sort of social media (Fleck and Johnson-Migalski 135). With social media came many positive and negative effects. People worldwide are addicted to it, spending hours upon hours on the Internet reading about what other people are doing. The United Nations has declared access to the internet to be
Social media allows people share information on the Internet. A recent study by Pew Research found sixty-seven percent of people on the Internet use social media, such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, Pinterest, Youtube, and Instagram (Widrich, 2013). The majority of social media users are women aged 30 and under who live in cities and attended college (Widrich). The majority of these women spend an average of three hours on the Internet. During this time, they are exposed to many different ideas, cultures, and people. This allows them to share ideas with people all over the world instantaneously.
Social media is becoming the most important and influential technological advancement in our country since the internet was created in the 1960s. For the longest time people were only limited to e-mails to make communication to one another and there were no large scale social media sites available. However, the internet started taking off in the early 2000s as new generations started bringing to the table new and more advanced ideas. Facebook was invented in 2004, where people were able to connect with whoever they wanted throughout the world to communicate and be able to share anything. On their
Social Media has evolved magnificently since the first email sent in 1971. Social media is any form of website or application which enables us to share content with one another with a simple sharing tool. Social media has become an addiction for most, if you were to ask the average student if they were connected to a social networking site, about 73 percent would reply with a yes. In addition, about 63 percent of people log on to a social media site daily and on average 40 percent log on multiple times a day. Everyone has their own reasons for the use of social media, which could include shopping, research, or other personal reasons like venting and status updates.