The
popularity of social media has evolved and spiraled since the popularity of
MySpace. From the evolution we grew to have Facebook which originated as a way
for college students to stay connected was later implemented and use by
business professionals, celebrity fan pages, and people of all ages groups.
From there we have the introduction of Twitter which became the ‘following
trend’ both Facebook and Twitter is a means to meet people and connect with
those you know. News is spread instantaneously from popular celebrity news, to
the latest in the presidential election there is no topic either can’t handle;
thusly feeding a range of diets.
This does create rising issues in
interpersonal communication because the uses can vary so vaguely you are often
passing opinions back and forth between each other and due to netiquette (or
the lack of) presents some challenging communication barriers. Relationships of
all types are started from and even end on the social networking and some say
are devaluing what true relationships are. One thing is for sure theories a
part social networking is social media and this will only evolve versus
diminish. We see this unification with services like Google+ becoming more
popular as well; unifying the mobile market product share even more. There are
many positives as well for instance balancing multiple friend and family
contact, business can reach their customers directly, etc are all vital roles
played by social media. Social media is a responsibility and those who use
tread lightly.
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