Blogging right now I realize that
this wouldn’t have been as easily possible a mere 10 years ago. Thanks to this
blog site and other sites like Tumblr, anyone with Internet access can blog
their thoughts away to the public. Since the moment I was given an iPhone and
Mac Book Pro when I graduated high school and my junior year when I was able to
finally get a Facebook, technology and social networking have transformed my
life. On my iPhone I currently have 58 apps with the majority being social
networking apps. Being able to check the weather instantly, set reminders, snap
crystal clear pictures, and check my Twitter feed with a single tap on the
screen, I literally have access to the world at the tip of my fingers. Despite
how rapidly the social media networks are being updated daily, I have no doubt
that it will only continue to grow.
Below is short
video clip displaying the statistics on social media and technology:
It’s difficult to believe how much
social media has grown in just the past 10 years alone. Realizing the power of
social media, businesses are using it to their extreme advantage by creating
their own company Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, and Instagram profiles.
Even celebrities are promoting themselves by posting increments of their life
onto Twitter and Instagram. Due to our current hunger for constant updates and
fast-paced technology, social media is at the heart of our daily lives. I can’t
say how many times my friends and I are casually hanging out with little than
five minutes passing before someone takes out their phone to check out the
latest post. Since we do crave the latest and greatest though, companies have
to constantly update and create imaginative ways to be noticed in such a
fast-paced environment. Then, if companies are lucky and creative enough, the consumers will do the rest of the advertising by reposting, reblogging, tagging, and tweeting about every aspect of the product or company. Technology has continued to amaze me with new apps and
lightning speed access, so I’m sure it will have no problem embedding itself
into the lives of many to come in the future.
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