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How do
you think social media will change in the future? What other trends would you
add to the mix? Are they any specific technologies that you think will gain
popularity or emerge?
When I think about how social media has changed since I have
started using it there are so many things that are different. Back when I was
first using the computer or watching the media shows, there was nowhere near
the amount of things being talked about. Just in a matter of 10 years social
media has changed so much and drastically, there is no doubt about it that it
will change in the future. In fact we should all assume and expect change to
come.
The sites I use the most would probably be Facebook, Twitter and
Youtube. I was younger than I am today obviously, so I would like to see these
sites as well as other media sites change with their audience and target
market. With Facebook for example, when it first came out the demographic was a
younger one, however that demographic have since grown with the site. I would
like to see them make some changes such as make it more adult friendly and
easier to figure out. The layout of it seems like it is always changing – making it
more confusing to some.
As for the trends in social media, I could see these sites
being more interactive. With today’s generation, it seems like everyone is on
some type of media site which means that they aren’t out and about actually visiting
people. To give one example of this, I think if Facebook could come up with a
webcam program such as Skype, I think that it would make it more of a face to
face interaction from the comfort of your home.
Now for the technical
changes. The tech changes that will gain popularity, I believe, would be, those
that will allow you to access social media sites on any electronic device such
as the iPhones, Blackberry’s and the Android smartphones. Yes on certain phones
you can go on Facebook but I think that if that was expanded it will really
take off.
This is the
final post for the semester and I look forward to seeing how social media
changes for the good and the bad. :)
Hey Samantha, great Blog!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree about how when we started using Facebook, it was mostly a younger demographic of users, and now it is used to promote products and companies. Such as the Kony 2012 video that went viral in one night. I also agree that the layout of Facebook is not very adult user friendly anymore, especially with the new "timeline".
Anyways, good blog :)
Great blog.
ReplyDeleteI find it amazing how much has changed. When I was a teenager, we had msn for video chats, without a mic. Now there is so much out there just to communicate that no one ever uses a phone anymore. I use Facebook every day, and it still confuses me, I feel bad for people, like my mom, who go on it once every 6 months. They feel discouraged since they are so lost.