Today celebrates the revolution in the way the cyberworld is changing how the real world relates to one another – through social media. It’s hard to deny the fact of the impact social media is making on us as a society.
Social media has offered people a voice.
It has helped us reunite with old grade school and high school classmates, stay connected with friends and family throughout all parts of the world, discuss current news headlines and allow the average person walking down the street to report on world events, as seen through Twitter and Facebook from the streets of Cairo, Libya and Egypt during the past year.
Throughout the past year, we’ve seen Facebook pages smothered with protest and riot plans, photographs uploaded to Flickr and Photobucket and video clips posted onto YouTube. We saw the riots and protests of other countries being displayed through text messages, cell phone images, Twitter posts and Facebook updates.
A global revolution was being created with social media.
Facebook: Numbers Don’t Lie
According to the second annual Arab Social Media Report by the Dubai School of Government and posted on Christian Science Monitor, a quarter of all Facebook users in the Middle East are Egyptian. From January to April this year – the height of the Tahrir uprising – membership on the social site increased by 2 million, the report says.
Although the site is relatively new, its power is undeniable.
eMarketer estimates 132.5 million people in the US will be using Facebook this year, and by 2013, that number will increase to 152.1 million.
Pause. Take a minute to let that soak in. It’s quite astonishing news.
The growth will be driven primarily by increased use among older baby boomers and seniors. Teens and young adults will continue to be the core of Facebook’s audience.
Social Media Day Has People Connected
Social Media Evolution: The Impact on Our Lives
The evolution of Social Media is happening right before our very eyes. It’s not only changing the way we all live in the present, but it’s also going to affect how we exchange information and live in the future.
Social media has impacted our society and infiltrated the way in which we do everything – literally. From finding the latest deals on food items at local grocery stores, reading reviews on local handymen, having discussions on world news through Twitter and Facebook, hosting Webinars on various topics and so much more!
The obvious factor that social media is becoming so huge is that it’s social. We as humans, for the most part, enjoy socializing with others. Why wouldn’t we enjoy and latch onto technology that enhances our ability to socialize not just with people from our own country, but from all parts of the world? We want to interact with others and have as many discussions as possible on endless topics.
Since 2008, users of social media have nearly doubled, according to a survey released this month by Pew Internet, a project of the Pew Research Center. 59%of Internet users say they use at least one social networking site, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or MySpace.
Only time will tell how much more we can learn and interact with the Internet and if people will continue to accept it with open arms.
Are you ready? Get your seatbelt on. It may be a bumpy ride.
