It’s strange how powerful something is when
there it really no physical evidence of it even existing. Social media is an
amazingly powerful movement. It can lead
a company to new heights or it can do so much damage and destroy its dreams.
Now this technology isn't as revolutionary as the industrial revolution, but
over time it will have an even larger impact on society.
Social
media is a double-edged sword. It has the power to make someone rich and
famous. On the other side it has the power to destroy someone’s life. Professionals
though have been able to do a lot of good using social media, for example when
disaster strikes a part of the world charities are able to promote the issue to
acquire more funding. These programs of
promotion have greatly increased over the last four years. You can only imagine
where it will be in say another four.
The public perceptions of these programs
are extremely mixed. Personally I think that social media is incredibly beneficial
as it It connects people and cultures around the world. We have learned so much
as a race compared to even ten years ago. Facebook’s origins were once as a way
to connect between college students but has evolved into an almost living
organism that is a part of our every day lives. Now that is scary. The real
question is what will the effects be of being connected like we are for an
extended period of time?
Only time will tell as this technology
develops. Whether it is a blessing or a
curse we cannot say. Will it be around in ten years time? There are a lot of
questions with even fewer answers. Social media is here to stay for a long
time. New forms of it will come and go, but the core idea will be here for a
long time. It has and will continue to change the world for many years to come.
