I do not think social media is just a fad. As time goes on
and we become more technologically social media is just going to become more
popular and used by more people. It is already becoming more advanced because
now things such as Skype are coming out where you don’t even have to type your
messages, you can do a video call and communicate with people anywhere in the
world and it’s as if your talking face to face, and if you call them and they
are not at their computer, you can leave a voicemail just the same as you would
on a phone. I think social media will always be around now but I do not think
it will be exactly the same. It will always be changing. As new things come out
such as face book, some of the older social media sites will fade away and
eventually never be used anymore such as my space and MSN messaging.
I think social media a huge shift. It has changed the way we
do business and communication in general. Employers can now locate potential employees
online and have some background information on them before they even meet in
person. It has made it much easier to meet new people and find new employment opportunities.
It has also made it easier for employers to find employees because of things
like “LinkedIn” where people post all of their previous employment information
and based on that employers can decide if you would be a good fit for their
company or not. Social media has also made international businesses a lot more
common. It is now possible for a business to be in many different countries and
have many different owners. Each owner will run their business in each of their
counties and through things like Skype and Face Book group pages it is possible
for all of the business owners to communicate at a very low cost. It also makes
it easier with the different time zones, you can post something on a group page
and everyone will see it when they first log on.
