Access and Equity

Wait you mean there are people who can't use social media?? I am sure that even though I ask that sarcastically there are some people who think this is a legitimate question. There are many people all over the world and the united states who do not have access to little or any social media. These are people who either can't have it because they are less fortunate than others or just flat out have never heard of or have a need for any of it. These people are left out on so many things like Miley Cyrus and Harlem Shake videos I'm sure they are having a really tough life and I'm glad there are things that don't bother their daily lives. Yes I am sure there are a lot of downfalls to not being able to be connected to the world but at least they don't have to deal with a lot of the same problems that we have. I am sure many of the people who don't have social media would look at our lives and think we are the poor ones because we put so much hope into our material things and take for granted all of the crucial things we have in life like food, water, transportation, income. There are negative consequences to not having social media that I cannot deny we have a much simpler and fast paced life that many of the poeple who are not effected by social media are being left behind in this world and don't have a chance at ever catching up with the rest of us.

Business

Business are some of the smartest groups of people on the planet. They know how to use anything that they are given and sell their good or service with it. Social media is one of their biggest tools to get people to interested in what they have to sell. Facebook is a prime example of this in the way you can like a page for your favorite business. I think this is one of the best ways to stay connected to a business as well as become a more loyal customer. Think about it if you like a company's page and you see all of their advertisements and not their competitors you will notice yourself only buying their products. It's great!! Business' know how to promote themselves on these websites and they know how what will make you more excited about their company and what will make you dislike their competitors. Business have a huge influence on social media, I cannot tell you how many times I've seen on facebook someone like a samsung ad, or and old spice page. It is one of the most influential forms advertisements on the face of the planet because for a pretty cheap ad you reach millions of people.

Wrap up and reflections

The future of social media is a very hot topic especially with the things that people post on the web today. I don't know what the next big social media site is or if there will ever be a new one. But I can confidently say whatever the future brings it will effect all of us. Social media is not just a thing young kids do it is something that the whole world does. Whether it is harlem shake videos or duck faced selfies the whole world knows about each and every phenomenon that goes onto social media. The way we live our lives or even interact with others is all effected by the way social media is used. For instance it is now a very common cultural thing for girls to wear skimpy outfits because those get the most likes on facebook and instagram and the most retweets on twitter. Even if it is 40 degrees outside I guarantee you I can walk onto campus and find a girl in short shorts. When we see things on these websites no matter if we think they are the coolest or dumbest thing ever we remember it. Social media is not so much at connecting with others but making memories and storing them later for tweetable moments or the best facebook posts of the day.The thing that is hardest for me to get my head around about social media is how do we come to where we are now How did we get to the point where if you do something very slutty or just stupid you become popular and get all the likes and all the "followers" who will sit in front of screen and hit that like or share button. We are society focused on power and being liked and selling our bodies and thoughts so that people will like us. We are pretty much all prostitutes and our pimp is Facebook, Instagram, Twitter you name it someone has done something degrading or harmful to themselves or just opened up their hearts to people who will only use them and hurt them more or just exploit them and encourage them to do it again by simply pushing a button. I do not know where the future of social media is going but I do know it could be a scary place once you get past the surface of what is just on the screen and actually into the lives of real people.