Fables Gone Viral

From sites such as Wikipedia and Twitter to personal blog sites, social media has opened a door in which everyday citizens can relay information as often as desired. A well-known negative characteristic of social media is the fact that not everything you read is true. Anybody in the world has the ability to post information and/ or news, whether it is fact or fiction. The other difficult aspect of this is that it is sometimes hard to determine the real facts from the fake ones.

National news programs, as well as government from all over the world, use social media. This allows these higher powers to relay their messages fast, seeing as news can become viral in a matter of seconds. The positives to this fact is that important information can be delivered to a larger quantity of people as opposed to the previously popular method of television. However, This also makes it harder for mistakes to be covered up and/ or fixed. If news were strictly relayed over television, the same viewers would most likely watch the program again later to hear further development and changes. Now that news becomes viral on the web, it is more difficult to take back what one has already stated.

Thus, like most other events in our current era, the negatives overshadow the positives of sharing news via social media. Without the spreading of false information, social media would be the perfect way to relay messages fast. However, information is too heavily exaggerated and falsified for societies’ own good.

Social Media: From One Moment to a Million

Social media has taken over the world as the main form of communication over the past several years. From Facebook to Vine to twitter to Instagram, social media has impacted personal lives, the world of business, and the delivery of world news. Social media is not a fad, but the evolution of how the world stays connected.

Close your eyes for a moment, and picture this; It was a busy morning which consisted of waking up late, getting ready for work, making the kids lunches, and getting them off to school. You already leave for work well behind schedule, and you come to a halt on the Highway 401. It is uncommon for you to listen to news radio while driving, therefore you sit and angrily accept the fact that you’re going to be very late for work and could have done nothing to avoid this mess. However, the mess could have been avoided with thanks to the CP24 Twitter account. A quick look at the CP24 Twitter account before leaving for work can relay information such as traffic, accidents, and other time consuming events.

Social media has done far more than connect people. The evolvement of social media over the past few years has dramatically affected the business industry for areas such as advertising. Not more than a decade ago, advertising was limited to television commercials, billboards, and print advertisements. Now, the promotion of companies’ goods and services is practically inescapable. There is room for advertising to swarm social media users through applications such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; the list is endless.  The best part about this affected business area is that these forms of promotion become interactive and all- consuming.

The link created by social media is a never-ending train. Any form of news can become viral any minute, with or without consent. Once created, any post on social media is readily available for the world to see- and the extinction is nearly impossible.

First Test

This message acts as a test but also as my first blog post EVER. Can not wait to begin exploring what this opportunity has to offer. Looking forward to sharing my life experiences with both myself as well as those whom choose to listen. Au revoir ma cherie!