Is Social Media Just a Fad? January 12, 2010
Posted by Barbara Nixon in social media.Tags: social media, Socialnomics, video, YouTube
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Watch this short video, created by Eric Qualman, author of Socialnomics. Then reply with a comment with your initial reactions to the video.
NOTE: You can find the sources for all the statistics in the video at Eric’s Socialnomics blog.
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This kind of scared me a little bit. The video was so intense about the “revolution” ha.
This video is definitely an eye opener to what the world is quickly becoming. We communicate more through social media than we do through personal contact these days. I am amazed at what technology has done to our generation. Most people would not know how to function without social media. What would people do if they had to use a library or make a personal visit to someone to talk to them? I honestly believe our generation would quickly fall apart.
That was intense but not really a surprise to me. I couldn’t go a day without my phone, Ipod, Kindle, Computer and all the other little gadgets that my generation is almost if not totally dependent on.
Social media is not a fad. The way we communicate is slowing changing. The way we have been communicating has been changing since I can remember.
its kind of scary how social media is so intense now and how mostly everyone uses one type of media in their daily lives. It’s crazy how technology has become so much more.
That video was pretty sweet. The statistics are what make it so great. I liked the amount of people that followed Ashton Kutcher and Ellen…. I’m sure there a ton more now!
That’s kinda scary! Makes me feel like the Terminator is gonna happen!
wow… just makes you think how much people really spend/depend on social networks and media.
I agree that social media is not a fad and that it will only expand over the years. It is everywhere: in schools, work places, and government just to name a few. People must accept that fact and jump on board!
I don’t see social media as just being a fad, because it has took off and it seems almost impossible to slow it down now. The figures were surprising and makes you wonder what next.