With present social media trends, it is not hard to tell that social media platforms will continue to dominate the internet and grow as time goes on. But the main question is, what direction will they grow in? At the start, it was a safe tool used on the internet to connect and reconnect with peers. But now it may be totally different.
Let's take a look at the promising future first. Social media platforms are doing what mail, telephones, and the internet did when they were first being used. They get people together. Globalization brings a grand amount of effects with it. When the telephone was thought up, people found it amazing that someone a few miles away would be able to hear their voice, and they could be in contact with them right away. Never in their life would they have thought they would be able to do that with cell phones that they could be brought with them wherever they go, to call people halfway across the world. That way of thinking was science fiction.
Now we have social media platforms being created and used on the internet. Not only do they allow you to talk to people via text in real time, many websites such as Facebook and Google+(both are online marketing firms) are implementing video chats. Not only can you talk to someone at any moment, you can visually see them. With technological progressions being made every day, it is now possible to have one extra person on video chat at once. The prime example of it being exploited is Google+ with their hangouts. Want to have a conversation with a bunch of friends? Invite them to a hangout, and you can have several people in an audio visual conversation. With technology such as this, and IMing, it is easier for people to connect with each other, even in different languages. All of this culminates to one idea, the fact that the world is becoming more and more globalized.
With such integration of the varying ideas and cultural differences of everyone on the internet, there could potentially be great side effects.
Tolerance. People of different cultures will be able to accept others more genuinely, since they are in touch with them day to day.
Efficiency. Waiting for a vital document? No longer is the case with social media platforms. You can hold conferences and message people them in real time, providing near 0 delay in transmitting information.
Creativity. With the amount of people online, there are sure to be differences. But with these differences comes different perspectives, providing an infinite amount of potential in the creative department. Whether it be physical images being created, or ideas and philosophies. Of course, those are the good side effects that might happen. Social media platforms also have the potential of bringing very upsetting and destructive properties to people, just as easily as they can provide an internet haven. Social media agencies can also promote bad things.
Intolerance. With so many conflicting ideas, people may be zealots of their own ideas and create arguments that go far and beyond a peaceful debate.
Social and Political Disruption. Efficiency unfortunately isn't only for people with good will. Anyone and everyone has access to communication devices used on the internet. People who plan riots, and even bigger threats, also may benefit.
Hive Mentality We have all seen movies in which there is one race or legion that just follows one mindset/leader's will. With everyone's ideas being more integrated with each other, this is a potential road it may lead to. Where everyone just starts to think together, in a identical way. Scary movie stuff that could become a reality.
Let's take a look at the promising future first. Social media platforms are doing what mail, telephones, and the internet did when they were first being used. They get people together. Globalization brings a grand amount of effects with it. When the telephone was thought up, people found it amazing that someone a few miles away would be able to hear their voice, and they could be in contact with them right away. Never in their life would they have thought they would be able to do that with cell phones that they could be brought with them wherever they go, to call people halfway across the world. That way of thinking was science fiction.
Now we have social media platforms being created and used on the internet. Not only do they allow you to talk to people via text in real time, many websites such as Facebook and Google+(both are online marketing firms) are implementing video chats. Not only can you talk to someone at any moment, you can visually see them. With technological progressions being made every day, it is now possible to have one extra person on video chat at once. The prime example of it being exploited is Google+ with their hangouts. Want to have a conversation with a bunch of friends? Invite them to a hangout, and you can have several people in an audio visual conversation. With technology such as this, and IMing, it is easier for people to connect with each other, even in different languages. All of this culminates to one idea, the fact that the world is becoming more and more globalized.
With such integration of the varying ideas and cultural differences of everyone on the internet, there could potentially be great side effects.
Tolerance. People of different cultures will be able to accept others more genuinely, since they are in touch with them day to day.
Efficiency. Waiting for a vital document? No longer is the case with social media platforms. You can hold conferences and message people them in real time, providing near 0 delay in transmitting information.
Creativity. With the amount of people online, there are sure to be differences. But with these differences comes different perspectives, providing an infinite amount of potential in the creative department. Whether it be physical images being created, or ideas and philosophies. Of course, those are the good side effects that might happen. Social media platforms also have the potential of bringing very upsetting and destructive properties to people, just as easily as they can provide an internet haven. Social media agencies can also promote bad things.
Intolerance. With so many conflicting ideas, people may be zealots of their own ideas and create arguments that go far and beyond a peaceful debate.
Social and Political Disruption. Efficiency unfortunately isn't only for people with good will. Anyone and everyone has access to communication devices used on the internet. People who plan riots, and even bigger threats, also may benefit.
Hive Mentality We have all seen movies in which there is one race or legion that just follows one mindset/leader's will. With everyone's ideas being more integrated with each other, this is a potential road it may lead to. Where everyone just starts to think together, in a identical way. Scary movie stuff that could become a reality.
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