With the rise of the "Information highway", people no longer need to spend an entire day looking for bits of information encased in leather or paperback pieces of paper in gigantic buildings. As well as in communications, people no longer need to wait sleeplessly for snail mail to arrive, nor do they need to pay high international rates to communicate with people halfway across the globe.
The internet has changed the face of communication, information dissemination and advertising. One of its branches, social media, definitely made everything a thousand times easier. So, what is it?
Social media refers to mobile and internet-based mediums that turn communication, advertising and information promulgation to possess an interactive interface. This form of media may be accessed using Personal computers, mobile phones and tablets. It may refer to news websites, multimedia file sharing and yes, social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Myspace.
Things that make it unique are:
-Its speed - It just takes a click or a push of a button to receive or send a message/data/information across.
-Its convenience - it is a lot more easier to use and it can be accessed anywhere that has electricity, personal computers and an internet connection. It also requires little education to use.
-Its cost - practically, using social media is cheap. You no longer have to pay for some services (only a few) that cost a lot in the real world.
No comments:
Post a Comment