Revolutionary Social Media

You can run from it, but you cannot hide. Try as hard as you want, there is no avoiding it. Everyone is using it.

What is it? It is social media. In the last ten years, how we communicate, share, and live has rapidly changed with a lot of that due to social media. Think about all of the ways that you use social media in your daily life. You probably at least have a Facebook account. A lot of people go to YouTube to watch videos and find out things. Maybe you even read a blog or two. All of those things are a part of social media.

I know that I am constantly on Facebook, and now I also have Google + to keep me occupied. There is a ton more too, though. For instance I read blogs, I write for blogs, I have a YouTube channel, and much more.

On top of personal effects of social media, think about it for businesses and industries. If someone has a bad experience at a place whether it be a restaurant, store, or doctor’s office, there is more of a platform for them to voice his or her thoughts and more people are going to hear it than ever before. All kinds of businesses are even creating their own Facebook pages, blogs, and Twitter accounts so that they can advertise and get more customers. Businesses from cupcakeries to moving company LA are set up to engage in social media.

Watch the below video to see other ways in which social media is completely changing the world, ie. revolutions.