To say that Social Networking has taken the world by storm would be an understatement. Everywhere you look, people are Facebooking, YouTubing, orTweeting. Just about every mobile phone you buy has capabilities of tying into your social networking account. And you know what? I THINK IT’S FANTASTIC!
I’ll be honest here, I thought a lot of this stuff was just gonna be a phase. I mean, we started off with AOL back in the 90’s. That had a great run, and still does well to this day.
Then we saw Myspace come along, where people were able to be a little more interactive, by having their own “page” and adding some of their favorite pictures, videos, links, etc. People were also able to edit their “space” anyway they wanted.
Then we saw the two big dogs show up on the block: Facebook and Twitter. I use both of these on a daily basis, as it is a great way to keep people informed on what you’re up to.
Facebook and Twitter started to grow in mammoth numbers. Everybody started doing it. Kids, moms, grandmas, NFL players, etc. You may have seen the commercials where the two parents are sitting on the porch, sending the kids messages through Facebook and Twitter. It is not far from the truth!
I think a large part of this is due to the fact that they are free to join, and they are so EASY. You don’t need to be a computer programmer to get started. Or upload photos. Or upload videos. It is all so simple even a caveman…nah, I’m not gonna go there, but I think you get the point.
