Inquirer Technology said that people of this generation will spend roughly 10,000 hours on social media sites before they reach adulthood. What will this mean for traditional media, social media and other forms of advertising, marketing, social networking and more? This article was based on a college in the Philippines who explored this topic more in depth. It particularly stood out to me because I find it easy to think that the internet revolves around me. Not literally, but it is a fascinating reminder that people across the globe can read my work, click through my pictures and send me a brief message or email if they so desire.
If people are estimated to spend around 10,000 hours on social media sites, what are the repercussions? This could lead to anti-social behavior that could completely change traditional media in that it is at risk of being completely ineffective. This is one area of concern but also of discovery. What will the next wave of media be? How will it be distributed?
Social media has already changed the face of information distribution. In one article it talks about reports of people disclosing important information of people in need of help during natural disasters. When phones are down, electricity is out, people can still fill the ocean of information with new updates and information.
There are so many new ways for distributing information it possess an interesting question of where is it all going? What is the direction it is going? Will it last?
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Good post David. I really liked the article you used. Very interesting. I can't believe people spend over 10,000 hours on social media sites, seriously though..... what are the repercussions?
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