Social media is a relatively new technology that our society is using. It is being used as a real-time information distributor and consumer. Gone are the days of waiting for the Sunday newspaper. Shoot, we don’t even need to refresh the internet page we’re on anymore; think about how Twitter and Facebook notify us of new posts.
This new social web is affecting our view and take on current events. For example, the State of the Union address was Tuesday night. Social networking services were tracked to see how many people were talking about the address and what exactly they were talking about. Mashable.com has some good information on this story.
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Sticking to a political theme, last night on Inside the NBA, Tracy Morgan stopped by and chatted with Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. When asked if Sarah Palin was good looking Morgan made quite an offensive remark that TNT is now apologizing for. This created quite the buzz on Twitter and other social media sites with witty responses to his remarks. The top tweet says he would have been more offended if Tracy Morgan had said Sarah Palin was good presidential material.
Back on the court, Jimmer Fredette is a basketball player at Brigham Young University that has been tearing up the nets with how many points he’s been scoring. This led to many NBA superstars such as Steve Nash, John Wall, and Kevin Durant showing their praise for the young hot shot publicly on Twitter.
What I’m taking out of all of this is that in order to stay relevant you must be in real-time nowadays. Immediacy has taken over our culture. We all need to take a step back from the social media every now and again to realize it, and also for some peace of mind.
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Hey Isaac!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all GREAT material! The videos certainly add a certain depth to your blog that mine is certainly missing. This is a great post with many multimedia elements. I would have liked to hear more of your opinion on the State of the Union address and all the social media that it has attracted. Does this have a positive or negative affect on the way we discuss politics (a topic that can certainly get out of control very fast). I'm not sure if you have an interest in the topic but I love reading about all the apps you can download from your iPhone; like being able to check how much gas you have in your car from your phone! I don't know much about Android phones but maybe writing about how they are fairing compared to the iPhone.
You are incorporating many elements in you post, which is great. I love the Tweet of the day at the end. You're doing a great job, keep it up!