Category:Social Networking Sites

In 2009, with the jump from facebook to twitter, we realized the massive influence that users had on social media. With complaints of one networking site, birthed the creation of a newer and better social networking site. By about the end of 2011, social media had evolved from a basic broadcast platform to an advanced network of connections. Facebook is on the decline yet social media usage is continuing to skyrocket. New social media sites are being developed every year. LinkedIn, KIK, and Google+ are just a few examples of media sites being created. The increase in usage is also contributed to smartphone users, as the mobile phone app market thrives, so will social media. However, it's become more than just networking, it is now a way of successfuly building and maintaining a brand. As companies also begin to take advantage of social networks to bring in more money through advertisements and sponsorships, there will be more competition and growth in social media. There's more information on how social media in the Wikia Comm 201IUP category for Social Media and Public Relations (http://comm201iup.wikia.com/wiki/Social_Media_%26_PR). We are social beings, it's in our nature to reach out and have conversations or build friendships with other people that share similar interests with us. We also live in a mobile era, where everything is being made for life on the move. As long as we crave the freedom of being able to be social with friends while using a type of a mobile device, social media will have a strong influence on communication of not only this country, but the world.





