Social media is deeply embedded into our society and its not going anywhere short of a apocalypse, or nuclear meltdown of our power systems. Below are two articles that i found that talk about social media
Facebook has been undoubtedly the most influential social media tool in the last 50 years. Its founder Mark Zuckerberg has connected almost every single person in the civilized world to his website. Facebook is always taking social media to the next level, especially their newest app that they have made for people to anonymously chat about topics. The app is called rooms, and it allows a person to join a "room" and talk about different topics, while being anonymous, because before you can join a room you must pick a name that you want to be identified as. In a lot of ways this app is similar to "Yik Yak," in the sense that all of your post can be completely anonymous and the writer doesn't have to be worried about be criticized personally for their ideas.
Social media has made its way into the workplace! All bosses should be in fear for their productivity. This is not the case actually, according to the following article even though the social networks were created to connect friends, now they are being used by businesses to solicit responses from the public quickly and affordably. Before a company like sears for example, would have to send out things in the mail to reach their customer base, but now things have changed. It is so much easier and cost effective to send information about your business and its products over facebook or twitter. It is also easier for customers to let a business know that they are not happy with a particular product or how something is being sold. This for most companies can be solved in a quick and easy fashion but already there is controversy circling the net. Social media in the workplace is a good thing but it also takes away from the personal aspect of a good business and that is a shame.
http://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/social-media/social-media-workplace-research-roundup
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