How Social Media Continues to Evolve

Social Media has been around for about 15 years. Since the turn of the century, it has evolved to the point where it is very fun, useful and necessary for people. Social media is now the primary resource for communication that is used on a daily basis all over the world. While there is still a percentage of people in our society that don’t enjoy actively participating on social media platforms, the majority do find it effective. Now social media continues to evolve let’s examine how it has changed since the turn of the century.

Myspace was the first huge social media platform that came out in 2003. Myspace became popular instantly. The creators of Myspace made it attractive to use. Anybody could change their profile background to a certain design they wanted, edit the navigation bar to match and embed you favorite song onto your page. These features made Myspace allowed users to be creative and wonder what they were going to see whenever they went onto a friends’ page. Users got used to commenting and messaging each; it opened up the capability of communicating with your connections from all over the world.

Then in 2004, Facebook was created as a more professional looking social media platform where college students could sign up using their college e-mail and connect with each other. Over the next few years, Facebook became the #1 social media platform when it expanded to allow everyone to open a profile. Facebook is still the top social media platform.

After Facebook had become popular, the internet began getting flooded with new social media platforms that have features which slightly different. Youtube has become the most popular site for sharing and watching videos about any topic on your computer. Twitter, which was launched in 2009, offers a great new way to post/follow status updates. What is unique about Twitter is that the platform allows users to connect and interact with celebrities and prominent figures from every industry in society. Users can also post instant status updates on any topic. Here in 2015, there are many other platforms to display media on and reach people around the globe. Some of these platforms are Instagram, Pinterest, Vine, and Snapchat.

Social media marketing is something to take advantage to gain instant awareness and reach many people in society. Omid’s Marketplace offers social media marketing that is very affordable. Give us a call for your free consultation and get started.

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