Why is Social Media Important?

This blog started out as an assignment for my Communication 491 class-a Seminar In Social Media and Communication.

The content and focus of this blog will now switch gears. I want to be able to join in the conversations that are happening out there in regards to Social Media. Social media is now an important aspect of society, both on the online as well as the offline world. It has also become an important aspect for the lives of many people.

As someone who one day wishes to work in this field, and boy do I have a number of dream companies I would like to work for in mind, I want to be able to study this phenomenon in more detail.

So this will now be the focus of my blog. I’m excited to see where the ever-changing world of social media will take us. For now I leave you with this video, that shows just how significant this phenomenon is: