RANTS ON... social media revolution

Is social media just a fed or something bigger? Is our society on the way to one of the biggest changes since the industrial revolution?

Some facts show: Don't treat social media lightly.

• If Facebook were a country it would be the 4th largest in the world.
• 96% of the generation Y have joined a social network already.
• Social Media has overtaken porn as number 1 activity on the web.

It is scary but the truth. Social media is growing faster than every medium before. While the radio needed 38 years to reach 50 million users Facebook needed 9 months (!) to reach 100 million users. The society changes its everyday behavior. The web rules people's life. It is more important to have friends on Facebook than meeting new ones in real life.

So by having a depper look on all these facts we should be aware of the power social media platforms have. We should be careful in handling and using them. Also TV and radio was and is used for propaganda by dictators and politicians. Having fun with social media is for sure not bad but we all should add a more critical view and think about the changes that are going on...

This video shows impressive facts about the social media revolution: