The media world is always changing and evolving into
something bigger and better. The reason for media used to be for accessing
email and a small amount of research, but now it is a way of life. The outlets
of media are all around us, therefore accessible at all time. Most people use
media such as cell-phones, laptops, and tablets to read about their news and
entertainment. The old fashioned crowds are still accessing newspapers and
magazines but the production of paper outlets are quickly diminishing.
Every-day life has evolved and the fast paced life is made for media to be at
our fingertips to make life easier, yet more complicated. More stores hold
Wi-Fi in order to entice more shoppers to use their apps or to make people stay
longer in coffees shops. Places like Atlanta Bread and Dunkin Donuts advertise
their Wi-Fi in order to hold customers longer, in return spending more money in
their store. It has become easy to find weather updates, latest sports news, or
even find the stores with best sales through the use of advanced media, but
along with the benefits comes issues. The media outlets have evolved in to a
major social media network. The creator of Facebook has said that they are
creating a web where the default is social. Social media has already started to
take over every-day life; I imagine in five years social media will be a
psychological necessity. The effects of social media are addicting because
people want to be involved in multiple lives without having to get too close. Personal
relationships have decreased since the creation of Facebook, MySpace, and all
the other typical outlets. Communication through the internet is much easier
than face to face and too many audiences have begun to rely on these social
media for most of their information. People receive their news updates, social
status updates, search bars, movie reviews, and countless other forms of entertainment,
all from their social media website. The future is fast-paced, easy, and quick;
and unfortunately social media is the only way to keep up.
