Evolution of Social Media

Looking at how social media has evolved over the years especially from web 1.0 to 2.0. People can now share thoughts and ideas with whoever is interested. I would predict that social media would be more widespread amongst the globe, this would be due to developing infrastructure and technology in 3rd world countries.

I would expect more social media sites to be up and running to compete with Facebook such as the likes of Google+ as seen in this article http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/05/social-networking-future/. I wouldn't be surprised if Twitter changes and becomes more like Facebook in a way where you would have more applications. 

More and more businesses would turn to facebook and other social networking sites to promote and advertise their business. This would help cut costs, but also at the same time potray a pro-active role in responding to their customers and listening to their feedback to improve their businesses. (http://www.brandchannel.com/images/papers/534_comscore_wp_social_media_report_1212.pdf)

As the market for smartphones and tablets are rapidly increasing and developing in its performance, social media is more accessible to people on the go as there are currently apps which allow you to connect to Facebook, Twitter & Google+. People would not be constrained with having the need to carry a computer/laptop with them

References:

http://www.brandchannel.com/images/papers/534_comscore_wp_social_media_report_1212.pdf

http://www.simplyzesty.com/technology/the-11-defining-social-media-and-technlogy-trends-in-2011/

http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/05/social-networking-future/

How r u 2day? :)

Social media has their own list of vocabulary, examples include avatar, trolling, tweeting and  wikis (http://www.saltywaffle.com/social-media-vocabulary/.) Internet memes are also used in our social media language, such as LOLCATS, epic FAIL which derived the popular Fail blog website.

 

Neologism are used nowadays, examples include google, facebook, twitter. They can be used as a noun or verb depending on the situation (http://www.blueglass.com/blog/retweet-or-retweet-the-grammar-of-social-media/). Google has become the default search provider for the majority of users, therefore on the internet, to google for something would be understood to be searching for something.

 

Chat/TXT language is also rampant in our daily use. They include abbreviations, the ones I frequently use being, LOL (laugh out loud), BRB (be right back), TTYL (talk to you later) and c u ltr/l8r (see you later) (http://www.web-friend.com/help/lingo/chatslang.html).

Emoticons are used to describe the particular mood. The ones that I use the most often include the famous smiley face :), tongue sticking out :P (http://www.web-friend.com/help/lingo/chatslang.html). Some emoticons can be used to describe a particular action, eg *hugs or <hugs> which implies that you are giving the other person a virtual hug.

 

 

The reason for many people using "social media" language is that it helps get across what they want to say with less words and effort as compared to a properly structured sentence. As time goes on, there would be new upcoming neologisms, emoticons, vocabulary and grammar.

You shall not PASS!!!

This phrase is coined from the French slogan meaning "They shall not pass". The slogan is used to express determination to defend a position against an enemy. It was most famously used during the Battle of Verdun in World War I by French General Robert Nivelle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_shall_not_pass). A successful internet meme would be the phrase that Gandalf used in the Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring. Gandalf utters the phrase "You shall not pass" when he was preventing the Balrog from pursuing them on the stone bridge in the Mines of Moria. After doing so, he raises his staff and strikes the bridge causing it to break and crumble and falls into the abyss with the Balrog on it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings).

It is a successful meme due to the fact that The Lord of The Rings trilogy is a well-known movie. Also according to wikipedia, it is the third best-selling novel ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. This would help the phrase to spread quickly among people and also the fact that it is catchy. Uses of this meme can be for anything really, examples are those from the pictures below. The one which I really like is the "motivational" picture which states: "If you don't study, You Shall Not Pass!"

Some facts about the movies from Wikipedia: The three films together were nominated for a total of 30 Academy Awards, of which they won 17, a record for any movie trilogy. The Return of the King (the last of the trilogy) won in every category in which it was nominated, an extremely rare feat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_film_trilogy#Academy_Awards).

A video of the scene can be found through this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlaiBeLrntQ

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-shall-not-pass/photos

http://www.secmeme.com/2011/12/you-shall-not-pass.html

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-shall-not-pass/photos