We will deliver it to you in 30
mins, this is what the pizza guy says when you order them over the phone. World
has no time to wait. It is a 20-20 evolution; the sense of urgency among humans
has doubled over the decade. Radio took 38 years to reach 50 Million listeners,
Television waited for 13 years for 50 Million Viewers, internet spread across
in 4 years whereas Facebook reached all of them in 9 months.
Gen ‘Y’ is defined differently by
various institutions but one common factor among these statements will be
‘Young & Vibrant’ people. This typically covers those born between 1980s to
1993s. The reason why, lot of emphasis is placed on understanding this
workforce is because of their communication pattern. They are always connected
either in text messages are through Skype calls. Each and every Communication
in Social Media brings so much importance to one’s social being. Remember, not
so long, a girl was arrested for liking a status. It is just not about Comments
and Status updates, even a poke or a like translates as communication.
From buying a Jockey to Jet,
people post everything and anything on net. Be it birth or obituary, everything
has a space on Social Media. Emotional Articulation of one’s love, hate, anger,
win, lose and what not, you have a choice to select your mood from feeling
happy to feeling meh! With Apps like Instagram, Flickr, Pintrest (may be more),
one can edit a picture of a ghost and make it look gorgeous.
With so much updates and sharing,
it leads to one’s perception to the outside world. Your profile is a brand
ambassador for you. In short, it says who you are and it defines what you are
to the rest of the world.
When it comes to Professional Social
Networking sites say LinkedIn, you carry the image of the company, inform the
world about the role you play in the organization(s) and inspire your
fraternity on the skill which is yielding bread and butter. Be wise when you
choose your appearance in social media, because as an individual, you play
different roles in the society, role of a friend, role of a family member, role
of an Organizational representative and a role to a stranger to whom you are
not connected. People around us are too quick to judge. With Social Media
around, it gives easier access to diplomats to classify your personality. At
the same time, this is the best stage to be expressive. It’s like one message
and that carries till the last person known to you in earth.
On recent closure of telegram
services by Indian Government makes it more evident for people around us to
choose the best and easiest way to communicate. Emails and Text Messages are
the buzz word of yestyears. Today, the growth of mobility and mobile
applications play a great role in everyone’s world. Say, 85% of twitter users
are using it via Mobile application. Hunger for learning and know- all attitudes
are forcing people to carry their mobile with data connection in pockets. It is
going to stay and it would still make it count big in the years to come. Social
Media’s next dimension is unimaginable. All you might know; the blink of your
eye would turn in to a message.
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