The expression of speech is the most powerful gift that allows an individual to directly hear or convey one’s most pressing thought of the moment, in a way that describes freedom. Social Media has opened doors for individuals across the globe to be able to connect, interact and communicate, freely, with friends and family in the most casual and accepting environment previously unknown. The power of this media relies on the belief that ‘When you have something to say, someone is always there to listen.’ No matter the time of day or the topic of discussion, users are able to both receive and share information in a very candid and open setting. This new media serves as a whole new channel for individuals, anywhere in the world, to articulate themselves unlike ever before.
Until recent years, communication has almost always been a one way street. Individuals could only receive information with the inability to receive or impart their views in such an organized and instant manner of communication. Previously, printed materials would take excruciatingly lengthy stretches of time to respond to readers’ views and concerns, eventually losing the initial power and essence of the original message. Moreover, television sets everywhere continue to dominate households even today, but have only force-fed ideas and perspectives to viewers, while failing to hear their concerns at hand.
The web, however, has set a new standard for communication through emailing, chatting, or blogging; where the audience now has a voice. Moreover, the world of social media holds no boundaries or restrictions to the abundance or variety of information exposed to readers, across the globe. This new media has brought people together, regardless of nationality or language, into a single unbiased setting where people can reach out, learn and communicate with one another directly and effectively. Thus allowing ideas to be sent and received from both ends, making the process a two-way street for all those involved.
Users all over the globe are now able to meet in a digital world to share ideas, thoughts and so much more, making this earth truly, “a small world”. The presence of social media has fueled people not only to voice their individual beliefs but also to focus but also to respond to people of all ages from places unknown. More users are drawn toward social media simply because, regardless of age, individuals are eagerly accepted to participate. Unbiased by one’s age or background, the audience of social media, from a 90 year old grandmother to a 15 year old high school student, will always be valued for their sincere thoughts and passionate ideas. Individuals everywhere seek friendship/company and a place where they feel they belong in spite of their current stage or age in life. Now, this statement speaks volumes about the potential and strength of a social media and can only be interpreted as communication that is truly unbound and limitless in every way possible.
A businessman expressing his skills, a grandparent extending out to her grandchildren, a friend chatting with a old buddy, a lonely woman surveying her future life partner are all scenarios of people from different age groups and stages in life that are reaching out to social media to meet their personal or business needs in a way once considered impossible. Nothing can bring the world closer than the possibilities available on the web through the use of social networks today. They have been created with highly complex programs and applications to fulfill the very basic and ever-growing need of man today, which is the desire to express him candidly, freely and without constraints.
