In most of my classes that I have been a part of, the bulk of the material is centered around the positive and negative effects of social media. Social Media outlets are generally known from sources such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, traditional radio and television and many other media outlets. Social Media has swept the nation and the globe, to be honest, due to its immediate impacts, fast generating information and its personal touch that comes from the people behind it. Twitter has rapidly become the quickest and most personable source of social media. A person following a professional athlete can get updates or read posts from two minutes before game time and updates as soon as one minute after the game.
This years Olympics in Vancouver Canada have been dubbed the "Twitter Olympics." Athletes such as Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn and many more can keep their followers updated on their health status, feelings of pressure and the ultimate feeling of winning medals all through the use of Twitter and its 140 character limit. It is amazing to me that anyone can follow these athletes and be so close to the action and experience of the Olympics. The following article was posted on wired.com and I found it to be very interesting. So check it out at the following URL.
GO U.S.A!!!!!!!!!!!!!
