Social Media Question

Today many TV shows and advertisements try to look amateurish or "homegrown" to emulate what is often seen on the Web. Do you think professional production values will continue to drop, or do you think amateur user-generated content will get better over time? WHY


Perhaps I do not watch enough TV but I have not see enough amateurish or "homegrown" content for me to believe that this sense of "do it yourself" content will continue to cause professional production values to drop. I feel that these "homegrown" videos are part of the Justin Bieber-like idea, where a small town boy with a dream can make it in the big world of the music industry. Having said that, I believe that with the new technologies being available to people, the user-generated content will continue to grow and get better over time. However, I do not think that they will ever pass the professional production.

What social media sites do you find yourself using the most and why? In your opinion why is Facebook so much more successful than MySpace, and do you think Facebook is "here to stay" for the long term.

I use Facebook the most. I use this for many reasons. First, Facebook allows me to connect to people that I am not able to see on a regular basis, or who are geographically unavailable. Also, Facebook allows for more privacy protection than MySpace or other social networking sites. I believe that it is this fact that makes Facebook more successful than MySpace. Facebook has better privacy settings and also has more applications that come with the Facebook network.

I believe that Facebook is here to stay. Facebook has completely evolved from what it's purpose was when it first started. It started out as a college network site. Then it was passed down to high school and then down to middle school. As it evolved more and more people were able to create a Facebook account. Technology is becoming more and more available to younger generations and therefore it will never be erased.

Why is transparency such an important concept in the Social Media world? Is it MORE or LESS important in the offline world? Why?

Transparency is becoming such an important concept in Social Media because the internet is so much more vast than the offline world. It is because of this fact that it is MORE important than it is in the offline world. In a financial disclosure there are only certain people who have access to that information. However, in the online world anyone has the ability to hack into the file and see the information. It brings up the idea of ethics and privacy. Technology is a dangerous world.