Title: How Social Media Continues to Affect Society |
Headings: How Social Media Continues to Affect Society
How Social Media Continues to Affect Society
The Internet and Social Media
The Contemporary Social Media Era
Changing How People Socialize
Transforming Business
Social Media Has Changed the World

Content: How Social Media Continues to Affect Society |
How Social Media Continues to Affect Society
Jenny Force, VP of Marketing August 23, 2016
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Social media is much more than a trend. It’s become an essential part of the fabric of modern society. It’s hard to overestimate how much of an impact social media now has on our world. This is true on many levels, such as the way we socialize, the way we gain access to information and the way we do business. Let’s take a closer look at some of the ways that social media profoundly affects many aspects of society. The Internet and Social Media
It’s interesting to conduct a brief review of the history of social media. It actually began with BBSes or Bulletin Board Systems, followed by popular services such as CompuServ, America Online and Prodigy. All of these provided ways for people who weren’t necessarily techies a way to connect with each other online. CompuServ, for example, did not invent email but created the first platform where electronic mail was used on a massive scale. America Online, better known as AOL, became the first truly gigantic social networking site.