Media Technologies

Social Networking
Social networking has become especially popular over the last several years. There are many people who participate in at least one social networking website. Some examples of social networking websites includes Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Flickr, and Myspace. These online communities allows individuals to share in a common interest and communicate with others who are interested in the same things.

Over the last several years online social networking has become even more popular. There are now wedding websites such as theknot.com where people discuss their wedding plans and share their experiences and opinions on just about everything related to planning weddings.

There are also pregnancy websites such as babycenter.com where mothers and soon to be mothers share their pregnancy journeys and experiences with one another. These sites enables individuals with common interests to share their feelings and obtain ideas, opinions, and advice from others. The intended audience for social networking is open to children, teenagers, and adults. There are certain social networking websites designated to audiences in specific age groups and others that is open to all ages. Regardless, this form of media technology has become extremely popular and I believe it will continue to expand.



Vlogs
Video blogging has become very popular over the last several years. I personally believe that YouTube has had an enormous impact on this form of blogging. YouTube has allowed people all over the world to share their experiences, opinions, and feelings on an array of subjects all through video blogging. The audience to vlogs are able to view video blogs on specific topics by searching by category or certain key words. Although there are many people who may enjoy reading blogs, vlogging has also gained the attention of people who may not be interested in reading the blogs but instead simply viewing video blogs.

Video blogs are especially useful for individuals who prefer being showed what to do versus reading what to do. There are many people who use YouTube as a source to broadcast their vlogs. People vlog about many different topics and areas of interest. The audience to video blogging can include so many people. Children, teenagers, and adults both create and watch video blogs to inform others, learn new things, or simply for a form of entertainment.


Blogs
People create blogs for many different reasons. Some people blog to share experiences, voice their opinions, and to even advertise. Blogs can be created by those who chose to share information with others and can be read by anyone who is interested in the blogs topic.


Cell Phones
Cell phones are used to talk to others, to send email, to text, to send pictures, to record sound, to get driving directions, and to play games. These days almost everyone have cell phones. I see children in elementary school with cell phones and almost every adult I know has a cell phone. Cell phones has made communicating so much more convenient.