Social Media and the Teenager

 

Guest Blogger:
Alicia King

Very rarely do you find a teenager that does not use social media. It is a great way to connect with others that share similar interests. Sites such as Pinterest allow you to connect with millions of people to share great recipes, craft ideas, and the latest fashion trends. What more could a teen ask for? And YouTube is a great site for sharing music, dance, and funny videos. These useful tools enable us to be more in tune with the constantly changing trends and topics. These sites have allowed teens to connect in ways that have never before been possible. Being able to share similar interests not only with friends and family, but with people around the world is incredible. It is so exciting to think about what the future holds for social media!

Crazy Busy

There will no blog post until next week because I am taking finals and completing final projects at school this week. See you all next week for another great blog post and thanks for your patients!

Project Glass

The buzz this week has been all about Google’s new “Project Glass” or wearable glasses-like devices that present a transparent screen and give you web-connected data for your everyday life. I personally think this invention is a long way off and has a lot of problems that could arise from it, but the idea overall is awesome! So far on the Google+ Project Glass page the information has been shared over 10,000 times and there are 500 comments. Project Glass is definitely creating buzz. Is this the future of smart phones? The video of the glasses can be seen at here. I honestly love this idea and hope that Google can find a way to make this a success. However, I wonder how many people are going to be wearing these glasses and trying to drive, work, etc. A huge issue right now is people talking on the phone/texting while driving! How can Google encourage people to use these glasses responsibly? It looks like I would have to completely re-learn or practice walking just so I don’t get distracted by the web showing up in front of my eyes while out for a stroll!

I wonder if marketers and advertisers will take over your glasses to push products and promotions like they do now with every other piece of technology ha-ha. These are still a prototype and Google is doing the right thing by listening to possible consumers. We may never see these hit the market but now that the idea has been revealed to the masses, I bet we do. Imagine these glasses replacing your smart phone. It seems this could be a step into the future. What do you think?