The internet has taken a turn towards the social. With users spending most of their time on social networks and connecting to friends and family through a variety of different sites, most users are changing their computing habits. It is not uncommon to see users with more than one social network account and hundreds of friends and followers. This has sparked a change in the way smartphones are used and even designed.
Social Networks Taking Over
Since the introduction of social networking, the internet, businesses, and internet users have adapted to the boom of being connected. With so many sites to choose from, endless possibilities of reaching out, and even the advertising possibilities, social networks are currently running the internet. This of course has spilled over to the mobile market and how smartphones are being used.
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Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and LinkedIn are among the heavy hitters of social networking. Each site has created an appfor mobile users to keep up with the streams of conversations coming in from all of their social media portals. This is also sparking a need for more socially friendly phones to reach the market.
Mobile Adapting
Many manufacturers are including phone features that allow users to easily upload photos, videos and comments to their social networks. The HTC Status is one of those devices with a Facebook button build right into the phone. With a press of this button users can create a new posting that will instantly be uploaded to their Facebook page and keep their circle of friends updated.
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Business Interactions
In business social networks have become a must have for many companies. The use of these large people filled pools allows a company to easily keep potential customers updated on special promotions, new product release or added services. This is free advertising that can reach thousands with just a click of the mouse or tap of the touch screen.
Many websites and blogs are also utilizing these social networks for their followers to keep up on posts, advertisements and coupons that bring them to their site and drive traffic. In the coming months, these social interactions will become standard in increasing page ranking for SEO marketing. Google has taken a deep look into the social interaction between humans and websites or blogs that they visit. The sites that can spark social interaction on their site will now reap the rewards with greater page ranking and more search results.
The use of social networks will never go away, but rather evolve. In the future the giants will still stand tall, the phones will still connect us all, and socially driven computing will replace conventional methods of keeping in touch with friends and family. The future of the internet and smartphone usage looks to be very social.
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Do you think social media apps have changed how smartphones are used? Tell us in the comments.
Well popularity of social media has increased a lot. Social media is indeed good to market your business and to get traffic as well. You can increase your sales also with this.
Thanks for the comment Adam.
Nice post and yes social media apps make great changes in the use of smartphones. By the way buddy which pluging you are using for author box here?
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One potential problem I see around social media is the nomadic approach the general public seems to have. Remember MySpace? Dead. đ
Youâll have to stay on top of the latest âcrazeâ to fully realize the potential. Whoâda thought a website designed around 140 character posts would be such a sensation?
-Steve
Ultimately itâs users rule and social networks drool đ Itâs still up to all of us as users to determine where we want our content and who can see it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Steve.
I agree , Social Media is penetrating into smart phones as applications , we are demanding them actually , we never want to get disconnected from world and thanks for advancement in internet and capabilities of smartphones.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting Pavan.
Hi there, I totally agree with this post , to be honest and I am sure all people knows that social media is ruling the Internet. it proves that social media site has a lot of use, for example aside from friends, fun and games, businesses can be done here. effect of the greatest technology proves that even smart phone can use this social media applications.
Youâre right Kate. Thanks for commenting.
Thanks Peter I keep on browsing different sites like this for me to gain good news and ideas, so that I can adopt something that I can use if Iâm ready to have my own home business soon. application that is worth to use especially in special media. I really appreciate your help.
I use a widget on my samsung galaxy s to see all different feeds, twitter and facebook.
Itâs actually the only way I can be on facebook in China without using a vpn. I like features like when I want to call a person my phone will ask me to dial the number or use skype.
Mobile apps are now used more than browsers. I think that will continue to be the trend. Social media works well with mobile applications and marketing and the two are a must for a business organization. It would be wise for a business to include mobile marketing in their social media strategy.
Social media is definetly important but it can also be a big drain on your time and often doesnât give you a return
on your time and money. Itâs probably better to pick one or two platforms and spend your time working out how to use
them effectively. Also i think most businesses donât approach it right â they see it as another tool to âpushâ out
their message to people rather than to build a community by adding value and listening.