The Semester Ender

It seems so fast that this semester is about to end in two days; however, that doesn’t stop us from proclaiming the good intention that social media is trying to tell everyone, right?

Last week, our lecturer gave us the summary of our whole semester. Imagine all of the concepts discussed for a few months discussed in less than hour! Seems hard, right? Nah. The lecturer made it all simple.

The lecture revolved around four things, four things that make social media what it is today, and four things that would make social media stand the test of time. He gave us these concepts:

Communication. Ah… The essence of being social in social media. It is a no-brainer that people should communicate; however, people should also know what, when, where, and how to communicate properly. This is the challenge that communicologists share to everyone. This is what we are learning up till now, even after four years of being soaked with this core concept.

Collaboration. A primary factor why net was given a 2.0. People working together to achieve a common goal is vital resource of social media. It gets people thinking, and working, and developing together. It leaves no one behind. It makes a standard that everyone agrees to. Collaboration is not new, but collaboration in the Internet is something worth exploring by everyone for their own personal development.

Education. People want reliable and informative stuff. That is what we aim for. Though we may know the w’s and h of communication, we must also learn the effect of that communication to people. Will it benefit them? In what sense? Many business professionals seek the answer to this, but we must also take note that these are not for the business-minded only.

Entertainment. If you want to entertain people with some information that is at the same time relevant and helpful, you may want to explore your creative side. Better yet, use collaboration to get that infinite talent that is available over the Internet. Entertainment is essential, especially of you want to have a striking message to have a striking effect to the people.

These 4 simple concepts are what makes social media a new foundation for everyone to step on. Let us see the possibilities of this technology, and reap the rewards for letting ourselves in the world of social media.