Selva's Blog

I think that social media is the next big thing and it is the future of news and information dissemination. There is however a lot of things that people and agencies need to look into about this and in my opinion, experts in the field of media should look into it now before people get used to what they are doing right now. There must be a social media conferences that must be organized not only regionally but also both country wide and world wide.

It is indeed refreshing to note that  Social Media Summit 2010 is taking place right now in the USA. In the UK, a four day Social Media gathering in London was so overbooked that a second gathering was quickly put together very successfully.

These conferences should not only invite the industry bigwigs but also people like me who subscribe to information from social media and also people who engage in social media practices. For me, it is absolutely refreshing to finally have the chance to say what we think and to have an audience for it. It is also refreshing in turn to finally be able to know what other people think, people beyond our circle of friends and acquaintances. This is the opportunity that social media has given us: the chance to share ourselves.

But in recent months, people have come to rely on social media for their information and news. It is however important to realize that no matter how much well written a piece is, it does not have the credibility that news and information that came from official agencies have.

There is however no doubt that Social Media is fast taking over the “Buzz “ creation while the journalists concentrate more on the validation. Social media cannot be stopped though and the only way to make this work, in my opinion, is to organize conferences that will gather all the people involved and get them to talk and engage in a dialogue. That way, information from social media can be sieved through and monitored without compromising freedom of speech.

Selva