How is Social Media Shaping our Future?

Social media and Networking is undoubtedly changing the way people communicate today. Its easy, powerful, long reached and effective nature reflects societies ambition to adopt quicker and simpler ways of doing things. Social networking is effectively about getting the message across without the noise.

One person who has a valid opinion on this topic is Venessa from Space Collective

Whats important about Venessa's entry is that within the haze of turbulent digital data spat out by the social media cyclone, in order for the individual to decipher any meaning, creditability and relevance from it, we need, as pointed out in the article, "a new approach to thinking in general, a new 'thought architecture'; "

People need to stop thinking of technology as a means to an end but rather a manifestation of the human psyche, that is, we can shape this movement anyway we like so long as we are liberated from any stigma or inhibitions caused from our history or backgrounds. We need to think lateral.

This is where creative art can be of importance. Works by artists such as the links below take these technologies and re-interpret them in a new light giving a new angle which may lead to new though. The thing to remember is so long as we remain critical of these technologies and question how this is benefiting ourselves then we will maintain a self awareness and identity.

Social Media Artist Links:
http://www.gbk.com.au/artwork/1283/video?destination=artists%2Fgrant-stevens%2Fny-la
http://bit.ly/visualize-unibrennt
http://joshblog.net/projects/roktok/roktok.html
http://www.rhizome.org/editorial/359
http://neoformix.com/Projects/OscarTwitterMap/