Social media is changing, you know how I know this? Because my Mom is on Facebook. I know I am not the only one whose mother is on Facebook. Actually, I hear that Moms are one of the fastest growing groups signing up for a Facebook account.
I don't mean this in a bad way. I don't post things that I would not want my own mother to read (and that should be a lesson to many others out there). What else do mothers and sons share? Not the same music, there is definitely a generational gap there. Not clothing styles, same type of gap. Not the same taste in TV shows or movies.
But social media sites like Facebook have found a way to attract all. Moms are there, 20-somethings are there, highschoolers are there. All participating, all connecting, and rarely overlapping.
I am amazed by this. By this universal acceptance of this communication tool. I read some others' posts about things that they did that were illegal or maybe socially frowned upon and I wonder if their mothers are on Facebook. I guess the next thing you will be able to do is determine which sub-set of friends you want to send a message to. This is partially already in existence with groups, but still clunky to manage. But with more and more people's moms seeing what their kids are being said, what is going to happen? Will moms just shrug it off? Or will kids censor what they write? Or maybe find a new place to talk.
And all of this talk about moms...what about the dads? Many people fear others' dads much more than their moms.
-Serge
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