Thoughts brought about by Qualman's Mobile Stats Video

As with all videos I’ve watched about social media, I’m always surprised, and curious, about the all the stats presented. I have no doubt that social media via mobile, and otherwise, is great for business. Social media in the business world weeds out weak companies and keeps those who are strong in the game, provided the strong keep growing as technology does to maintain their competitive edge. At some point I wonder if the brick and mortar store will become obsolete. In a world where a lot of people are concerned about going green, construction costs could be kept down, less pollution because of less traffic, etc. You can even order your groceries on your mobile phone and have it delivered to your door by truck. Schwan's Sales is a good example. At this point business of the future will have to focus almost entirely on social media to survive. 

As great as it is for the business world and convenient for the consumer, I ponder what effect it will have on employment as well as human relationships. By being able to order everything from just the touch of your phone, how many jobs will it eliminate when brick and mortar operations are effected? People are going to have to shift to occupations in technology fields if there is less demand for brick and mortar employees. Will this mean less human interaction on a daily basis?

 Some of the information and statistics presented in the video clearly show the impact social media has had on the relationships we have with one another. It’s true that social media, especially via your mobile phone, can keep you connected to your friends and family, but will this constant reliance on mobile phones have a negative impact on people’s interpersonal skills. Is it going to erode people’s ability to write sentences that communicate real meaning and inhibit the art of dialogue? We can’t risk allowing ourselves to become weak in verbal communication and tone of voice and have generations that have no clue how to read verbal cues. Don’t get me, wrong using a mobile phone and social media apps is great, but it, along with all other aspects of life, needs balance. Not all times and place need social media, as some of the stats in the video seem to relate that. The “sexting” stat was a little disturbing….and during....  no wonder people in relationships may feel like social media and  mobile phones are putting a crimp in their love life. And the biggest question of all. Why are we still calling  them mobile phones if they probably get used the least for actually speaking to another person? Huuummm, things to ponder.