Social media defined many of the big moments of 2017 — from politicians taking to Twitter to women uniting behind hashtags.
David Black, a professor of communication and culture at Royal Roads University in Victoria, says social media had a particularly strong impact culturally, politically and socially this year.
“This was, in many ways, a year in which we learned lessons and confirmed some emergent trends with respect to social media,” Black said.
The way world leaders and politicians are using platforms like Twitter is unprecedented, he told CBC On The Coast guest host Jason D’Souza.
“It’s new in the sense that political parties seem to matter less now and these alternative platforms — Twitter being crucial here — matter more,” he said.
“Social media are not merely means by which a brief campaign can be launched.”
Source: www.cbc.ca
An interesting look back at 2017 and the way in which #SocialMedia defined many of the key moments #Powerpost