11/3 Readings

I think it's a good thing that the older population is really beginning to adopt some of the social media sites. It will definitely help them stay connected with family and for many parents or grandparents I think that's all they're really looking for since so many children rarely get to spend much quality one on one time with family members anymore. I've still yet to get in on the whole Foursquare phenomenon, I think the idea of it sounds cool, and I like that you can even get discounts or deals at a number of places. However I think the phone that I have now is whats limiting me from participating in the game/social network. It's unreal how fast its grown, the one article said that it is now up to 3+ million users. I find this interesting because I only first heard about it in class like 2 or 3 weeks ago, where is everyone going to stay ahead of the social media trends is what I would like to know. I guess reading the Mashable articles is a good place to start.