From Myspace to Facebook to Twitter

Ever since I reached middle school, I had been fascinated by the idea of social media. I believed that if I was not up to date with the hippest form of social media, I would be considered "uncool." Looking back, I realize I was rather foolish for believing that, but I do like to be up to date on my social media. This way, I can communicate with the optimal amount of people during any time of the day. In order to do this, I have changed my preferred social media site multiple times.

For me, it all started with Myspace. When I was in middle school, everyone had a myspace, and I thought I needed one too. While using Myspace, I would spend time obsessing over top friends, taking pictures, and doing an excessive amount of quizzes--even though nobody cared about those. From 7th grade to my sophomore year, I thought I was living the high life on Myspace, and that would NEVER change; however, Facebook came around.

At first, I did not like that everyone was shifting to Facebook, but as more people began the shift, Myspace progressed to becoming boring. Hardly anyone was using Myspace, and I began to feel like I was talking to myself. Due to this, I joined the craze and shifted to Facebook. Sure, it took time for me to adapt to the new social media site, but in little time, I found myself loving Facebook. I enjoyed "Facebook creeping" on everyone's pictures and statuses, and I also spent much time starting random conversations on my friends walls. The only activity I did not enjoy on Facebook was making statuses, which I find rather ironic due to my new Twitter fascination. Just like Myspace, I thought Facebook would always be my favorite social media site, but again, I was wrong.

Following the Facebook craze, Twitter came along. I created a Twitter acout about a year and a half ago, and at first, I took little interest in the site. Its emphasis was an activity I did not enjoy on Facebook, so I never thought Twitter would ever take off. However, I was clearly wrong. About four or five months ago, I began to notice the drastic decrease in Facebook activity. Just like Myspace, Facebook was starting to bore me due to the lack of friends using their accounts. I knew where everyone was taking their social media activities, but I already did not like Twitter. I was disappointed that the Facebook era was ending while Twitter's was beginning. In order to keep up with my social circle, I started investing more time into my Twitter account by tweeting, retweeting, posting pictures, and chatting with my friends. It took a couple months, but after awhile, Twitter really started to grow on me. I was pleasantly surprised, and now, I truly enjoy twitter and spend my nights reading everyone's tweets. Now, I expect this Twitter craze to last a few years--just like every other site--but  I am curious to what's next. Whatever it is, I know now to embrace it with open arms. Due to my social media experience, I have learned that it's not the site that makes a good experience, but it's the people on the site who create the experience.