The world celebrates Social Media Day on 30 June to honour the existence of social media and their influence on our daily life. It might be a newly established day, but it is celebrated with great enthusiasm. This day has been created to acknowledge the positive impacts acclaimed by the social communities. Social media have definitely helped individuals communicate and connect with each other. They are also an excellent means for businesses to expand and serve many audiences across the globe. The role of media is irreplaceable in the modern life as it occupies a considerable quantity of our time. The emergence of smart phones is an added advantage.
One may wonder how best to celebrate Social Media Day. The answer is simple! Enter your social media accounts, connect with people and spread the knowledge. You may start a hashtag, post a photo or update your status. Just be creative! You certainly won’t be alone as social media is constantly spreading all over the world. Whatever you do, wherever you are, don’t forget to celebrate #socialmediaday!
Another way to celebrate Social Media Day is to try out some new platforms. There are many different platforms out there that are simply waiting to be discovered. TikTok has taken over in recent times. If you are yet to make a TikTok video, now is the ideal opportunity to do so! You may think that you have tried all of the social media platforms out there, but there are literally hundreds of them.
Did you know?
- A survey has estimated that 71 percent of Internet users in the United States use their mobile phones to surf the internet in terms of minutes spent. Indonesia ranks top with the highest of 90 percent.
- Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp handle 60 billion messages a day.
- When asked, 81% of teenagers felt social media has a positive effect on their lives.
- YouTube is available in over 90 countries supporting 80 languages, which covers approximately 95% of the Internet population.
A different way to celebrate Social Media Day is to practise your interpreting skills on the speeches that refer to the topic of social media and internet. In the Speech Repository you will find such recordings in various languages. Don’t lose any more time!
Happy practice,
You Speech Repository Team