Most Used Platforms

     There are a lot of different forms of social media out there. Some are more popular and arguably more effective than others but they all pour into the same general purpose of being social through the media. Admittedly there are several media out there that are just completely boring or annoying. Obviously each person has their own preference and I have mine as well. My goal of this blog post is not to offend anyone of the users of the various media but since we are talking about social media I am pretty sure there exists an unwritten rule that someone must be offended or it wasn't a real post.


  My favorite social media option is Facebook. The reasons aren't very concrete other than it is what I have and therefore it is what I will continue to have. I talked about this Dallas Cowboys theory that I've been developing for years. It has other names in the academic world but I have decided to call it the Dallas Cowboys theory that way I can some day take credit for it and someone might pay me to get this idea in their book.

   The idea is simple. We all have our favorite sports team in the different sports we follow. We know their are teams that are disliked, there are teams that don't matter and the classic bandwagon team that is having an amazing season and so everyone becomes their "biggest fan." However, there is another bread of sports fans that all into the emotional rollercoaster of being a dedicated life long fan. It doesn't matter how the team is doing, who the coach is or what the players are like you are attached more deeply to that team than your first two marriages.

  I stumbled onto this idea while having a conversation with a friend. I asked what his favorite team was. He proudly responded THE DALLAS COWBOYS. Great. Why not? Actually... WHY? The Cowboys at the time of that conversation were terrible, Tony Romo couldn't have a successful season if the rest of the league had to play in flip flops and Terrell Owens complained more than Oprah Winfrey fans after they found out their cars weren't that free. But nonetheless he loved the Cowboys and will until the day he dies.

    In a less extreme sense that is my relationship with Facebook, I use it, I love it, but are there any REAL reasons why I keep coming back year after year? Nope, not really.

  Ok, maybe there are positives to Facebook that I genuinely like such as the fact (Jeff Bullas) that the majority of Facebook users are outside the U.S. I am easily connected to my friends in Mexico, Peru, Chile and other countries with just a few clicks. And I of course love that in 2012 (CNN Facts) Facebook bought Instagram, so now my wife can post all our cool pictures!




http://www.jeffbullas.com/2015/04/17/21-awesome-facebook-facts-and-statistics-you-need-to-check-out/

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/11/world/facebook-fast-facts/