In the Knowledge Age there is one constant. Educators must embrace this constant to ensure student learning needs are met. That constant is Change.
- August 2003 - MySpace began shaping Social Media
- July 2005 - MySpace was purchased for $580 Million
- 2006 - Facebook and Twitter were becoming players in the social media game
- June 2006 - MySpace surpassed Google as the most visited website in the US
- 2008 - Facebook surpasses MySpace in popularity.
- 2010 - Pinterest launches by invitation only, as programmers worked out of a small apartment
- 2011 - MySpace use is quickly declining
- October 2013 - Pinterest now worth $3.8 Billion - 3 years after launching
Take a moment to wrap your mind around those facts. Before the mid 2000's nobody could have understood the impact Social Media would play on society today.