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We’re All Going Viral!

If it wasn’t for the social media and all of our advanced technology, we wouldn’t be able to share ideas and get information out there to the World fast enough. Thanks to YouTube. We have the power to share videos with anyone who has an Internet connection. For an example, “Gangnam Style” went viral within only a few months hitting over one billion views! Gangnam Style featuring serveral Korean celebrities after being released it gradually started building momentum and in no time at all; it was a huge hit. Having all this technology is a good thing because an individual can make their way to stardom without stepping one foot in to Hollywood. The Internet is evening the levels on the playing field because it doesn’t matter where you come from or how much money you make. What really matters is what you can bring to the table. If you embellish your talent and make a video and you get it out there. All it takes is one like, and then it turns into five likes, then ten likes, and then eventually those people share it with all their friends. Now you have one billion likes! Wow! That’s what I like the most about the social networking world; we are all so close together. We are never more than a click, tap, text, or call away from each other. Technology is a tool, so we can either use it or abuse it.