Popular culture is pretty much whatever is hot at the moment. Whatever is considered cool and a social norm for a large amount of people. To me it means new ways to connect with people, new games to play with my kids and new ways of entertainment.
Understanding popular culture is important to me in business currently and in the future because it is the main thing that my career rotates around. I am a Marketing major and if you dont understand the best ways to communicate to your given target or what they are and are not into then you will never be able to create a successful marketing plan.
I would consider facebook a popular culture artifact. It started with Myspace and some similiar sites and has now migrated to facebook. A way for people to stay in touch, voice their opinions, sell products or services and it is considered cool to be there. It has people of all ages and is considered the "socially cool" thing to do.
I agree with facebook being an important artifact. It has become the most powerful marketing ploy that I can think of in recent memory.
ReplyDeleteI agree, facebook is an artifact in popular culture today because almost everyone has a facebook account. I choose Myspace as my artifact because it also a very popular site that mainly everyone who owns a computer uses.
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