Significance History of World Social Media Day: Today is World Social Media Day (2023). These days, social media has taken a special place in our lives. Today, almost everyone uses some social media platform, like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram etc. Let’s know why Social Media Day is celebrated on June 30 all over the world.
Significance of World Social Media Day
Importance of Social Media Day
Today social media is at the forefront of communication. In no time today, the news spread across the world through social media. Before 2010, very few people used social media. World Social Media Day started to be celebrated all over the world to show its need and importance in global communication.
The world’s first social media platform
The power of social media is that it can make someone an overnight star, and bring someone from heaven to earth. The world’s first social media platform was launched in 1997. It was called Six Degrees. This platform was started by Andrew Weinreich. In 2000, it had over one million users. But then it stopped.
54% of Indians trust social media platforms
According to a study by Oxford University Press, 54 percent of people in India trust social media. They use it to get accurate information. About 44% of users between the ages of 25 and 44 believe information shared on social media to be true. At the same time, only 12% of people over the age of 55 believe this. Most people over the age of 55 consider social media to be the right platform for information, compared to 35% of people aged 25 to 44.
