Tweeting While Eating

This article is about a study that was conducted that shows more and more people are using social media sites while eating. About 19% of people are on sites outside of the house and 29% using social networking sites while eating at home. Being on the phone has always been thought of bad manners in the past, but the study showed that being on these sites while eating has actually been a good thing for those people. They are finding ways to eat healthier and learning what to eat and what not to eat from friends, celebrities, web sites, etc. David Emerson Feit, Senior Director of Quantitative Research at The Hartman Group, said, "People are snacking more, while becoming aware of what constitutes good food thanks to what’s being shared online."

The study showed that of the 82% of respondents who visit social networking sites on a monthly basis, 49% said they learn about food via social networking. Social networks truly have become a main part of our daily lives lately so it's only natural that they would start to effect more things in our lives than just being social and instead of effecting people in a bad way, it is being used for health and to learn how to better take care of yourself which is a great thing.

As long as this does't interfere with how someone talks to others or their ability to be social during dinner, I think it's perfectly fine to be on social media sites during eating. Sites such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. give you tips on being active, being healthy, and staying healthy and that seems like a great way for people to start being conscious about food. The only thing, one would worry about is weather or not it becomes a problem for people.

The Grammys

The 54th annual Grammy Awards were this past Sunday and were a huge success in broadcast and social media outlets. During the broadcast, the Grammys brought in 39.9 million viewers and 13 million social comments. The number of social comments broke the record set by the February 5th Superbowl game by .8 million comments. Analysts believe these numbers were so great because of the return of Adele to the stage after being out of the spotlight for months after vocal surgery and the tribute to Whitney Houston.

Jennifer Hudson singing "I Will Always Love You" at the Grammys

The social media sites had everyone buzzing about all things Grammys from how well Adele's performance of "Rolling in the Deep" was, how touching the tribute to Whitney Houston was, and how badly Chris Brown's lip-syncing was. They even talked about the outfits, from Nicki Minaj's saint like costume to Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swifts sparkly dresses. Comments were all over the place, but the only thing that mattered was that they were about the Grammys!

The emergence of social media has done wonders for television broadcasts in recent years. Ever since twitter has become popular, media outlets look to tweets to see what people are talking about and those tweets can create buzz around a topic or program. People who are not watching a program but see an interesting tweet about it, may want to begin watching it or find information on it after reading the tweet. Social media is, in my opinion, the new news outlet for all things entertainment and sometimes even news.