How to be ‘Social Media Famous’
Being socially famous isn’t all it is cracked up to be but it can have its bonuses. Knowing a lot of people and being known is what everyone wants on social media right? One mistake and your fans attack you from every region of the world. Take Donald Trump for example. One bad tweet and everyone jumps on him. So, without becoming the President of the United States, here is how to gain social capital.
Step One: Be Friends with a lot of people.
Social capital is defined as the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively. This basically means that you have a vast amount of relationships and know A LOT of people. For example, on Juniata College’s campus, someone with a broad social capital would be President Troha. Everyone knows who he is, and he basically knows everyone on campus. He is practically famous. He keeps everything running smoothly. Another, more relatable example, is Jenna Marbles. Jenna is a youtube star who gained her fame from a normal vlog titled ‘How to trick people into thinking your good looking’. This video gave her a lot of fans and her social capital/ network grew very fast from there. She promised to give out videos every Wednesday, which her fans loved. She grew social capital by pleasing her fans and promoting amusing videos that her fans requested through social media. She kept these networks going without physically knowing half of the fans. That is the type of person I am impressed with. She pleases all with one simple post of a vlog. Most bloggers do the same thing. Keeping up with fans is a talent and one that I would like to learn.
Step Two: Keep gaining friends.
As people get older, stuff begins to change. We lose friends. It happens. But we probably gain just as many as we lost. In this video (http://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks), Christakis talks about how networks of people grow and demolish over time. This is normal for humans. In addition to network sizes, network types change as well. Typically, people tend to act similarly as their companions. Meaning, if a girl is happy all of the time, chances are that her friend group is a relatively happy bunch. If a person is obese, there is a high chance that that person’s friend group is also obese. These friend groups are who define you. Make the most of it and be proud. No matter the change, keep gaining those friends.
I personally believe social capital is a good thing. People meet new people everyday and there is always a use for knowing more people than not. In my perspective, friends are a good way to live. The more you have, the higher support system you have and the happier you are. I am one of those people who cannot say no. If I have a friend in need, I will do my best to fight for them no matter the cost. It is my goal to find more friends like these and motivate more people to fight for others. If we all would stand up for each other, the world would be a much better place. Networks are what makes this world tick. Without them, everyone would be very lonely.
Social capitalism relies on networks and no matter the type or size of the network, chances are you are connected in more ways than one. So be proud. Know a lot of people and you too will be popular on the social webs.
