Below is the video posted by Tom Scott, in which you will learn why it’s completely fine to abandon the rules we learned in school and embrace the new trends, especially when it comes to casual communication. He gives a great example of how different our written communication sounds when we’re writing a business email vs. when we’re chatting with a friend.

Where do you stand on this matter? Do you type however it’s convenient, do you follow unwritten online rules, or do you still prefer the traditional grammatical rules?

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Even before Facebook became the biggest social media site out there, sites such as MySpace, Multiply, and Friendster helped solidify social media as, pretty much, a modern necessity.

But, for those who are old enough to remember a time when social media was nowhere to be seen, anything that reminds them of those times will send them a happy trip down memory lane.

Case in point, these illustrations that bring to life what social media sites of today would have looked like if they existed as other forms of technology in the past.

Illustrated as retro-looking gadgets, these illustrations, inspired by social media sites, will definitely make you feel nostalgic.

Scroll down below to see what we mean.

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In Martin’s works, phones become traps, while “likes” are the problem of addicts. Check out his cheeky illustrations that are humorous but also concerning when you get a bit deeper into their meaning.

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Below is the video posted by Tom Scott, in which you will learn why it’s completely fine to abandon the rules we learned in school and embrace the new trends, especially when it comes to casual communication. He gives a great example of how different our written communication sounds when we’re writing a business email vs. when we’re chatting with a friend.

Where do you stand on this matter? Do you type however it’s convenient, do you follow unwritten online rules, or do you still prefer the traditional grammatical rules?

The post A Linguist Shows How Digital Communication Changes Grammatical Standards appeared first on TettyBetty.

Even before Facebook became the biggest social media site out there, sites such as MySpace, Multiply, and Friendster helped solidify social media as, pretty much, a modern necessity.

But, for those who are old enough to remember a time when social media was nowhere to be seen, anything that reminds them of those times will send them a happy trip down memory lane.

Case in point, these illustrations that bring to life what social media sites of today would have looked like if they existed as other forms of technology in the past.

Illustrated as retro-looking gadgets, these illustrations, inspired by social media sites, will definitely make you feel nostalgic.

Scroll down below to see what we mean.

The post What Social Media Sites Would Look Like if They Had Existed in the Past appeared first on TettyBetty.

In Martin’s works, phones become traps, while “likes” are the problem of addicts. Check out his cheeky illustrations that are humorous but also concerning when you get a bit deeper into their meaning.

The post Artist Summarizes Our Complicated Relationship with Social Media appeared first on TettyBetty.