Creativity

     With social media websites that range from photo and video sharing platforms to microblogging services, the creative side of individuals that use social media are bound to start trends and fads that become viral. Creativity can be seen as the way someone expresses themselves in a unique manner. This creativity may or may not develop into something greater than just an individual's thoughts. For example, the creators of the social media microblogging service website, Twitter, had many doubts about the infamous #s and @s that are used on their site to inform people of a conversation they were mentioned in or allow users to read topics of conversations mentioned in people's posts. According to the article "Twitter Serves Up Ideas From Its Followers", the man behind the idea of #s said "I begged and pleaded for them to support this feature, and they said, ‘No, it’s only for nerds, no one will get it." Little did everyone know that it would become a big sensation and Twitter users adapted rather quickly to this concept.
     Creativity found on social media sites do not have to come from the creators or the team of people working for the site, it actually can come in the form of users looking to find what would make their experience on the website more enjoyable and expressing that. Being able to post in seconds and have feedback just as quickly, makes it easy for ideas and thoughts to spread. Creativity can come in many forms when it comes to social media, whether it's making a unique collage on Instagram or thinking of a new hashtag. The simplest thoughts and words can be thought of as creative if no one has thought of the idea before. Social media gives many individuals the opportunity to foster creativity through this medium of interaction within the online community. Creativity spans across a vast array of ideas and thoughts and has no limits to what is considered creative and social media has become the new outlet for these innovators.