Do you have faith in the news media? I've turned off all my Twitter news feeds because all the news seems negative and sensationalized.
If you are looking for a source of positivity and inspiration and life affirming stories the news media is not the place for you. There is a lot of bad stuff going on in the world for various reasons and that is what the news media mostly reports on because that gets the highest rating numbers which results in increased money $$$$ revenue which the news media needs to keep on providing news content. This is not a new thing and it really should not come as a surprise that there is a lot of bad stuff going on in the world, there has been for as long as there have been intelligent people on this planet using tools. It is sensationalist also because that is what gets the most attention. As for trusting the media I am very skeptical of the mainstream media because 90% of the media in the USA is owned by 6 corporations and those 6 corporations have an agenda and that agenda is not well served by being impartial and neutral and just presenting the facts.
Why is Beowulf such a good piece of British Literature?
It's sort of a symbol of its era and the way literature and culture may have been back then (there's still a looooot of things about those times we don't, can't and most likely will never know). Before the days of realities, YT phenomena and Facebook/Twitter, literature played a much more significant role on people's collective consciousness. Beowulf become, throughout the years, in a sort of 'staple', in a similar way the charriot scene in Ben Hur represents a sub-era of large-scale cinematic productions, and in a similar way Beethoven's Fifth represents an incomparable period of art music. The woman part is way too long to even begun to be explained here, and I'm not an expert on the subject so I think it's better if somebody else takes care of that department.
What is the next trend in social media, beyond Facebook and Twitter?
FragmentationFor consumers there will be more and more improvements on mobile, UI, and ease of use to produce dynamic content on an ever expanding number of social networks. We have yet to find the maximum number of social networks consumers are willing to maintain. The average continues to go up. Facebook growth suffers from this. Though they are still innovating enough to survive as the king of the hill. But realize, most Facebook users are on at least one other social network on a regular basis. Pinterest, G+, LinkedIn, Twitter, Tumblr, etc, etc all are seeing consistent growth. Retail Social MediaThis is not to say social media for stores selling goods. Retail, as in retail politics. Hand to hand social media. Closer and closer to one on one, highly targeted messaging. The more targeted content is the more effective the message, the ask. Automation is getting better and better. As is CRM. Plug these two systems together and you have more relevant touchpoints with more potential customers, and excellent traffic to understand it all. I know some people think social networks and social media tools will start consolidating, but this is not going to happen. Social media is fragmented and will remain so. There will not be another Facebook, instead there will be several Facebooks, and several tools that can help you manage those channels. Targeting is the key. This is why FBX retargeting ads just rolled out to the Facebook newsfeed. This is why Facebook ads are so powerful, and when done right, can generate email marketing sized ROI numbers. The real return in social media comes when targeting and consumer intelligence meet with a savvy marketer and savvy tools. Savvy because they can point highly relevant messaging to those consumers, and reap the benefits. See dark Facebook posts. See Facebook Power Editor. See retargeting. Take a community manager. Train them how to use social ads. And you have a powerful sales machine. Content will increasingly be customized for a smaller and smaller audience segment.
Very disturbed by my husbands internet habits?
This is probably relevant too, we had a russian foreign exchange student live with us 2 years ago who accused my husband of sexual harrassment (peeking on her in the shower, giving her aclohol before trying to seduce her) At the time I thought she was crazy and my gentle husband would never do something like that. My husband is a psychiatrist and convinced me she had bipolar disorder and an attention seeking personality, she was sent back to her country and I never once doubted my husband. After seeing his dark side I now have serious doubts