Social media, it only took you 500 years.
Ever wonder where the word “social” originated from? I do. What occupies a significant portion of our day, ok, of our hour, has been in the making since 1505. The word “social” originated in 1505 and is derived from the latin word socius meaning “united, living with others.”
Socius also means follower, which by no surprise is related to the word sequi, meaning “to follow” - Hrm. Followers and following, sound familiar anyone?
In 1695 “social” meant pertaining to society as a natural condition of human life.
What does social mean to you in 2010? Better yet, what did it mean to you 10, 15 years ago for those of you that can remember?
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