Question: Utilizing the readings from the text and your research, provide an in-depth analysis of 3 social media platforms and how businesses are utilizing them to reach new and existing customers. Specific groups to be addressed are Generation X, Generation Y, Millennials, Baby Boomers, and 60+ market segments.

An example of a discussion idea is to research the trend toward mobility in social media and write a paper on how the different markets described in your Week 1 Individual Project use technology.

Note: Research is to be academic or professional in scope. Use of blogs, personal Web sites, corporate Web sites, wikis, or other social-media-related sources are not acceptable.

A minimum of 3 pages is required. Title and abstract pages do not count toward the page minimum. A minimum of 5 professional or academic references is required to support your paper and to provide additional discussion points.