Remember the days you could throw a sheep at someone on Facebook, or mix them up some fruity cocktail as a virtual gift? Did you ever have a coveted MySpace profile, complete with glittery animated text and cringeworthy background music? Social media has come a long way from its original concept of connecting real world friends. It’s branched out into a number of sophisticated platforms, transformed the way we communicate with strangers and friends alike, and provided a whole new marketing channel for brands to communicate with their audience. See full size graphic here: http://www.mediavisioninteractive.com/blog/social-media/evolution-social-media/