In today’s increasingly tech-savvy world, it seems as if the world is at your fingertips. Just think of your daily schedule and more often than not, it includes checking your email, your Facebook, your text messages, and any other such web application. It could be on your laptop computer, your mobile phone, or a device like the iPad. But have you ever asked who made all this accessibility possible and appealing? The program was probably created by those that went to art schools and learned the tricks of the trade. The design was probably conceived and created by graphic designers, those that are trained in branding an image and making it pleasing and memorable to the eye. All of these artistically and technically challenging jobs are within reach more than ever before with the increasing popularity of online education.
And it’s only going to get more relevant. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, in the past 10 years alone, internet usage increased from 49 percent to 79 percent overall. Social and professional networking online has seen the biggest increase over just the past 5 years with about 7 percent of adults to a whopping 61 percent of adults using these kinds of sites. Even the newest service, Twitter, has seen a marked spike in usage in just two years, with usage for adults going from 6 percent to 17 percent.
