Fad or Trend
In society, we see the concepts of Fads and Trends and this also reaches into the technology that we use. New technology such as smart phones or VR headsets can easily become a fad or trend. In this article, I discuss what a fad and trend are, plus I'll give a few examples of technology that were fads and trends.
To begin, a fad is simply something that is popular for a short time. Fads usually last for a total of one year but mostly last for less than a month. They quickly disappear as fast as they appear. A very popular fad that lasted for about a year was Pokemon GO and it's AR experience. Now, AR is becoming more popular, the mobile game that thrived itself on AR schematics only lasted a short period of time. I remember when it first came out and everyone was talking about it. It was nonstop "Pokemon Go this! Pokemon Go That!" After a while, it quickly died off and those Pokemon Goers began to play Fortnite.
Speaking of Fortnite, that leads us into trends. Trends have a much longer lifespan than fads. Trends can last for years or even decades. The big difference between fads and trends is that trends have the potential to be long-term influences on the market where fads are not. An example of trends is drones. Drones are AWESOME! Drones have been around for years and aren't going anywhere. Drones are being used for various things such as TV, military use, personal use, and even farming. The technology within drones are constantly being upgraded and worked on to make them capable of doing more things that we can possibly think of. I, personally, do not see Drones dying off anytime soon.
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