Social media story telling

I still can't believe how most people can not see the implications of social media on society. In a way, it's the power of the people being able to unite and share information. Of course, knowing that it's being done under the watchful eye of industry and governments too.

Anyway, social media is such an unusual art form, that it was almost made for providing the uncommon relationship between memes.  Look at what showed up in my Gmail this morning:

Funny how this came just after the largest recent drop in stocks... 
Are you kidding me! Right there is a product, delivered for free right into my inbox. Just imagine what 3 billion "inboxes" might contain? Of course, it all depends on where you "live." What is your "inbox?" What's your primary source of contact with the social graph?