10 Reasons You Should Be Grateful For Social Media This Thanksgiving.

Because life without a social share or a Facebook Like, would be just plain boring.

1. 140 characters became the quickest way to keep you updated

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Do you remember the days when you had to open a physical newspaper to get your daily news fix or pen that adoring letter to your favorite band? With Twitter, getting news updates and content from your fave celebrities has never been easier! Who knew that 140 characters would explode into fabulous Twitter rants and conversations such as these?

2. You know who your real friends are.

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Gaming in recent years has become increasingly social and the best way to test your friendship? See if your best friend of 10 years will send you a life or extra moves in your quest to complete Candy Crush. That, my friends, is true friendship.

3. Nail Art and Selfies never looked this good

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Yes, we live in a visual culture, but thanks to Instagram and Vine, our need for imagery has never been more prevalent! From nail art, to selfies, to pottering - we want to give thanks to Instagram for opening our eyes to a whole new world of visual possibilities!

4. An entire conversation can now be distilled into one single GIF

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Ever wished you had a way of communicating better with your friends? Frustrated that you can’t find the right words to express your feelings? Well, thanks to the explosion of gifs available online, you now have an entire lexicon of animated clips to help get your message across on social.

5. We were introduced to the wonders of Twerking, Planking and Pottering

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Thanks to the interwebs and the power of social sharing, never has a generation been so unified through quirky acts of display such as the Twerk or the Plank. Bringing together cultures all over the world, we want to salute all your Harlem Shakers and Potterers for making our days that much better.

6. The quickest way to find what is trending comes with ‘#

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Remember #winning? Well, thanks to hashtags, it’s now easy as pie (pun fully intended) to find out what’s trending on social media. #hashtagthisup #ilovehashtagging #hashtagsrule #cantstopwontstopwiththehashtags

7. Pinboarding became a great way to spend a lazy afternoon

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Thanks to Pinterest, scrapbooking your dream wedding or perfect home is now a legitimate pastime that deserves to be shared!

8. All of the world’s music. Right at your fingertips

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Spotify, Pandora, Rdio, Soundcloud and countless other music apps have made it possible for everyone to become their very own DJ. With the power of social media, you now have the power to control the airwaves, not to mention become the coolest kid at the party with own sick playlist!

9. Staying in touch with your friends has never been easier

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Thanks to Facebook, we can now reconnect with friends from our not too distant past, find new friends from across the pond or even keep tabs on our friends’ (and enemies’) day to day existence. Imagine a world without Facebook, and just imagine how boring your life would be!

10. Cat Videos. 'nuff said.

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Do we really need to explain why we’re thankful for these? Nope. Didn’t think so.