What is Pop Culture?

Popular culture is made up of events, attitudes, items, music and anything else that sets the tone for the culture of society.  Popular culture is present in all time frames throughout history.  Some examples of current pop culture include Facebook.  Facebook has changed the way society communicates with one another.  Facebook is available and used by most of all the younger generation, and has now spread across to almost all generations.

Understanding pop culture is very important in the business world.  It helps business to design and model the business to attract new customers.  It helps to make sure that the business is on the cutting edge and can continue to grow and out do the competition. 

An example of pop culture artifact is The Simpsons.  The Simpsons has become a culture icon.  With several coined phrases and characters that are known across generations The Simpsons would have to be considered a pop culture artifact.