Popular culture can be defined as what is trendy and happening around us at this moment in time. Pop culture plays within our senses. We can see it, hear it, taste it, touch it, and smell it. It encompasses music, entertainment, fashion, restaurants, food, cologne, sports, events, and much more. Society gets a fascination for something one day, quickly making it popular and trendy. But pop culture is not immune to rapid change. As quickly as it has come into notoriety, society moves on to something else, replacing that trend with a new one. This rapid movement or change continues to drive popular culture. It is intriguing and influential on society’s way of life.

Having an understanding of popular culture is important to today’s business world. Technological products are one example of how businesses around the world can benefit from their use and popularity. Businesses are able to communicate faster and more efficiently through the internet. Cell phones and I-phones provide ways of conducting business, transactions, and communication outside of the office atmosphere. The capability of carrying files and information through internet service on these phones, and taking that information with you in your pocket, is an indispensable tool for business people on the move. In this fast past business world, communication is key. I-phone and I-pads are the newest fad. Before long, another more sophisticated product will come along and take the place of both the I-phone and I-pad, making them just another victim in the ever-changing world of popular culture.

In the legal business, we use our internet phones to retrieve e-mail, along with client files and information, and research when out of the office at a meeting, at the courthouse, or for discussions at lunch. Important phone calls and e-mails are not missed.

The pop culture artifact I have chosen are tattoos. In recent years, tattoos have become extremely popular. More and more celebrities and athletes are donning the ink art on various parts of their bodies, and the general population has pushed it into being trendy; the thing to do. It is viewed as an art form, allowing the wearer of this art the opportunity to express himself. Tattoos are no longer looked upon with such negative attitude. Popular culture has opened its doors for acceptance.