The first great thing to hit during the early 2003 is Friendster. Oh boy, I remember that I used to skip lunch at the office just to check my Friendster account and reconnect to my old friends, classmates, relatives. I even check it during office hours that there are times I feel I have spent all of my day checking it! And everyone I know have their own Friendster account, using it as a way to communicate, provide testimonials on how good, bad, sweet, kind, tough or even how much they love a person. Their artistic side is also practiced when they have all those artworks in their profile. But then after few years, people get tired of it and eventually used another means of connecting.. FACEBOOK..
I have been a Facebook user for 4 years now. And eventually I have Twitter, Instagram, Path, Tumblr, and list goes on and on.. How long I will use them, only time will tell. How often I use them? There are several things affecting this.
Eagerness - I know a lot who are actively tweeting, FB'ing, instagramming during office hours.. And even ate wee hours on a weekday. That they rather spend their time, whenever they have, in browsing, reading, sharing photos, status, videos.
Availability - With all our mobile gadgets around, and having a free Wi-Fi in a mall or a coffee shop, or having a free 12G mobile data plan, who needs to wait to reach office or home just to get hold of these?
Time - Those who are addicted to it will really find time. But those who are in a very hectic schedule with project deadlines, presentations, final exams - you can hear them saying "Oh, I can not even check my Twitter/Facebook!" While there are some who checks their accounts round the clock, I know devoted mothers, husbands, students who seldom login to their accounts.
So the existence of social media actually depends on what suits to the mood of the users. How many of your friends are actively engaging, how often this famous people actually updates their accounts.. Though Social Media is a great tool in collaborating online, drawbacks includes lost of the true essence of communicating. How many times do we stick our gadgets to or nose during lunchtime or coffee break instead of having a small chat with our colleagues - I mean personally? And how many stories have been published where the persona of a friend is a lot different in online from his true character. And the list goes on.
I have been a Facebook user for 4 years now. And eventually I have Twitter, Instagram, Path, Tumblr, and list goes on and on.. How long I will use them, only time will tell. How often I use them? There are several things affecting this.
Eagerness - I know a lot who are actively tweeting, FB'ing, instagramming during office hours.. And even ate wee hours on a weekday. That they rather spend their time, whenever they have, in browsing, reading, sharing photos, status, videos.
Availability - With all our mobile gadgets around, and having a free Wi-Fi in a mall or a coffee shop, or having a free 12G mobile data plan, who needs to wait to reach office or home just to get hold of these?
Time - Those who are addicted to it will really find time. But those who are in a very hectic schedule with project deadlines, presentations, final exams - you can hear them saying "Oh, I can not even check my Twitter/Facebook!" While there are some who checks their accounts round the clock, I know devoted mothers, husbands, students who seldom login to their accounts.
So the existence of social media actually depends on what suits to the mood of the users. How many of your friends are actively engaging, how often this famous people actually updates their accounts.. Though Social Media is a great tool in collaborating online, drawbacks includes lost of the true essence of communicating. How many times do we stick our gadgets to or nose during lunchtime or coffee break instead of having a small chat with our colleagues - I mean personally? And how many stories have been published where the persona of a friend is a lot different in online from his true character. And the list goes on.
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