SOCIAL NETWORKING TODAY- MY TAKE

         SOCIAL NETWORKING TODAY- MY TAKE

          Here is a list of the top 7 most common social networking websites today. 

          At the end, is my take over the increasing use of them.

FACEBOOK: - Everybody is on Facebook these days. Form your Uncle to your Maid… Everybody. At such a point, it would be a social blunder if you aren't on Facebook till date! Many people come up with reasons such as “security”, “safety” & “no time” for either not using it or a very meager use of the social networking website. However, I guess you aren't a president to not get some time once a week to occasionally, yet regularly, be available on the social platform. & talking about security, Facebook provides you with great security options- you just need to understand how to use them! Gone are the days when Facebook was just for a few tech junkie teens- today it is literally your “face” “book” on the social platform! Also, no longer is it a networking site the only purpose of which is chatting, liking & sharing posts. It is a great social platform where you not only get to post your ideas, but also provide your support to certain social causes, not to mention it makes you adversant with many facts & tacts. Also, the next time you are asked why don’t you use Facebook, please spare us the “I believe in face-to-face networking” concept!

GOOGLE PLUS (ALSO, G MAIL):- Gone are the days when having an email Id on any one of the email-platforms was sufficient enough! Today, Google has captured the market to such an extent that you just NEED to have a G mail account. You won’t be able to do half the things on the Internet today of you do not have a Google account! & Google has definitely the best E-Mail server/ client, compared to any of its competitors. Rather, I would say, Google is already out of the competition league as it has the biggest user-clientele, ever!

WHATSAPP:- Your friends are on WhatsApp, your mom is on WhatsApp & So is your boss! WhatsApp is a lovely application designed for people who wish to use their data cards & allotted balances to the optimum. You not only get to chat with people as & when you wish, but you can also share pictures, videos, voice, contacts, locations- everything! Drawing the world closer & being highly “convers”ant you see! The moment anybody takes your contact details from you, the first question that will be thrown at you definitely would be “You are on WhatsApp?!”- Which is actually more like a statement than a question. WhatsApp has succeeded into getting itself a “must-have” for everybody. & no, like many people excuse themselves form WhatsApp by saying that they do not have “time” for it, well, people, you don’t really need to have “time” for that. Just like you would call up a person or drop a SMS, here instead you would WhatsApp him- & that’s all! Also, a lot more convenient for both of you!

TWITTER:- No longer is Twitter a platform where people just share “what’s on your mind”. Twitter has now turned a social follower’s site where you can follow N number of people & know what is happening around the world. You can follow your favorite actor, & you shall be updated about everything that he wishes to share with the public. Filling the boundaries & coming closer- as they say! Also, you can follow your favorite news websites & you will be up to date, rather, up to second about each & every tiny-huge thing that is happening in the world! Not to mention certain witty ones, which give you with some great amusement everyday with their punches!

INSTAGRAM:- A fast growing place, where you can keep uploading, checking & liking pictures! A truly perfect place for people who love clicking, getting clicked, & enjoying clicks! A small platform for the clicksties who love it, but wish to keep it low!

PINTEREST:- A newbie & slowly growing hub, where you can pin pictures & like pins form others. Not to mention following certain pinners! It provides you with a lot of pictures that are pretty, different, usable, helps, guidelines- everything! A great way to pin ‘beauty & aid’- of your interest!

LINKEDIN:- A place where the professionals connect! LinkedIn not only enhances your

professional contacts, but it also opens up opportunities for you as it has a lot of companies & employers posting updates, jobs, searches & so on! Professional version of Facebook, you say!

So, these are some of the highest used & fastest growing networking platforms, which one MUST have today! No harm in not having, but no harm in having them too!

Gone is the time where you would blame the social websites for spoiling the generation or making the world a less secure place! Being a net-savvy, I am often thrown nasty comments like “What’s the use of this?” or “It is a social hazard!” At times, people also come up saying that all these “technological stuffs” are risky as you are traceable every single second! They throw me dialogs’ like “People are connecting over Facebook, but disconnecting in their real lives!”

All I would wish to say is, it is the need of the hour. When the mobile phone was invented, people were really concerned with it, pronouncing it might rupture or it might give way to diseases- but today, everybody has accepted it & nobody can do without it. Did it really cause any hazard?

Secondly, though it sure poses the risk of being traceable every second, my question would be why would anybody keep a track of your every move? Not only that, most of the data that we share, is secure with the websites- which keep it confidential. Also, if you take the proper precautions, & know what to avoid sharing, the threat of the “technological hazard” just dies down!

Thirdly, talking about connecting with people, I would really want to quote here that, if you have strong relationships, they won’t break down like that. It is not about connecting over Facebook- it is about HOW MUCH you connect over Facebook. There is certainly no harm in being friends with 100’s of people & keeping in touch with all of them. You should just know where to put the dot. If you draw proper boundaries for yourself – divide considerable time between the tech-friends & the in-person-friends, you relationships will not definitely not suffer!

All in all, technology is a blessing- it all depends upon how you utilize it that might turn it to a curse.

Walk with the advancements; otherwise you shall be left behind! No use hiding behind the veils of your excuses!

(Clarifications:- 1. The post only deals with people who either don’t use stuffs for lame reasons like “time” & “uselessness of it” & throw you nasty looks or comments for being net-savvy.

2. This post ignores the people who do not use these social networking websites for the reason that they “do not like it”. As everybody has the right to like or hate things & do as per their wishes, people who genuinely dislike it are hence overlooked.

3. Also, people who cannot afford the same are also excluded from the post.

4. The Post basically concentrates on people in the age groups of 18-30.

5. The Post talks about websites used on a greater platform by all kinds of common people. Hence, Blog Websites have been excluded!) )

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