So I have been around on the scenes of social networking sites for a while and I am very amused by a lot of the things I see. Everybody remembers when Hi5 was the new thing – well new thing for Africa anyway! It was MySpace in the West anyway – Americas, Europe, you get the drift. Putting up pictures was the deal and Flash Fotos (in Ghana) had a big boom in business at about that time. Just thinking about those days when everyone went to the internet cafes and bought at least 3000 cedis worth browsing time, which is equivalent to 3 Ghana cedis. Seeing all those boys ……. and girls at the internet cafe uploading pictures and adding friends was … um, quite a scene.
Then came Facebook …..that is a new book I am not even gonna open! So now we are one step ahead …… or behind (depending on how you see it) and Twitter is the new thing out there. Question is, do we ever get enough of social networks? I guess we can all guess the answer to that. What is the next big thing to hit us after Twitter? I cannot even begin to fathom a name ….. haha I tried to think but i just drew a _________ ….. you got it! A BLANK!!
The innovation of social networking sites …. you gotta question if they are there to help you connect with long-lost or current friends? Or are they they there to help stalkers get access to your information? We all question the use and importance of social networking sites but the fact still remains we are addicted to them and no matter the negative publicity and critics they may receive, we will never let them go.
