Whether social networking is a boon or curse, a fad or
utility, in vogue or passé, the answers to these questions are extremely volatile
and depend on various factors, the purpose with which social networking sites
were made and what they serve today indicates the evolution it has been
subjected to. Love them or hate them, be it for professional reasons or
personal , rarely will you find anyone between the ages of 16 and 56 who has
not signed up for a single social networking site(Dad, if you’re reading this,
know that you’re the exception) , ok I’ll start referring to them as SNS (not
to be mistaken for Scotch N Soda , there’s no love-hate relationship
there…everybody loves that).
The role of a SNS also depends on it the person using it, no
doubt it can be a powerful tool if used right and can help reconnect or stay in
touch with people or help one’s business / career reach heights that cannot
even be dreamt of by conventional ways, but, there’s also the stalker, the
balker and the one who logs on and writes random shit after his bloodstream is
a cocktail riddled with Johnny walker.
Statistics related to SNS are as mind-boggling as those
related to competitive exams and the chunk of active users is comparable to the
number of serious candidates appearing for the CAT, to most people , Facebook
is a calendar that reminds you to wish people( you haven’t met in a while and
don’t give a tiny rat’s ass about) on their birthdays and twitter will remain
the place where one steals funny one-liners to post on Facebook with no remorse
whatsoever because they can’t even spell plagiarism let alone know what it
means.
I cannot begin to count the number of times my hands have
automatically guided the cursor towards the block/report for spam button , but
I’ve held back , almost every single time , not because I have any hope that
things will get better(If their grammar were a puppy , it’d be in such bad
shape that it would break my heart), but because I could do with the laughs(if
you went “so meannnnnn” you’re probably one of them).
Having said that, I am very much aware that there are times
when I myself am uber active, and I’m man enough to admit that those are times
when:
I have nothing better to do
I feel it is my duty to enlighten some of you on
something I deem important
The recipe for the devil’s workshop now stands
updated and alongside an idle mind, a smart phone is a necessary ingredient
I need to maintain my klout score
I’ve digressed and will probably have to rename this post, I
started off writing because I got pissed off at Facebook, rather the people I know
who are on it , logged onto both twitter as well as facebook after the historic
judgement recalling 2G licenses of various service providers , but not one
single status regarding it I tell you , screw that , not a single update that
was remotely intellectual, atleast the tweeple were cracking jokes left, right
and centre.
So FB, despite all the news you’re making, what with the IPO
and 8th birthday and all, “son…. I am disappoint”.
P.S : follow me on twitter if you aren't already , god-promise I'm funnier there.@suar4sure
