SOCIAL MEDIA... OPENING UP OF A NEW HORIZON !!!

MEDIA/ NEW MEDIA

With what began with the idea of “friending”, social media in today’s date has expanded immensely to what one couldn’t have imagined even a few years ago. Beginning with sites like Friendster and MySpace to the now trending Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, or Snapchat, social media has come a long way and that too very effectively. Right from being in touch with people you like (or otherwise), to portraying yourself the way you want (irrespective of how you actually are), to even expressing your opinion welcoming an array of wanted and unwanted responses- you have it all. This is something that hitherto wasn’t so upfront. In the age when there were only newspapers and radio or even when the nation had television, there was hardly any person around us that didn’t have an opinion on how Rahul Dravid should have played a shot to have remained on the crease or what should India’s defense strategy be against Pakistan. While coming across news that demanded opinion, a common man would discuss the issue he/she felt about with the friends over tea and pretend to know it all. Things have changed now, but not to a great deal. People pretend even today. They voice opinion even today. What is different today is that friends that we had around us for tea have spread across the globe. More importantly those are massive in number. Some thousands on FB or some lakh followers on Twitter is puny. It has become easier for the generation today to discuss beyond newspapers and TV news as social media and blogs and portals that give new perspectives call for a debate. Healthy or ugly, that remains out of question. But at least there is a debate. For how long does it sustain? This is one question that probably pops up here but as long as the nation and its population is up for a talk, matters resolve. With so many opinions coming together on one platform, social media remains probably the only place where you say what you wish to, with no inhibitions.

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