Networking Sites - Worth It?

Now who does not want to be noticed, or talked about, who does not like to be Googled, or get searched on Facebook, followed on Twitter, post Blogs like this one...etc.....let's be really frank! We all want to be noticed in one way or the other. Good, Bad and Ugly are the synonyms of the way we would like to express, but we all just want to express somehow! At times we just want to show the rest of the world that we have xxx number of friends on our network, how about that! Why because everybody loves to be loved and like to flaunt that we have more friends than the next guy or the girl at our office, school, college so on and so forth! We want the world to know that we are also changing with time, so what if we really do not know the meaning of change or do not know how change works, but yes we will fake it with our own ideas and opinions by posting comments or status updates so weired in nature at times when we go back and read them we actually struggle to understand "what on earth did I post just now...what was I thinking or not thinking, maybe :)"...Welcome to the world of networking!

Now there are others who would say "hey I post what I feel and think is right" so what if we are thinking all the time and finding a reason to share it with the world, right! Just to get everyones attention. The point is we are trying to proclaim that we are no less than Albert Einstein or Vincent Van Gogh or Bill Gate or Jack Welch. Again our intention is that we want all to know that we have been there and have done that! Listen to us if you need redemption: if you get it (the redemption part) our job is done! We will definitely feel great, on top of the world! Victory is ours and we have followers!...A fan is born :)

Digging further, we will see some of us just following what is in fashion, the latest trend, whether it makes sense or not, whether we are comfortable with the idea or not! Facebook, Twitter, Blogging are totally in these days! So what if we don't know how to manage these sites, our friends are on it, their friends friends are on it, hence going by the maths we have to be on it! Why because thats the logical progression. Until mid 2000, we simply use to pick up our cellphones and talk to our friends, but now, thanks to technology which is the only next best thing after god almighty, our friends prefer Facebook updates, or would like to be followed on Twitter or would like to spread gyaan via blogging sites by scripting self proclaimed thoughts and opinions free of cost... because that is the cool thing to do and requires less effort provides greater impact! Minimum effort maximum profit, in terms of the touch point. One update, one write up will be viewed by hundreds and thousands of people simultaneously across geographical zones, all at the same time, amazing bandwidth, control, totally awesome.  Bye Bye verbal communication!

Well the reasons are endless and the way we utilize such sites are also infinite in number. Happy, Sad, Angry, Weak, Aggression, Hate, Love, Lonely, Awesome ...whatever is the expression...we just love to share them all for good or bad that is immaterial to us now! Sharing is totally in...Freedom of Expression is totally in! Communication has increased 100 times more than what it used to be sometime back, written communication is at its prime. Look at the internet traffic, it is berserk! insane!  In the process, verbal communication has definitely taken a huge hit purely because we no longer prefer talking to someone when we know we can text them nice n easy! Text is here to stay!

Change is inevitable! Communication has changed from verbal to written format, immensely. Soon there will be another change, written form getting pushed over by something more easier more quicker, look at the Na'vi people in the movie 'Avatar', they were communicating through their hair for god sakes! We can replicate that soon, who knows, just a matter of time! Bottom line is we all want the easy way out to communicate! Truth, most of the time is bitter in nature, but it remains - The Truth 


Networking site is the generation next! This is the future of communication and it will get better for some might get worse for others.....its the way you want to express, feel, make the choice, ultimately and absolutely!