Social Networking has gotten us all in a metaphorical e-headlock. But how did it turn from the scrawny guy from the Mr Muscle ads to the Kimbo Slice who has us in this Chokehold? Maybe a short look at the history and buildup of this contemporary phenomenon…
1997: Six Degrees: The mother of all social networking. Unfortunately this mother aged and couldn’t keep up with the times like my mother trying to text or my granddad trying to do anything… tho it was quite useful, it did set the way afterall, well i assume it did, it was kinda before my time.
2003: Myspace: Myspace was launched in 2003 and blew the mind of every school kid and unheard musician. We can be individual! with our skins and favorite songs! Not great for the technophobe like myself… everyone elses were better than mine. Mine was yellow.
2004: Piczo: The best thing since freewebs.com for teenagers to make a website. for free! Everyone at school had one if I remember, though I stuck with freewebs, piczo was murky water for my knowledge.
2005: Bebo: Blog Early, Blog Often… even though this site is generally a paedophiles paradise with its 14-year-old population taking exciting new photos of their adolecent development and displaying them online, it kinda makes sense when you think about it, if your going to start blogging, you may as well start early, tho, i didn’t think chavs were interested in blogging really, they have a career of mugging to focus on.
2005: Facebook: Inspiration for anyone who wants to become an accidental multi billionaire! (Let alone the worlds youngest). Integrated so heavily into the lives of most students (and some adults) some people would rather die than give theirs up. These people are in clear need of medical help. I think i am one of them… however, i can prise my fingertips away from the keyboard long enough to met real people in real situations! that’s right… though i did find out about them via Facebook.
2006: Twitter: An internet face for celebrities who fear their ego can only be secured by counting the number of fans following them. My only use would be to get one step closer to the mind of Stephen Fry, who is a renowned ‘Tweeter’, although, i kinda fear the stalky element.
2010: Google Buzz: Sergey Brin of Google said that by “offering social communications, Buzz would help bridge the gap between work and leisure” or… Google are coming ever so much closer to their goal of conquering the world, starting with the internet. Facebook’s making loads! We don’t wanna be left out of this! Saying this, it’s probably incredible, everything Google seems to do is…
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