Based on Merriam Webster, Social Media is,
"forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos)."Thank you for those social media inventors who make us connected throughout the net in the word wide web :
2002 Friendster created by Jonathan Adams
2003 Myspace created by Tom Anderson & Chris DeWolfe
2004 Facebook created by Mark Zuckerberg & Flickr by Ludicorp
2006 Twitter created by Boz Stone, Noah Glass, and Evan Williams
2007 Tumblr created by David Karp
2010 Instagram created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger
We have so many choices to build and maintain social networking through these social media channel. Moreover the growth of social media is so incredible which one social media platform tend to replace another.
Friendster was closed, and other social media ate his delicious 'cookies' leftover. Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram still on the net, and I am not surprise if the future could lead us to more options of these.
Countries with the Largest Number of Active Facebook Users
Based the data published by We are Social, Indonesia is in the 10th rank country with the largest number of active Facebook users. FYA, this is only discussed about Facebook account, not to compare other social media platform. Moreover, do not forget China who made their custom made social media : WeChat, Weibo. They also have a big number of social media users as the number 1 population in the world.
These are such a great power of people who are digital literate and know it is important to connect to each other. Could you imagine if we could use this power to bring good thing into life, or else?
The Human Nature : To Get Recognised
As I described in my previous post here, human nature is to get recognised, to be appreciate as a person with a name. In that way, social media networking is a business which never end. It always grow and develop in whatever form or platform, and they always gain new followers.
You might open social media accounts with any platform, and it always begin with a name. Either you make a fake account or a real name, you have to put a name on it. You are recognised by the system, by a net, that you are exist in this world wide web.
Then, what will you do with that existence? Will you lead into positive influence for this already almost pathetic world? Either you will make it worse, put more oil to the burning fire? Will you get recognise as an angelic person with no fault in life or the grumpy old man/woman who curse on the net?
The real you is represented with only an account in social media. How far it can describe you and how honest you, can be you, in the social media? When we discuss the term "Social" it means we are not alone, we are connected and shared our life to them, vice versa.
So, how many social media account do you have, and have you reflect the real you in it?
I will leave it as an open question, but how I respond about it was : to deactivate my (personal) Facebook account hahaha.
The Choices You Have
Some people would say, "Hey, this is my life, whatever I do or share in social media is not your business." Let me remind you here "Social" word means you are not alone in this networking. It's a matter of you represent yourself, the unseen the real you in real life, but the seen you in the net.
In my opinion, it will be a waste of time if we use social media only focus in representing your public image in the net. The real you is you. Nothing can change that. I prefer to see social media as a tool to build power for good causes. To meet and build network with people throughout the world to put positive influence in the world.
I joined so many activities helped by social media networking : reading club, library action, running community, cooking club, english swap, traveling club, and so on. I am flourished now, from a follower mindset to be a visionary founder. I am confident enough to use social media channel as a tool to influence people do positive things for my non-profit project of life : Pustakawan Mendunia. I open social media accounts under Pustakawan Mendunia username in several social media platform : Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
However, at the end of the day, we have to get ourselves sober :) I could share Pustakawan Mendunia social media channel for 1000 times in the net, but the person behind the social media' profile picture is the one we met. Anyone might like our page or add our Facebook account; follow our Twitter and Instagram account; but who are there for real, together with us facing problem and genuinely support us?
The quality of the person is the one will answer who he/she really is, not the social media.
Batam, 24 November 2018
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