social networking
ˌsəʊʃəlˈnɛtwɜːkɪŋ/
noun
The use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to one’s own.
But. There is just SO much more to social networking than just this very simple definition that Google tells me. For instance, the never ending queue of fads, or as they call it- ‘trends’. Quite often, these fads leave you so twisted that the social network is slowly turning me Un-social :|. So, here are a few of the ‘trends’ that the social network has to offer (quite a bounty, these are):-
1. The Duckface:
Pouts, or ‘duckface’, as the internet calls it, is apparently ‘in’. What I fail to understand is that how something so overtly protruding could be considered sexy. Might as well just develop webbed feet and get it over with.
2. Nudie Pics:
Folks posting (sometimes) half naked pictures of themselves to fetch ‘likes’. And worse: boasting about it. Okay, before all the feminists out there go right after my ass, let me clarify:- No, I’m not just talking about the ladies here.
HAH. You were expecting a half naked picture, weren’t cha? xD
3. Instagrammed Food:
4. Tweeting your LIFE:
(I wouldn’t complain so much about this, though. Sometimes just get a good laugh out of it. So.:P)
5. #Hashtagging#everything:
#Because#Tyiping#Normally#Without#Hashtags#Is#Too#Mainstream#Seriously#Zuckerberg#Had#To#Introduce#A#Hashtag#Feature#Specially#Because#Of#You#Folks!
6. tYp!Ng LyK D!$.
B3c@u$3 M@# lyF M@# RulzZz.
$3r!ou$\y m@n, t#!$ !$n’t k3wl. $t@#p. #ow d0 yUh 3v3n #@v3 d@ p@t!enc3 2 t@k3 d!$ l0ng 2 typ. !t t00k m3 @n 3t3rnity 2 typ d!$ muc#. $3r!0u$ly, M@# C@t ju$t d!3d. @nd it w@s lyk h3r n!nt# lyf. -_-
7. Self made Promoters:
Inboxing everyone in their friend list to ‘like’ their picture.
I’m assuming 700 likes is going to fetch you a Nobel Prize. Good luck!
8. Random Fights:
9. (Too Much) PDA:
10. Wrong use of the memes:
These fads that have so taken over, or ‘trends’, are absolutely incomprehensible to me. And what’s even more incomprehensible is the insatiable hunger for ‘likes’. This concept has always gone right beyond any of my capabilities of comprehension. HOW is the number of likes that one has on one’s profile picture or the number of followers one has on one’s Twitter account so significant? It’s not like you’re getting any money out of it.
Oh, and here’s a pic to explain what your favourite social networking site is actually about
P.S. – Please like, share and comment on my post. Kthanks. (Don’t judge me. I AM being paid for this xD) Tehe.
By Dhwani Mohan