Ms. Prachi Wani, Assistant Professor at AISSMS College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology shares her journey from Orkut to Twitter. She mentions her experiences with all the social media platforms in between and now considers them as her friends. Read about her new found friendship in this blog and know some interesting experiences she keeps adding humorously.
Mark Zuckerberg said,“Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They’re keeping up with their friends and family, but they’re also building an image and identity for themselves, which in a sense is their brand. They’re connecting with the audience that they want to connect to. It’s almost a disadvantage if you’re not on it now." and her journey to the techno savvy platforms begins.
Experience with Orkut
As said Orkut - the father of Facebook. She was fascinated by the way Orkut actually worked where She found her life’s first “fast friend”. Orkuting then (like googling now) was the only new thing happening in life apart from the routine & busy hotel life. They did not have WhatsApp by that time. So meeting all those lost and found friends through this social media site was mind blowing.
Experience with Facebook
Everything was different on FB, as it had more to offer and had a wider range of applications. FB started growing very fast and with every new friend request (that she was getting) made her feel famous and she actually thought people knew her. She started allowing others to enter in her personal space by posting photos and her views on various issues.
Experience with Instagram, Twitter and Youtube
This was the phase when for the first time, She logged into newly introduced friends Instagram, Twitter and Youtube and her phone welcoming them all. Her friendship with them started blooming. She was so new to the quick entry of this technology that it was difficult to handle it initially. But now today her friendship has gone to a level where she meet all these portals almost every day.
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