Intro2jr2014 [International Exchange]

WHY social networking???

Why social networking? It is simply because social networking is one of a way for one person to meet up with other people on the internet. That's not all though. Some people use social networking sites for meeting new friends on the internet as what we are doing now connecting with each other from Honduras and Malaysia. As for me,i use social network as a platform to update news with old friends and vice versa news from them. OK, I am a food addict and dessert lover but i scared gain weight ( who else want to be fat while looking at those Victoria Secret model super hot body,right?). I always get updated with all those latest restaurant with good food and nice ambiance which i tempt to try it out especially weekends brunch which is now on trend in KL city.

                                       Brunch in Good Batch,Uptown Damansara (it tastes good)

                                                      Acme Bar& Coffee (nice ambiance)

                                                Marble 8( dinner with KL Twin Tower view)

                          Sky Bar (nice place to chill around with companion and a cocktail, perhaps)

There may be as many as a thousand different social networking sites out there by now or more to come. Many of them are just out there to help you meet up with new people and socialize. Some are created to help you find old friends. Others are there to help you in some way, share the same thought, interest and etc. These would be the niche networks for larger groups with same interest such as for business people, sports ,freelance (part-timer like myself) and many more.

Can Malaysian social media be censored?

Periodically, the Internet censorship in Malaysia is raised under the beneficial of “regulating” the Internet by  the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). Social media such as Facebook, have not been spared the threat of censorship. It was said that Facebook should be blocked as it consider a threat to the national security by Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Dr Shahidan Kassim.

In my opinion, social media can't be censored as  there is always other alternatives to find sources from somewhere else if social media were to be censored. Social media plays a huge role inthe economic growth for businesses and investment purposes. For instance, how much the Malaysian government spent on social media advertising during the recent general election. We won't know how much as Facebook does not report its revenues by country. It also proved by our Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the recent Umno general assembly that he pressed on Umno members to master new media as the key to reaching new voters. He also celebrated for securing two million ‘likes’ on his Facebook. This shows that it is not likely that the prime minister will be keen on banning Facebook when he himself is heavily reliant on it as a tool for political engagement.

In other word, I would say that it is all depending on how we use social media in a good way. We have our freedom to use the social media but bare in mind to use it wisely.We should be grateful unlike to what happened in the North Korea which fully controlled by a family dynasty based on "Juche" philosophy with limited internet excess.