There was a saying: "Knowledge is Power". and another "Power is having the bigger bat than the other" and some advertisement would say also: "The power with in your reach." and "The Power of your finger. and Power etc. etc. etc
Media is a powerful tool, and the one of it is the Internet. We all know that power equals the worth of gold. With absolute power, it mask you to be god like. Untouchable - invisible. In this blog, I'm not goin to tell you the powering authority of the media nor the government but to become some-how responsible viewers and user over the on-line virtual world.
The world wide web, Internet is a virtual world of our real world.
This is almost true but things in the virtual world is a bit fast, complicated and always misunderstood. It runs on binary signals sending tons of information around the world in light speed. This is the place where we want to become more than we used to be. From telling breaking news to false one, just to get attention. Again the Internet is a powerful tool and in history power is always being abuse. At this point, on the real world where we are civil to all and acquaintance to many. But on the dark side we are starving for attention for power. So we publish our thoughts and impression on line. Unfortunately which is true its is always misunderstood.
SOCIAL SITES (FRIENDSTER, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, REDTUBE?, BLOGS and FORUMS)
In the net you have the total freedom, on hosted social site rules are made to make it harmonious and enjoying. Own personal thoughts, belief and opinion posted in this sites are respected. This posted messages are to be carefully read and to be analyze it depth to see the true meaning behind it.There are some posted messages are to be raw, reactive, a posted opinion to react on previous post. Sensational post spreads like wildfire.Well this is like with the celebrity news where people enjoys the buzz.
For some people some post messages are is like the breaking news of the end of the world. People with close relationship (families, friends and relatives) would end-up shock and haste to panic reading a posted message over the Internet especially on a social site. This always leads to hot intention rivalries and further more misunderstanding of ones opinion to the another. Much more as it reach to reality, its effect are devastating (blackmail, broken relationship, etc.).
There are ways we could prevent it. If we only keep it in mind and understand the complexity and capability of the net.
TIPS and REMINDERS
Things in the internet is almost true.
You must be careful in things that you pick up over the net.
What you have read may tell another word for picture tells a thousand word.
Control your feelings and emotion
Support the facts with other related facts and not false result.
Speculation cannot be avoided but it is on the user's freedom of opinion.
Secure sites can be hacked, your account can be hacked, your message can be change.
Asses and prevent further damage.
POWER + FREEDOM =< ABUSED POWER
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