Friday, 22 February 2013

THINK TWICE IF YOU WHATSAPP



Communication on phone started a long time ago, but with the current development in technology; phones have become of great importance and also a source of worry since it is being abused. What is whatsapp messenger? The first time I heard the name whatsapp, I asked myself,”what is this new software”. Then the unexpected happened when students started to rush in for whatsapp phones. It seems they always want to try something new. People no longer want the phones with television and application to browse, but a combination with a lot of applications that can satisfy their appetite for more.  
The whatsapp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging application which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for sms. When students press their phones as if they are behind a computer, get closer and you will see that messages are being sent to friends. In addition to basic messaging, whatsapp users can create groups, send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages. For those who don’t use iPhones, BlackBerry, android, windows phones and some specific nokia phones, perhaps they may be missing out on a way to save credits.  


Those on the whatsapp messanger have also started missing out on something very important, and that is time. A communication student at the Ghana Institute of journalism Patrice Amegadzie says,” the whatsapp messenger enables me to get in touch to friends as soon as possible and also makes it easy to send tracks, pictures and audio messages at a lesser cost. I use whatsapp when the time is convenient for me”.
For some communication students, the situation is different since the application can be installed on a computer or a laptop with the help of the blue stack software. Another student, Nii Boye Manasseh who has installed whatsapp messenger on his laptop said,” I can decide to use two hours on whatsapp messenger. It is good to get information but is bad when you are too much into it, because it takes much of your productive time”. Manasseh revealed that, he has spent four hours on whatsapp messenger before. If a student like Manasseh can spend four hours whatsapping with friends on his laptop, then you can imagine the number of hours he will spend if he has a whatsapp phone.


Elizabeth Amoatey uses a whatsapp phone and had this to say when she was contacted,” people I met ask me if I am on whatsapp messenger, so I decided to get a whatsapp phone. It waste time and I can’t calculate the time I spend on whatsapp”. She revealed that she is addicted to whatsapp since she uses it every day.
My dear reader, technology is to make us effective and productive. The software will make or unmake you. Please use it wisely. You can share your thoughts on the subject and also follow the blog at sambarly.blogspot.com



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