Mass Hysteria
By Debbie Olunjobi Social media combined with technology has connected people all over the world. There are so many vehicles technology employs to marry very strange bedfellows. Face book and the numerous messenger applications have heralded the emergence of a new community. The novelty of texting and messaging wore off with the popularity of the messenger applications and all the major technology players have launched one. Most popular in this neck of the woods are the blackberry and Whatsapp messenger applications. They cost next to nothing and with smart phones being more affordable, they are the platforms of communication for everyone. Those who hop on the hysteria train should sober up and realise that life is terminal by nature; we are all dying and we will all die My personal preference would be the blackberry as that affords one a higher level of privacy. I can determine who has access to me unlike the Whatsapp messenger app that gives everyone who gets my phone number unfetter...