Is that all that social media can be?

In the communication context, when someone mentions "MEDIA", the 1st thought is radio, newspaper and TV. When someone mentions "SOCIAL MEDIA",  the 1st thought is Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. BUT... Is that all that social media can be?  Media comes from the English word medium, a way through which one can communicate with the other in form of letters, posters, emails, public meetings, etc. There is also mass media whereby you communicate...

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Rudimentary Technology Vs Modern Technology

It's 1836hrs and am still thinking about my stint yesterday at on of the car garages in Kisekka market down town Kampala. Like any other normal day, I started it with the usual Kampala traffic jam and drove to one of the offices on Entebbe road. I parked somewhere behind Talenta house and entered the office. One hour later, I found the car clumped by people claiming to be Multiplex officials. "Officer, this car defaulted parking fees on 20th April, 2011." one of the officials claimed. As we argued, I realized that one of the tyres which...

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