Social Networking: The Preface 3.0

Written By Glenn McCrary & Jacqueline Webb

Surprisingly, with the sweet comes the sour

And there were consequences----

Being plugged in did not make you immune to folly;

Trusting strangers (nicknamed “friends”) is hardly wise.

Users soon became the used:

Social media was the internet’s Hindenburg,

Where hidden jackals preyed on the unsuspecting,

Using their online personas to trick the lonely

To gain trust as well as affection-----

If only to covet thy neighbors goods.

Such cruelty ran rampant----

Almost unstoppable----

Leaving behind countless victims.

Cyber bullying,

Sexual harassment,

Death threats,

Counterfeit personalities,

Stalkers,

Sex offenders,

These sins and sinners painted Facebook red;

Left Myspace riddled with bullet holes----

Ruining the entire social networking experience forever.

Social Networking: The Preface 2.0

Written By Glenn McCrary & Jacqueline Webb

Before we knew it,

Before I comprehended it,

Social networking had irrevocably evolved;

It became a digital sensation.

Hundreds and thousands of websites,

Filled to the brim with accounts,

Were appearing across the oceans of the internet

Gone were simple chat-rooms;

Blasé forums no longer quenching ones web addiction.

As this evolution progressed,

More features surfaced

And the public was tantalized;

The network machine was a carnival ride:

Like spectators ready for the freak show,

Folks gathered ‘round to gawk

And to partake in the festivities.

There were profile pages to customize,

Personal photos to display,

Friends to be found, requested, and harassed.

Yes, and there was music!

Songs to be shared,

Downloaded,

Play lists to make,

And videos to record

All done to impress,

Perhaps to woo a special someone?

To change your singleness to the status of taken.

Because of these “original” features,

People became addicted to the glow of their computer screens;

The only social interactions being made hardly human

Facebook and Myspace forever damaging the greatness of reality.

Social Networking: The Preface 1.0

Written By Glenn McCrary & Jacqueline Webb

It was five short years ago,

And social networking was a virtual embryo

Surfing the channels of cyberspace

Bound to one day conquer its highways;

It has become a wildly popular phenomenon.

Humans engage in its realistic activities;

The web full of new found entertainment,

Thanks to Facebook and the like

The world captivated by every feature

Their innocent, inquiring eyes blinded by the sight.

Finger tips put to good use,

Hapless users signed up for accounts,

Impulsively, and without any delays;

At the touch of their keyboards,

Or the click of a mouse they wired themselves in

Beginning the dawn of the Social Networking age.