Kutheni Zithandwa Kangaka?

KWEZI NDLELA zingezantsi zokuncokola yiyiphi oye wayisebenzisa kule nyanga iphelileyo?

Kukuhlala nincokole

Kukubhala ileta okanye ikhadi

Yifowuni

Yie-mail

Yimiyalezo ngefowuni

Yimiyalezo ngekhompyutha

Yividiyo (video chat)

YiWebhsayithi yokunxibelelana

Zange khe zibe ninzi kangaka iindlela zokunxibelelana, nganye ineengenelo neengxaki zayo. Cinga ngale mizekelo imbalwa:

UKUHLALA NOMNTU NINCOKOLE

Ingenelo: Uzibona kakuhle imvakalelo zakhe, ilizwi, nezimbo zomzimba.

Ingxaki: Nobabini kufuneka nibe kulo ndawo ukuze nithethe.

ILETA OKANYE IKHADI

Ingenelo: Iyakhuthaza yaye yeyakho wedwa.

Ingxaki: Kuthatha ixesha ukuyibhala yaye ifika kade kumniniyo.

IE-MAIL

Ingenelo: Inokubhalwa ize ithunyelwe ngokukhawuleza.

Ingxaki: Akunakuzibona iimvakalelo zomntu—kulula ukungayiqondi.

Zonke zithatyathelwe indawo ziiWebhsayithi zokunxibelelana, ezibonwa njengendlela ephambili yokunxibelelana. Kukho amakhulu eWebhsayithi zokunxibelelana, eyona ithandwayo—yiFacebook—enamalungu azizigidi ezingama-800! ITime magazine ithi: “Ukuba iFacebook ibililizwe, ibiya kuba lilizwe lesithathu ngabantu abaninzi emva kweTshayina neIndiya. Ziyintoni iiWebhsayithi zokunxibelelana, yaye kutheni zithandwa kangaka?

Iwebhusayithi yokunxibelelana lijelo elenzelwe ukuba umntu akwazi ukunxibelelana neqela elithile labahlobo kwi-Intanethi. UJean oneminyaka engama-21 ubudala uthi: “Yeyona ndlela ibhetele yokugcina unxibelelwano. Siyakwazi ukubonisa abanye iifoto zeendawo nezeziganeko esiye kuzo.

Kutheni bengasuke babhale ileta? Abanye baphendula bathi: ‘Kutya ixesha ukubhala ileta’—yaye kuziindleko ukwenza iikopi zezo foto. Kuthekani ngokusebenzisa ifowuni? Nako kutya ixesha—ngakumbi ekubeni kufuneka ufowunele umntu omnye ngexesha, babe abanye bengekho ekhaya okanye bengafumaneki ukuze uthethe nabo. Injani yona ie-mail? UDanielle oneminyaka engama-20 ubudala ukhalaza athi: “Akusekho mntu uphendula zie-mail, nokuba sele ekho, unokuthatha iiveki. Kanti kwiwebhsayithi yokunxibelelana, ndithumela nje umyalezo ochaza oko ndikwenzayo, baze abahlobo bathumele eyabo bebalisa ngosuku lwabo. Sivula nje iwebhsayithi sibe sesinxibelelene sonke. Kulula ngolo hlobo!”

Oku akuthethi kuthi yonke into ethethwa kwezi webhsayithi ayibalulekanga. Ngokomzekelo, xa kuhlasela intlekele—njengaleyo yenyikima netsunami ezantlitha iindawo ezithile zaseJapan ngoMatshi 11, 2011—abaninzi babesebenzisa ezi webhsayithi ukuze bazi ngempilo-ntle yezihlobo zabo.

Cinga ngezinto ezehlela uBenjamin ohlala eUnited States. Uthi: “Iifowuni zazingasebenzi emva kwetsunami eJapan. Omnye umntu wandixelela ukuba wathumela ie-mail kumhlobo wethu ohlala eTokyo, kodwa akafumana mpendulo. Ndathatha iselfowuni yam ndavula i-Intanethi, ndangena kwiwebhsayithi ayisebenzisayo. Kwangoko, ndabona umyalezo wakhe othi usindile yaye uza kuphinda asichazele ezinye inkcukacha.”

UBenjamin wongezelela athi: “Ukuze ndinxibelelane nabahlobo bam ababengenayo iwebhsayithi yokunxibelelana, ndabathumelela ie-mail. Kwathatha ixesha ukufumana iiadresi zabo nokubhalela umntu ngamnye. Kwathatha iintsuku ngaphambi kokuba ndifumane iimpendulo zabo. Omnye kwadlula iiveki ezimbini engaphenduli! Babefumana iie-mail ezininzi kangangokuba kwakunzima ukuziphendula zonke. Ukusebenzisa iiwebhsayithi zokunxibelelana kwakuya kubongela ixesha elininzi. Ngemizuzu nje engephi wonke umntu wayeya kuyazi into eqhubekayo!”

Kuyacaca ukuba iiwebhsayithi zokunxibelelana zinazo iingenelo. Kodwa ngaba zinazo iingozi? Ukuba zikho, ziziphi yaye unokuziphepha njani?

[Ibhokisi/Imifanekiso ekwiphepha 5]

INDLELA ESEBENZA NGAYO

1. Thumela umyalezo (uhlaziye iinkcukacha) kwiwebhsayithi yakho.

2. Bonke abo bakuludwe lwabahlobo bakho bafumana imiyalezo yakho xa bevula iiwebhsayithi zabo—yaye nawe ufumana eyabo xa uvula eyakho.