The bug restricted the physical world for many folks. Fortunately, tech has created a 'virtual world', an 'alternate universe', for them (though not everyone can access it). Made possible by:
- Internet: protocols, routers etc
- Web: webpages. links, images, videos etc
- Messaging: email, whatsapp etc
- Social media: fb, ig, tw, tt etc
- Internet of money: epayments, ebanking etc
- Meetups: fb live, zoom, slack etc
- Services: ecommerce, cloud etc
- Devices: smartphones, laptops etc
Social Media
- Folks confined to homes, indications are FB usage is on the rise.
- FB live events (some very good) have immediacy and relevance.
- Filling a niche formerly occupied by drive-time radio.
- Youngsters are on FB too but use it very differently vs the oldsters.
- Other new uses of FB include an e-bazaar discussed below.
E-Bazaar