How Social Media Has Changed Over Time

People tend to tell stories and notify others about the life events that is happening in someone’s life. Storytelling is instinctive to human whether it is genuine or unreal, the way people communicate or share these stories with others has changed over time and through time, there was then a shift to words formed into narratives (Mendoza, 2015). Mendoza (2015) also emphasized that due to the use of advancing technologies such as the printing press, the camera and the internet and its social media platforms, the way people tell others stories and keep themselves informed about current topics and make them relate to the story has transformed to a more embracing experience. Advent technology has allowed humans to develop and use all ways of

An increase in the usage of mobile phones and the internet in Kenya and Nigeria making the reach of the African writers wider and more accessible has also been discovered (Adenekan, 2014). Earlier research engages with poetry, stories and other works of fiction, while another study focuses on blogging. wherein it is a new way of telling stories and is considered the most feasible and accessible form for such an activity (Bryan Alexander, 2011). However, unlike the traditional way of telling stories which usually involves texts alone, Alexander (2011) discusses that blogs may also contain images, videos, and music to enrich the storytelling experience. These notions are supported by Ohler (2009) who emphasizes the transformation of the internet from something that is just “read-only” to something that is “write-possible.” The study involves the creation of blogfolios under supervision nby several students and, similar to Alexander’s study, it was found out that photo, video, etc. help in self-expression in different website (Ohler,