What are possible 'motives' of the social network movement?

[uyuigkuguk]

Does anyone else find the sudden emergence of social media pretty suspicious? Why was social media able to become so popular almost overnight? Right Wing-Sandmen doing work at night?

[Issa]

Is this another one of those conspiracy theories out there? Social media is popular simply because it's all about people - you and I... and everybody else. We can now communicate better, in real-time, no matter where we are in the world and it gave people some sort of liberating experience never before achieved. I don't find the emergence of social media suspicious. What I find disturbing is who are using our social networking profiles and for what... It's like having a big brother on the Web. I guess, privacy is merely perception these days.

[Bored Goblin]

The motive is people like to gossip. And social networks make gossiping a lot easier.