| Heading to the African continent is easy | | | | The divisions amid social media have recently |
| these days; you simply need to jump on the | | | | gathered frequently to discuss censorship, |
| web and visit a news portal that directly | | | | regulations, and even blogging in the realm |
| involves you with the news and happenings in | | | | of news portals. There have been heavy |
| Africa. Having developed a strong | | | | discussions whether other media producers |
| relationship with Web 2.0, the African | | | | might join in the revolutionary social media. |
| continent is connected with the international | | | | There are many issues that centre around the |
| community and allows worldwide visitors to | | | | relevancy of blogging and the news, and |
| utilize key buzzwords to travel intimately | | | | whether or not news bloggers should be added |
| into the news of the continent. | | | | to the mainstream news media. |
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| Domestically, with Web 2.0, the African | | | | Despite the news media debates, the |
| continent is connected through social | | | | importance and relevancy of Web 2.0 and |
| bookmarking networks, such as AfricaNe.ws, | | | | social bookmarking networks is making a deep |
| which develop and strengthen the | | | | impact for African news, both domestically |
| relationships between all of the countries | | | | and internationally. By bringing people and |
| and people in the continent. By encouraging | | | | countries together, social bookmarking |
| individuals to choose the most relevant and | | | | networks have allowed people to link together |
| important news stories, the information is | | | | on the net and experience cultural growth. |
| organic, unfiltered, and comes straight from | | | | It has been an important step in distributing |
| the people. Thus, the news that is derived | | | | real, relevant, and organic African news to |
| from this process is real and important, | | | | others around the world. |
| without any filters created by news | | | | |
| organizations in other countries. The | | | | With the advent of Web 2.0 and social |
| current events and news, as told by the | | | | bookmarking networks such as AfricaNe.ws, |
| first-hand witnesses on the African | | | | people are connecting with the African |
| continent, is broadcasted all over the world. | | | | countries, both domestically and |
| | | | internationally. Breaking down international |
| Fundamentally, with a social bookmarking | | | | boundaries, social bookmarking networks bring |
| network, the fundamentals of discrimination | | | | people closer together. Through the process |
| and filtering are eliminated. The grassroots | | | | of creating, producing, and sharing web |
| news and information about the African | | | | content, Web 2.0 news portals continue to |
| continent can flow across international | | | | empower individuals to share with the world |
| boundaries, without any type of filtration or | | | | relevant, real news and events. This process |
| suppression. When an user engages with Web | | | | in itself provides the news media with |
| 2.0, they take the news into their own hands | | | | unfiltered news stories that come straight |
| by having the ability to connect with the | | | | from the people of the African continent. |
| African continent, collaborate with others, | | | | |
| and share information with the world. Web | | | | Web 2.0 and African social bookmarking |
| 2.0 and social bookmarking networks allow | | | | networks will make a tremendous impact on the |
| people, both domestically and | | | | domestic and international communities, with |
| internationally, to make a real connection | | | | the important, real news stories connecting |
| with the countries in the African continent. | | | | people and the news media around the world. |
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