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Logo of WhatsApp, the popular messaging service bought by Facebook for USD $19 billion, seen on a smartphone February 20, 2014 in New York. Facebook’s deal for the red-hot mobile messaging service WhatsApp is a savvy strategic move for the world’s biggest social network, even if the price tag is staggeringly high, analysts say. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo by STAN HONDA / AFP)

Guide Stars Lessons: Of WhatsApp statuses and ‘haters’

By Eddy Smith Lately, I have been making a concerted effort to avoid looking at status updates. One of the many benefits of developing self-awareness, is that I am cognisant…

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Jomo Sanga Thomas is a lawyer, journalist, social commentator and a former Speaker of the House of Assembly in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. (iWN file photo)

When reality confronts euphoria

By *Jomo Sanga Thomas (“Plain Talk” May 24, 2024) Euphoria, a short-lived burst of extreme pleasure, happiness, and excitement, often gives way to despair. In contrast, reality-driven conversation is a fact-based,…

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