Social Network for Namibians
When Gerson Mangundu saw the biographical drama film The Social Network about the life of the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg it inspired him to start his own social networking site for Namibians called Namhook.
Mangundu launched the website in 2015 and says he wanted to connect Namibians on their own social networks and share their stories on a platform made for them. “I wanted to make sure that enough people were interacting with each other on a platform that would make Namibians proud about sharing their own stories,” he says. He says after he launched the social network in 2015 he took a break from developing his website because he had to study Civil Engineering at the University of Camagüey in Cuba. “I graduated in July this year and want to focus on working and improving the website more and add more additional features to it,” he shares.
He says what sets his website apart are the unique features offered by the website and says that the internet users of his site are also unique compared to other social media sites. “If there is a musician for example who uses the website they can sell music on Namhook. You can also subscribe to certain interests or hobbies of yours on the website and you get notifications and information tailor made for you on Namhook,” he says. He says he is not too worried about bigger social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram because he has faith in his own website and the experience that people can get from using it.
“Namhook is just like any other website and the people using it can trust it. Namibians will support my website,” he said.
He says he does not have direct control of the information about his website users' profiles and what they post on the website and emphasised that he respects the privacy of his website users. “I do not control what the people say or post and I hardly have control of their information,” he says.
He advised social media users to use caution when surfing the internet. “Always watch what you post on social media and make sure you do not reveal too much information about yourself that could endanger yourself,” he says.
If you want to have access to the Namhook website visit www.namhook.net or download the Android app on the Google Playstore.
Shona Ngava
Mangundu launched the website in 2015 and says he wanted to connect Namibians on their own social networks and share their stories on a platform made for them. “I wanted to make sure that enough people were interacting with each other on a platform that would make Namibians proud about sharing their own stories,” he says. He says after he launched the social network in 2015 he took a break from developing his website because he had to study Civil Engineering at the University of Camagüey in Cuba. “I graduated in July this year and want to focus on working and improving the website more and add more additional features to it,” he shares.
He says what sets his website apart are the unique features offered by the website and says that the internet users of his site are also unique compared to other social media sites. “If there is a musician for example who uses the website they can sell music on Namhook. You can also subscribe to certain interests or hobbies of yours on the website and you get notifications and information tailor made for you on Namhook,” he says. He says he is not too worried about bigger social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram because he has faith in his own website and the experience that people can get from using it.
“Namhook is just like any other website and the people using it can trust it. Namibians will support my website,” he said.
He says he does not have direct control of the information about his website users' profiles and what they post on the website and emphasised that he respects the privacy of his website users. “I do not control what the people say or post and I hardly have control of their information,” he says.
He advised social media users to use caution when surfing the internet. “Always watch what you post on social media and make sure you do not reveal too much information about yourself that could endanger yourself,” he says.
If you want to have access to the Namhook website visit www.namhook.net or download the Android app on the Google Playstore.
Shona Ngava
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