My mother always used to think that this whatsapp is mere waste of time and money but I told her that when she will use she will get to know the benefits of it. Soon this time came as my father got a job abroad and to stay connected, the only medium was social media. I taught her how to use basic feature on Whatsapp like calling and messaging.
I can now talk and chat, share pictures with my mother anytime when I like to via whatsapp and stay connected to her. Whatsapp has replaced calling and messaging by bringing it to one platform thus reducing mobile recharge costs. I am in contact with those friends also with whom years ago I was with, in school. So whatsapp has helped me a lot to be in contact with all.