I've had an account on facebook.com for about two to three years. It went from being a confusing nuisance to a best friend and even, at times, a lifeline. If the people in your life are important to you, Facebook can be something that brings you and keeps you close to each other. When I have nobody to talk to and nothing to do, I can go on and mostly everybody is there. Does it get any better? Yes:
- The focus of this social network is not music or money. It's you, your school and most of all, your friends! Facebook connects you to friends of friends and classmates. When I first heard of Facebook, it was as a means of connecting students within schools as well as current students with alumnus.
- Facebook forces you to be real and accept the real you. There are no made-up "names." Within your personal, exclusive network of friends, everything is publicized unless you've adjusted your settings otherwise. Your friends see what other things you're doing on Facebook and who you're talking to. Adding a new status update message means that you must be comfortable sharing what you are about to share with your entire audience of friends. Yet, whatever you don't want to show, you can always "Remove." It encourages you to always be the best you.
- "What's on your mind?" On Facebook, this question never goes away. Facebook does not only connect friends. In that it asks this question 24/7/365-6, it behaves as a friend itself. For the person who is not used to articulating what's on their mind at any given moment, this sure is a good way to start practicing. Receive support and feedback from friends and even have an entire conversation based off of your status update which answered the question of what is/was on your mind.
- Why pick up a phone and have a missed call? Why send an e-mail and continually refresh the page while waiting for a response? Why not just log onto Facebook and instant message, write on a Wall or inbox a message? It has often proved to be much quicker and more effective in many situations.
- Facebook allows many companies to connect with their users. Fan Pages consist of a band or company and their fans. You can "fan" a company's Page and receive updates on things like a new episode of the television show, a sale at the store or a concert by the band.
- Applications. What keeps many people online extra-long and coming back for more is the thousands of games, quizzes and other applications created by other companies and actual Facebook users. An average user may have anywhere from twenty to two hundred applications, which have accumulated over time. Let's just say, I am above average in this department. I have Sorority Life, Restaurant City, Pet Society, Make A Baby, Lil Green Patch, Lil Eco Racer, Willy Wonka's Sweet Shop, the new craze "Farmville"....and the list goes on. Some applications donate to charities (like Free Rice) and some are just for fun while some are for ways to brighten your friends' days and to enrich your lives and relationships.
- The News Feed home page is an extremely effective way of staying connected with your friends.
- Link-sharing is fairly simple and I love how easy it is. Promote a blog or article online or a video from somewhere else on the web with your entire friends list...I can even share THIS with them!
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I really like your unique idea for a blog. But don't you ever wish you had named it "top6reasons" so you have less reasons to think of?!
ReplyDeleteI also enjoy your subtle sense of humor in your writing.
Heyy :-} Thank you for your comment, I appreciate what you've said. I definitely am glad that you like the humor because I knew that everyone's sense of humor differs and so I tried to not be over-the-top with it.
ReplyDeleteI remember thinking about what I'd name this blog. I figured, ten is too much and 5 is too little...they also were typical/cliche. Six felt odd, seven was too simple but eight was perfect. The number 8 holds significance as well. It may be difficult at times to come up with 8 but that's why I've tried to only use titles I believe in and that there is a lot to say about. You can always suggest topics through the email listed. It's top8resons@gmail.com
Sry, that should have said top8reasons@gmail.com
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