Social Networking

I have a Facebook account because most of my other friends have it and that there isn't as much fuss as with Myspace.

I find that using Facebook is a really convient way to share pictures and have discussions about them online as if all of us are actually gathered around a photo album and discussing our memories and how it turned out. I also like all the different ways you can leave someone a message. You can write on their wall, leave them a post it, or draw them a picture. It is also a way for you to see if you have any friends in common. This is useful because I had some friends and I never realized that we also both know another person and that brings up more topics of discussion or whatever. Another application I really like on Facebook is where you have a map and you pinpoint all the cities you've been to and they tally up the cities and the country. It was really useful for me to keep track of where I've been and where others had gone before. Before I used that application, I never realized I've been to more than 64 cities in 6 countries. With this application, we can talk about our different experiences there and such.

In my work and personal life, I find Facebook as an alternative to using e-mail or instant messaging since it's like a combination of both. I've once done an entire presentation with my partner with just communicating through the Facebook Wall. Also more recently, I was sent a message about about the meeting time for our off timetable Yearbook class. Facebook helped because the editor didn't have our e-mails but found me through Facebook book and our Network so I now know when we have Yearbook classes. Also, clubs can create groups in Facebook like our Global Cities Club did. By doing so, we set up a common place for discussions and events for us to participate in. By having this group it helps us know the people who are in this club better.

There is just so much you can do with a social networking site that even in the cold modern world of technology as it is today, it becomes a way to, well socialize.