Tuesday, February 10, 2009

To Facebook or Not?

So the new thing is Facebook friends. Did you know that you can now be considered a loser on two different criteria? Well it is true, the old fashioned loser was the kid with no friends who sat alone at lunch, come on we all can think of someone like that, think back to high school, there you go.. You now remember someone now. And the second criteria of a loser are the lack of Facebook friends, or the lack of Facebook tags. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it now is double hard to protect your reputation. Did you know that employers will check Facebook to keep tabs on their employees, and when you go out land your dream job, make sure those pictures of you at the wild party are of your page and that your ex-lovers nasty comments are off your wall, because your future employer will check you out on Facebook. I am not a Facebook user, so I find it very interesting how a cyber network can eat away at the social interaction that we once had, people are trading their personal interaction for a wall message or a chat with a friend, it has been said that Facebook makes it easier to get in touch with an old friend, because it is easier than a phone call. I remember when the phone call was the easy way to communicate, you and the other person did not have to see facial expressions, and that is what made it an easy way to communicate, but that classic phone call is now out dated, and substituted for typed message. So I ask you To Facebook or Not?

1 comment:

  1. Lyonel! Ok, I found your moms blog and noticed you had one. Sorry for being a creep and adding you to my blog now!

    I totally agree with this post though. I miss the days of running home from school to CALL my friend if they can play or CALL to do whatever. Anymore you have to check your facebook for play dates or even family reunions!

    I'm not a HUGE fan of FB, but yet it is fun to keep in touch with old friends with everyone one being so hectic in life its hard to get a call in. Although, it's always worth it.

    Happy Newlyweds!!

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