Facebook did it. What MySpace and the other social networking sites before it failed to accomplish, Facebook has done. The site is mainstream and when I tell somebody I don't have a page I now have to justify why that is. And, in order not to be seen as un-cool and alienating myself from the person asking, that explanation better not be condescending. Things definitely change.
I have nothing against computers--I am on computers all the time--I just don't understand the appeal of social networking sites. Managing a profile, updating my status; it just seems like a lot of useless work. I mean, if somebody wants to get in touch I am not hard to find and I've never had a truly significant relationship that didn't include a physical component. Nonetheless, I'm swimming against the proverbial tide here.
In an unrelated note, my parking sticker flew out of my car window on the way to campus yesterday, but I'm sure a replacement won't be expensive to obtain (that's sarcasm, something I wouldn't have to explain if we were having a physical conversation and you could read my tone and nonverbal indicators).
Oah, Jera, where did you loose it, I wanna go look for it...scrounging for dinero, you know!!! Well, nice first blog and yeah, welcome to the cyber age, it's just another means to be creative - that's what it is! I like my facebook and it is easier to keep in touch with people who live all over the world. You got everything in one spot, e-mail chat and a way to easily share your latest pictures. It's just convenient and it is free if you have access to the internet somewhere!!! And free is what I like these days!!! Ok, I think, I got my point across. See you later tonight, right?!
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