This is me (in my new "progressive lenses") pondering Facebook
(egg head sculpture in front of UCD library, perfect for this post)As I am one big ball of emotions sending my first born off to college this week, I am thinking Facebook might be a fun option to keep in touch with him while he is gone. I have really fought the Facebook thing just because to me, it is just one more thing I don't need, but with Braden leaving I may need to consider it, since it is the way these kids communicate anymore.
Here is my list of pro's and con's , please feel free to add to it, the good, bad and ugly:
Here is my list of pro's and con's , please feel free to add to it, the good, bad and ugly:
PRO
- Makes it easy to appease your inner stalker
- You can maintain relationships you never thought you could
- Great distraction to housework
- You can friend your kids friends (see con #3)
- Allows you freedom to never get anything done
- More addictive than crack
- People you don't like add you as friends, but you don't have the heart to say no
- It's like a popularity contest, sort of like getting picked last in kickball all over again
11 comments:
Cute glasses!!!
OK, I FB. It can be addictive. Set a kitchen timer and tell the kids they can drag you away when the timer goes off.
If you need to friend someone, you can hide their posts so you don't have to read about every time they scratch their nose. HEY waitaminit!! Am I one of the people you don't want to friend? RATS.
Very cool to see the comments by by SIL and nieces and nephews...I don't comment on them too much. I don't want them to know I'm reading about them. Y'know, old noncool aunt reading about cool teens.
I think it's a good idea to FB.
See you tomorrow~
Hey! You went with red.... copy cat! :) To all the cons- only if you let them. It CAN be addicting, but doesn't HAVE to be. And, who said anything about popularity???? I fought Facebook forever, until deaf friend of mine asked me to sign up - it was one of the few ways she could freely and fully communicate with others, in her own way. My Facebook account has a very simple use- communication. I use it to connect with people I care about, and that's all. I check it a couple of times a week- respond to peoples messages, chat with someone I haven't talked to in a long time, and then get off. It's really not as big a deal as people make it. You can do it! (Do you like the peer pressure.....)
I say do it. Heck, my grandpa is on Facebook now. By the way, the burp cloths you sent are seriously ADORABLE!! I love love love them :) thanks!!
Don' fall into the peer pressure Sue. Facebook will take hold and your life as you know it will be over! ;)
(haven't talked with you in forever, if your ever in Reno you will have to come visit Shelley and Me. love Susan (young) Willingham)
I don't really care for it, but it has helped me find a few long-lost friends.
My biggest pet peeve is that I have to scroll through a bunch of "What type of fruit are you?" quizzes from lots of people in order to see updates about the few that I really care about.
I think that blogging is time better spent...at least it provides you with a record of what you've written. (Doesn't it count as keeping a journal?)
Good luck with the new school year!
I say face.
I went through the same dilemma, but jumped in and held my breath....I'm glad I did it!
OK, I saw this video on The Onion and immediately thought of your dilemma!
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/facebook_twitter_revolutionizing?utm_source=videoembed
I completely agree with your pros and cons, but all in all I love FB. If for no other reason than I've reconnected with some long lost friends that I would not have gotten in touch with otherwise.
I have plenty of “friends” that fall into con #3 because I didn’t have the heart to ignore their request…but (and Corri, you may be interested in this too), you can “hide” wall posts from specific people so you don’t have to be inundated with people that you barely even knew way back in high school telling everyone on their friends list that they just ate the best piece of chocolate cake they have ever had ;-).
When you hover the curser over their name on your home page there is a little icon in the right hand corner that says “hide,” click that and you won’t be bothered with their updates anymore but you don’t have to worry about de-friending them and being “rude.”
I fought facebook, too and did a similar post once myself. I ended up joining because I felt like I could better keep in touch with some family members and it has proved to be so. I don't do games or quizzes or groups or any of that--I just check in from time to time to see what's new with family and friends. And if you don't want to friend someone, you can ignore their request and they will never know...so it tells me. :) Good luck deciding!
Alma,
Thanks for the video link HILARIOUS! And so true! I will share it with Shawn!
Sue
Well, here's my two bits. FB is addictive! Our computer was out and during the time it was out, I honestly didn't miss it that much. I missed the blogs a lot; and felt disconnected in a way. I enjoy connecting with friends & family, but it is satisfying to click ignore on someone you don't care to be in touch with! I don't have time to do anything besides read updates and limited comments. The quizes are lame.
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