Well I think that I have spoken to a few of you already about Facebook but I should also write a message on my own blog. As I have already said before I really do not understand the idea about Facebook and my friends at work our completely involved with it. It has come to a point with party invitations they now put up on Facebook instead of talking to you face to face. Which I find a problem since I am not on it that often (only for the purpose of this assignment) so I tend to miss out on all of these parties and outings. No one uses normal invitations anymore which I believe is a little sad. And they certainly don't seem to to call you in anymore. It is all on Facebook.
I have also touched on the idea if it being a popularity contest which I find a bit silly, people just wanting to add anyone just to have a bigger list. Although it is good that you can ignore these people and only add the people that you want.
I am finding all of this very interesting and I wonder what the web culture would be like in the future and if we are all going to be glued to the web instead of enjoying the outdoors. I am worried that sites like Facebook will entice people to become so much involved in it that they wont explore anything else.
Maybe I am just being pessimistic.
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It can feel like being shut out when EVERYTHING is on facebook. It's crazy - I do have friends who are not computer pr internet people and will never get into this kind of thing, and I think that there are many people who this sort of thing doesn't suit.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it'll ever get to be that facebook et al replaces reality, merely that it becomes integrated as part of reality - tactile world and online world. At least that's the way I co-ordinate things.
It does seem like these new technologies invoke pessimism fairly often in those unfamiliar with them. I felt the same way about horrible, horrible myspace. I still hate that site, and refuse to use it more than absolutely necessary. thanks to my friends using facebook now rather than myspace the answer is barely ever. But I have to visit once in a while because my favourite band posts updates on tours/releases there.