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First Edition: Facebook Positives
I recently read an article in the New York Times entitled “The Facebook Exodus.” Being a frequent Facebook user myself after I read the article I felt, well frankly, disturbed by it. The article was in essence about how a significant number, enough to be noticed by nosy journalists, have left the popular networking site in recent months. The reasons for their break-up’s were varied. Some said that they began to feel paranoid that their information wasn’t safe among the thousands of internet merchants. Others feel that they wasted too much time “Facebook stalking” their friends. And still others claimed they were just plain bored with it. So, I decided to find out first-hand how Facebook users and non-users in our community feel about the site. The positives of Facebook are relatively obvious.
I spoke with one of the high school’s secretaries, Annette Eisfeld, who just got “Facebooked” last Saturday. She says her main motivation to start Facebook was to check up on her daughter, who ironically started her mother’s profile, and to reconnect with family all over the country. She says she’s had lots of laughs looking at pictures and talking with people she hasn’t seen in years. She says even her 80-year-old mother uses Facebook to keep up with all her grandchildren. Even though she doesn’t understand it all, she enjoys being able to connect with them, even if it means fumbling around on a confusing website. Still, the majority of the youth say they enjoy knowing what their friends are up to on a minute-by-minute basis.
The site is all about sharing and connecting with people, though it may seem by superficial means, and the Facebook fever can’t be denied. However, some people aren’t Facebook lovers. We’ll hear from the nay-sayers next week so be sure to look for it in the next edition of The Plaindealer.
First Edition: Facebook Positives
I recently read an article in the New York Times entitled “The Facebook Exodus.” Being a frequent Facebook user myself after I read the article I felt, well frankly, disturbed by it. The article was in essence about how a significant number, enough to be noticed by nosy journalists, have left the popular networking site in recent months. The reasons for their break-up’s were varied. Some said that they began to feel paranoid that their information wasn’t safe among the thousands of internet merchants. Others feel that they wasted too much time “Facebook stalking” their friends. And still others claimed they were just plain bored with it. So, I decided to find out first-hand how Facebook users and non-users in our community feel about the site. The positives of Facebook are relatively obvious.
I spoke with one of the high school’s secretaries, Annette Eisfeld, who just got “Facebooked” last Saturday. She says her main motivation to start Facebook was to check up on her daughter, who ironically started her mother’s profile, and to reconnect with family all over the country. She says she’s had lots of laughs looking at pictures and talking with people she hasn’t seen in years. She says even her 80-year-old mother uses Facebook to keep up with all her grandchildren. Even though she doesn’t understand it all, she enjoys being able to connect with them, even if it means fumbling around on a confusing website. Still, the majority of the youth say they enjoy knowing what their friends are up to on a minute-by-minute basis.
The site is all about sharing and connecting with people, though it may seem by superficial means, and the Facebook fever can’t be denied. However, some people aren’t Facebook lovers. We’ll hear from the nay-sayers next week so be sure to look for it in the next edition of The Plaindealer.
