Social Networking-What Facebook means to me

From a personal standpoint, I love social networking sites like Facebook. In fact, this may be strange to say, but I really think my life would be a lot different without Facebook. This is not to say that I live through my computer, but I do rely on it for a variety of things. I communicate with old friends that I may not otherwise think to connect with. It also keeps me up-to-date on a lot of "happenings" around ASU, home, and the world! There are so many different "groups" to join for different causes you support or discussion boards to debate on certain topics. The email on facebook is easy to use, and the "wall" is nice for a quick comment. I think it's great you can write a simple hello on someone's wall without having to write a lengthly email. You can also search so many different networks and locate old childhood friends. Even if I don't care to really "reconnect," I always think it is interesting to see where people end up. Facebook is a great way of just expressing who you are in a few lines. You can sum up what is most important for others to know about you, and update it whenver you want. What I love about facebook the most is being able to download my photos to albums! It is an easy way to let all my friends know what is going on in my life. It also serves as a good back-up in case my computer dies or my hard copies disappear...they will be saved on the internet! I can look at my pictures with such ease, and it makes it easy if I'm out of town and want to show my grandparents or somebody a vacation. You can also type "notes" on facebook, which is somewhat like a blog entry. I really enjoyed facebook more when it was only open to college people, but I can definitely understand why everyone would want to use it. It is also kind of annoying to me now that they added all of these extra features...every now and then I'll get a request for some neat application, but more often than not they are annoying. All in all, I give Facebook an A++