Facebook, Anyone?
“My generation was secretive, brooding, ambitious, show-offy, and this generation is congenial. Totally. I imagine them walking around with GPS chips that notify them when a friend is in the vicinity, and their GPSes guide them to each other in clipped electronic lady voices and they sit down side by side in a coffee shop and text-message each other while checking their e-mail and hopping and skipping around Facebook to see who has posted pictures of their weekend.” — Garrison Keillor
OMG, I’m ROFLMAO…he’s so right. Totally. 
I have texted people sitting right next to me. Hubby and I have had entire text conversations while at parties together. I don’t know how I survived without the GPS feature on my new cell phone. Starbucks is….well, heaven on earth. Wait, that’s not exactly right…Borders is heaven on earth. Starbucks does run a very close second though. And Facebook….let’s text talk about Facebook…
I love Facebook. As most of you reading this are probably at least pretty close to being borderline obsessed with the internet and technology (I mean, you are reading a blog, right?), I’m going to assume that you know that Facebook is a social networking site and leave the explanation at that. I will, however, point out several of my favorite features, just in case you are one of the totally uncool people left who still aren’t on there…
First and foremost, I have found people on there that I haven’t heard from in a very long time. It’s fun to reconnect with (some) people that you’ve lost touch with over the years. I’ve connected with people I worked with 10 years ago, people I went to high school with 100 years ago, and even a few people I used to babysit 1000 years ago. Once connected, you can keep up with what they’re up to just by following their profiles or you can engage in more direct communication if/when either of you choose to do so. It’s great to login and find an invitation to connect from an old friend.
Secondly, it’s a fairly new application, but there is now a blogging network. You can connect to mine HERE. Since it’s in it’s infancy I would suggest joining now if you want to really get all the benefits of reaching as many people as you can before they start charging for it. You can also add a badge to your blog directing readers to your network.
Third…all the ridiculously trivial, immature, fun shenanigans that go on. There are applications you can add to send just about any sort of nonsense to your friends. My personal favorite is the Bumper Sticker application. You can send important things such as this one to any or all of your friends 24/7 for no reason at all….
(Sample Bumper Sticker)
Another one I like is Mob Wars. You get to be your own mob boss and do mob…stuff. Ok, if I had a job I probably wouldn’t be on level 68 but don’t judge. It’s silly, I know, but fun!
Finally, there are a gazillion random groups you can join. For example, I am a proud member of the group entitled: I Dont care How Comfortable Crocs Are, You Look Like A Dumbass. There are also actual grown-up companies, groups and causes on there to join as well, such as: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, of which I am also a proud member.
So, if you’re not on…get on (and join my blog network)! It’s worth it for the bumper sticker application alone. I have wasted hours and hours of my life searching for just the right bumper sticker.
Thanks for stopping by!
I think it’s totally cool how easy it is for people to keep in touch these days. We used to have to write LETTERS! And wait days for answers. Or make toll calls. A little while back I posted on my personal fear/experience with networking sites–http://mamaneeds2rant.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/i-aint-lookin-for-a-quickie/ –Maybe I’m just hopeless?
HA! I can totally relate. I’ve connected with almost all of my HS classmates and I won’t even say how LONG ago that’s been. I tell everyone to join FB now. I check it all the time. I am truly an Internet junkie. I do have to say I’m on the internet all day for work, play and blog soo…I know, not an excuse! You should add me. I’ll send you a bumper sticker…or maybe a flair. lol
Cyndi-Caught the link to your Facebook post while reading your vacation posting from this week. For what its worth-GO ON VACATION! Charging the batteries is such an amazing pay-it-forward activity! Your Facebook post makes me laugh, as many of us in our late 40s age have just come into the Facebook world in the last few months(a bit sheepishly). But now its obviously the same obsession as its been for our kids. Mob Wars and my sister are VERY tight!
http://igrewup.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/its-come-to-thisfacebook/