Finally on Facebook
Well, I finally broke down and joined Facebook. I can’t say I’m proud of it, but I felt that I was missing out on too much socially. I also think it provides a decent means of staying connected with people I went to college with, which could help me further my career. Networking never hurts. That’s how I got my job at GM.
My biggest concerns were always privacy. I know that’s ironic considering I write on a blog, but I didn’t like the idea that other people could post stuff on my page. I also feel that a lot of gossip happens over the “relationship status” part. I won’t be using that particular feature.
You can find me under my email address: scottp16@gmail.com I hope everyone adds me as a friend because my self worth is now directly tied to the number of Facebook friends that I have.
jared said:
May 15, 09 at 10:39 ammy self worth is now directly tied to the number of Facebook friends that I have.
I think that’s exactly why I never really used Facebook too much. I’ve been on it for 5-6 or so years now, since before just anybody could use it. But I quickly found out that if I met somebody once, they’d find and add me on Facebook. I didn’t and still don’t like that, so I’ve just never much gotten into it.
scott said:
May 15, 09 at 12:40 pmI always looked at it as a fad like ICQ was back in Jr. High. I remember the length of your contact list being a rough judge of your coolness. I always thought Facebook was about that same.
At this point, I signed up for a few reasons. Some people I know around here use it as a means for organizing parties and events. I’d like to be included in that. Also, I would like to stay in touch with people I went to college with for business purposes. I might lose my job some day, and it would be easier to get a new one if I knew some people.
I’ll be adding people from my travels and high school as well though. I view it more like a phone book than anything else.