Facebook gone BAD!!!
October 5, 2006
Facebook has been all the rage across the nation
because it is a way to keep in touch with people you
went to high school with, plus people you have met
from various aspects of life. But lately, with the
popularity of Facebook growing every day, it has
become more and more of a hassle rather than something
to surf while avoiding homework.
Within the last few weeks, Facebook has had a major
facelift that not too many people are happy about. I
personally, don’t have the same thrill I once did for
Facebook because of the recent News Feed which in my
opinion is something that is more a pain in the butt
rather than a source of information. I hate to say it,
but I am not interested in knowing that three of my
friends have joined the “Junk in the Trunk” group and
four of my friends have poked someone that I am not
even friends with. If you ask me, this is something
that has gotten somewhat out of hand.
Another major change that has come to Facebook is its plan to
open up to everyone that doesn’t
go to a college or university based on invitation. I
really don’t understand this because it will seem as
if Facebook has converted over the same format as My
Space, and we all know what goes on in the MySpace
world. Music promotions, endless chain letters and
various other aspects make My Space somewhat trashy
and not as fulfilling as Facebook was at one point in
time.
If I had a nickel for every time I have gone to
someone’s profile and seen 15,000 pictures of the same
person, I would have a whole lot of nickels! I think
it is absolutely ridiculous to have a photo album on
Facebook with 97 pictures of yourself! Thanks to
camera phones and digital cameras, we can now see the
many poses of all our friends from the “happy” pose,
to the “sad” pose, to the “I’m a sexy someone – yes I
am” pose, to the “America’s Next Top Model” pose.
And don’t even get me started with the endless
pictures of people at parties with beer cans scattered
all over the place. I think I have seen my fair share
of people doing keg stands and playing mindless
drinking games. I understand that these people are
having fun. At the same time, do any of these
people know that many employers are looking at the
Facebook profiles of potential employees? Is this the
way you want your future boss to see you, doing a beer
bong at a fraternity party? I personally don’t think
so.
In conclusion, I think Facebook is still something
that can be enjoyed, but at the same time, if everyone
has a limited profile and stopped putting as many
pictures of themselves in photo albums as possible.
Then maybe, just maybe, the Facebook experience will
be as wonderful as it was before.