Facebook: Is it really a good way to stay connected with friends?

After reading my peers opinion from my blogs, I have come to the conclusion that Facebook has gotten completely blown out of proportion and people have become addicted. It is now turning into a waste of time and it seems that people don't use it for the right reasons anymore. If people really want to stay connected with friends I think there are better ways than using Facebook. The younger generation is our future and if their wasting their time with things like Facebook, the future doesn't look too bright. In the end, I think Facebook is a fun thing to do, but people shouldn't let it control their lives.

Facebook: Is it really a good way to stay connected with friends?

First of all I would like to say that I personally didn't think anything was wrong with Facebook until I came to college, but since being here it made me question is this really a good way to stay connected with my friends back home. Based on the responses I got from my first post, it has come to my attention that Facebook seems to becoming a bad thing overall. I think that everyone can agree with me, on the fact that Facebook is a just a way to waste time. Most people, including myself, now just get on Facebook as a habit. It is a way to help people procrastinate from things they really need to get done. For example, writing a paper for their English class. I also now think that it helps promote laziness. Now people would rather stay on their computers all day than going outside and doing something with their lives. Not only is Facebook becoming a non-reliable source for communicaton, but it has also become a bad addiction.

Facebook: Is it really a good way to stay connected with friends?

Over the years, Facebook has become a huge phenomenon. It has become a very popular way to communicate with friends and family. Facebook is a social network, where you can see what people are doing, look at others people's photos, comment on a friend's profile to see how they are doing, and a bunch of other stuff. It has been stated from an article by Sid Yadav, that facebook is the second largest social network on the web. Yadav also states, since the launch of it in February 2004, it's been able to obtain over 8 million users in the United States. Another article written by Katarina Taurian states that on average, users have a minimum of 130 friends and log in at least once per day. Taurian also states that 39 percent of facebook users claim to be addicted. I know when I get on my computer the first thing I check is my facebook and my guess is that it's the same for those who are reading this.
When Facebook first started out, it was a way for college students to stay in touch with other colege students. Now, it is so popular that anyone can have one and it seems that everyone is getting one. Since it has become so popular, facebook seems to not be that special and the question has come up on whether it is really helping people stay connected? In a recent article, written by Ori Brafman, it was stated that Facebook lacks specific factors that contribute to help make and keep a strong connection. One of these factors is it lacks physical proximity. Proximity is something that helps people stay close because it creates intimate occasions with someone. This is something that can never be achieved when using Facebook. Brafman also states that people are also less vulnerable because nowaday so many people can see what a person is doing. For example if someone comments on another person's wall it is most likely going to pop-up on people's newsfeed. So people don't say what they's really like to without someone else seeing it. Vulnerability is a huge factor in creating friendships. In conclusion, I think that people have let the internet take over and have stopped thinking about making connections in person, and without actually having people physically in your life it can be very lonely. People's lives wouldn't be as treasured if they didn't have people to share their experiences with.