Social Networking Sites

Denise Perdomo

MMC 1000

November 10, 2009


Social networking sites are the dawn of the end of man. Maybe I'm being a little dramatic. I

myself have succumb to the addiction of facebooking. I tried MySpace and Twitter, but neither

appealed to me as did FaceBook.

FaceBook has an easy layout, great for any computer illiterate like myself. It has its pros and

cons. Through Facebook I have been able to reconnect with friends that I grew up with but

lost contact with when I moved to Orlando. There, I also get to network (hence the term

networking site) with people who are interested in the same things as I. For example, I am a

member of Air Force Girlfriends and Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party groups. It makes the world

a bit smaller and creates communities that have no borders. Another great thing about

Facebook is that it is where I met my current boyfriend while he was stationed in Iraq.

Facebook has its drawbacks. Sometimes people are too open, updating their status messages

every 15 minutes. It has also created problems in relationships. Many people start misunder-

standing what friends may leave written on the walls of their boy/girlfriends. It also keeps

changing its look so often that you can get lost in the multitude of things you see on your home

page or newsfeed.

I don't believe that if Facebook began charging for its services I would pay. I can live without

it. Yes, it's a great way to keep in touch, but so is a phone (and I already pay for that). I just

think that Facebook is another fad that will eventually pass as did MySpace.