Social Networking Sites
I believe that Facebook (www.facebook.com) is the perfect example of an efficient working social networking site, and the fact that i keep refering to it shows that it ticks a lot of boxes!! It is a great form of communication and is ideal for keeping in contact with friends who without this service you might have grown apart from. For anyone who has been living under a rock the past few years and doesn't know what facebook is it's a website that you join often in connection with a University or business you are part of and this initially allows you to make connections with other people similar to yourself. Your profile allows you to message other people you have become 'friends' with on the site and you can personalise your profile to suit your taste. I think these sort of functions is why this site has become so popular above others such as bebo as its so interactive and you have control over everything.
The function of adding and editing pictures is in my opinion one of the main reasons that makes this site stand out. You can 'tag' yourself and your friends in the pictures so that they can then be seen on numerous people's profiles. You can then click on the hyperlink of the person's name that is on the picture which sends you straight to their profile, so you therefore are 'surfing' through your friends' sites and seeing what is new on their profile.
There is no anonymity on this site as you know excatly who you are talking to as people often go into detail about themselves on their profile as it is split into different sections like 'interests' and 'background'. Even a 'religion' label is there so every aspect of a person is revealed.
I think this site is a clear example of how social networking sites are developing and how us as a society are developing with it. Even inside facebook there are constant developments as i get sent messages asking if i want to download the new application created for the site. I think this kind of development is very exciting and innovative, do you agree? Do you enjoy facebook as much as me?
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i do agree that it is ever developing, but this does not excite me, this actually irritates me and it annoys me how many applications we get a day, because most of them dont have any use. It annoys me when u go on someones page and it takes ages to get down to the "wall" to write on! I think some of them are getting a bit too complicat
yeah i agree with kayleigh i get so annoyed by all the applications people send me and quizzes that people want me to take. like 'what kind of disney princess or you' i really dont care i have done the odd few but after that you kind of get bored. And i also hate it when i have to look for ages to write on somebodys wall because they have so many other things on their profile that i ahve to get through first. Thats why on mine i hide everything so its easy and less of an effort for people to look at.
yeah, it's good how you can hide it, and like some of the quizzes yeah they're funny to do if you're bored or wahtever, but they're not something you really want stuck on your profile forever, but then I can never be bothered to go through and delete everything.
Do you think it would be a good idea if each profile had a limit of how many things/applications it could add or would this discourage you from using them?
Lauren,
I think this is a sensible site to comment on, and you point out many of the benefits of it. The discussion that has ensued over the use of applications is interesting.
All the best
Emma
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