Not Completely Sold
One friend insists that Facebook is better than a blog. She says it’s easier, more user friendly, less work, etc.. Perhaps true – but it’s so different that I’m not entirely sure I would compare the two. First of all, a blog is about exactly what I want it to be about. I have total control over it, what is said, what is in it, what pictures are available. Facebook appears to be a race of how many “friends” you have, how they know each other, who’s been tagged, and who has “hooked up” with whom. Part of my problem is that there are certain people I do not want to know about – I don’t want to know how they know someone, if/when they’ve “hooked up” with someone…it’s just too much information out there – for everyone to see. Like a car crash - you can’t stop looking.
Most people I know are on Facebook, of course, everyone seems to be. Finally I joined. Yesterday. What everyone said would happen did indeed happen - I have been reacquainted with a couple of long lost friends that I am truly very happy to touch base with. As well, I am enjoying looking at some of their pictures to see what they’ve been up to (without having to make an effort to get together – sounds sad – but it’s true). There are some cool features that I have not tried out yet – like joining the VIRG climbing network, and I’m a little bit shy about requesting to be “friends” with certain people – because we aren’t really friends – but I am curious.
So, yeah, I’m not entirely sold on Facebook as a replacement for a blog. For now, it is nice to see people and chat with people – and for that it is brilliant.
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