The facebook fenomenon

In case you are a martian, social media is taking over the world.

But I love it, because its how I keep in contact with people. I can't tell you how many times it has helped me with job/internship applications, keeping in touch with friends and family I don't see often, facilitated travel plans, etc...

Read Betty's post for her take on this phenomenon.

Here's a recent NY Times article on Facebook's own status.
200 million users!
1 million new users every day!
70% of users outside the US!

...and I thought my friend count of 692 was a lot!


Another article on a mom joining Facebook (mine has one too).

I think some youngsters are worried that being Facebook friends with employers, teachers, professors or parents will get them in trouble.

But I figure I have nothing to hide, because the shenanigans the older generations got themselves into when they were my age were just as innocent, human or scandalous as what I'm doing now...

Reminds me of when my sisters and I were skeptical to let our mom watch Mean Girls with us: we thought she'd be offended or shocked or something, but instead got the opposite of expected reaction of her nearly rolling on the floor in laughter, crying "Oh my gosh! This is hilarious! Nothing about high school dynamics has changed!"

Just like that, our lives are not much different with exceptions to technological exposure.

Although, my life is boringly void of scandal, so I guess I just don't see it as an issue. Stay tuned ;)