Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Cell Phones
This post is primarily about Facebook but MySpace, Twitter and Cell Phones do fit into this.
Facebook is one of those sites where you love it or hate it. I’m caught in between, there’s a part of me that “loves” it because it’s allowed me to keep in touch with friends over sea’s and has given me the chance to be apart of some incredible things. But in the end what everything boils down to is that Facebook is just MySpace.
I hear all the time “Facebook isn’t MySpace, it’s better. It does this and this and that!”. Let’s face it though, that really isn’t truth now is it? Facebook you have profile information, MySpace you have profile information. Then you have music and games. Who else has those now? MySpace has them too. Though MySpace was behind in the games/apps category it was only a matter of time till the implemented it. Marketers, Corporations, Musicians are all flocking to Facebook much like they did with it’s competitor did previously. Tom was living the “Rock Star” life for a while and now Mark Zuckerburg is essentially in the same place. What all of these Marketers, Companies and Musicians fail to realize or at least what it seems like they fail to realize is that Facebook is NOT here to stay. Everyone it seems is putting their eggs in one basket much like they did with MySpace and they all got caught off guard. Let’s face it, has Facebook evolved much over the past few months or even year? Have there been any major milestones? The site will go the way of it’s competitor eventually. In fact Twitter will go the way of MySpace eventually too!
When the next big thing comes around, I’m not joining. I was a part of MySpace, I’m a part of Facebook, I am a part of Twitter. To be truthful I’m kind of sick of it all. My phone is connected to all three and I’m tired of it. I’m even sick of my phone. I get email and text messages constantly, I’ve reached the point where I’m considering just leaving my phone home for a day or two to so I’m disconnected from everyone and can just have time to myself quietly at work and at school. I’m tired of being connected, maybe it’s time for a change? We’ll see. But here’s a video my friend Jeff put together for his Multimedia Class. Their assignment was to stay off all forms of Social Media for five days and document their experiences. And this lines right up with everything I was saying.
The only thing I ever use Facebook for anymore is to talk to a few people, talk to a few friends in England every now and then and to help with the ADEMA Facebook Page. Other than that there is no use for it for me. The same goes for Twitter and MySpace (let’s face it I barely log into MySpace anymore). I’ve seriously contemplated deactivating my account, because I barely use it anymore, but also because it cuts out so much drama. It cuts out the having to watch what you have to say. Life seems much more complicated now with Facebook and all of these other services. What happened to simplicity? What happened to hearing things straight from some one or mailing pictures/letters (my girlfriend and I actually do this! Well minus the pictures haha). These social sites can be an awesome way to connect, but when it becomes overwhelming sometimes it’s nice to take a break and re-evaluate what Social Media means to you.
