Facebook

Facebook is used in many different ways. Some of my friends I will hardly see online and they update pictures and their status about once a month. Other’s are on several times a day posting and talking and sharing useless information. I have to admit that I’m on Facebook a lot. It’s the first page I go to when I open the internet browser. I have an app for it on my Ipod and on my phone. I also have new notifications sent to my phone so I always know what’s going on. I use it to talk to people, to keep in contact with people I don’t live close to anymore. It’s a more casual way of keeping in touch than the phone and texting. I don’t use it to stalk people I don’t talk to anymore or have never met. I move from Iowa when I was a sophomore in high school to Cincinnati. At first we would call each other and text, but soon we didn’t have the same bond that we used to and we moved our relationship to Facebook. The same is happening now that I’ve graduated from high school, I use Facebook to keep in touch with all of my friends.

Some people on Facebook can get the wrong idea from things posted, like what happened in “The First Rule of the Apple Store.” My great aunt has a Facebook, and she is always on. She takes things the complete opposite of what they actually are. My older sister posted something on her status about wanting to die. She posted it because she was stressed out and had a lot going on in her life. My aunt interpreted it as she wants to commit suicide. She told my grandma who called my mom concerned. It started huge drama within the family and my aunt continued to be worried about my sister for a very long time. People need to realize that some people don’t take Facebook seriously; it’s just a way to goof off with friends and have fun.

The thing that annoys me most about Facebook is when people post status that are scream “Pity me! Pity me!” or “Look at me I’m so cool!” You don’t need to reach out to the Facebook world for attention. There are so many people in your life you should go to for help in support. Most of your friends on Facebook could care less if you broke your nail or you and your boyfriend got in a fight. Facebook is not your diary nor a help center.