I have the day off work today. I'm not playing hookie -- I'm attending a leadership symposium this afternoon and all day tomorrow, so I'll be dressed up in a business suit soon, soaking in some wisdom and networking. In fact, I should make this brief. I got places to be.
So I noticed in college that Facebook was starting to overtake my life when I was checking Facebook before I checked my email in the morning. I wanted to see who had written on my wall and who had tagged me in pictures or gotten engaged or (God forbid) poked me. I still sort of do that, though it's a less high-pitched, urgent social need, more of a low rumbling of interest.
Today, as I said, I have the day off work, so it's a day for me to get a good night's sleep, enjoy a leisurely morning, do whatever I want before I have to get ready to leave. (Ah, the life of a 20-something. I'll appreciate it while I'm not responsible for other peoples' well-being or breakfast preparation.) And what's one of the first things I do, besides put in contacts and say hello to the cat? I check Facebook.
It's my daily link to many of my friends, particularly the ones who are flung around the country. And my family too: my parents are on Facebook, my grandparents are on Facebook, my little cousins all the way down to elementary school are on Facebook. It's news central.
I didn't take to Google+. Or I suppose I haven't yet, because I'm otherwise occupied when it comes to social media. And until Facebook does a redesign that actually kills puppies as it inconveniently reorganizes your news feed, I will continue to invest some of my socializing in it. Of course, one of my favorite Facebook applications is Events -- because it actually gets all these friends in the same room once in awhile. Social media is great, but actual socializing is better.
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