I was one of the last people in my family and friends to get a cell phone, a laptop, and to sign up for MySpace because I was content without those things...until I got them. I knew once I had a cell phone I would never be able to live without it. So, when I finally went on MySpace to check it out I found that so, so many people I know, or have known were already members. I found out through word-of-mouth, then joined to be part of something many of my friends and family were part of.
As Facebook started at Harvard and then began spreading around campus, then to other campuses, then to business, and finally to the public, word-of-mouth carried it. If your best friend and your sister are both talking about this "Facebook" site, it makes you want to check it out.
Facebook has personal and business uses that define Web 2.0 and none of us want to be left out of the loop, so we join. Once you joing you begin to reap the benefits and you then pass the word to friends and colleagues.
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I know, i feel so old or, "out of it" The first time i even looked at face ook was in this class
Yes, and I still don't really get it. I mean the obvious stuff is simple, but there are so many options and stuff that I don't even know about. I can't see myself using this for "business networking" or anything. But, I think this class will help me get used to it.
I would like to know if so many professionals are using Facebook, when do they find the time to work, get educated, have a family life, and friends and still use Facebook to its fullest? Learning to use it and all that if offers and then continuing to be active takes alot of commitment and effort. Or am I mistaken and the majority of uses are still college aged? That would explain how they would have so much time to spend online.
I always attributed it's popularity to just human curiosity about one another. I forgot about wanting to be "in the loop", referring to being "with it", like you are talking about. Good point.
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