somewhere in mid-November 2008, I decided to create my very first account in Facebook, one of the most popular and most discussed community site alongside Multiply, My Space, Friendster, etc. I had my very first account in Friendster when I was still in College, but my friends then encouraged me to try other community sites such as My Space, so I did, but I can't find it unique from the latter. I had my Multiply Account in 2008 and I can say that it's more different from the two (Friendster and my Space); not too complicated, and a lot of professionals use this site for posting Blogs, and other personal purposes.
At first I was hesitant, but just to feed my curiosity I did sign up. After keying-in my information, i was ready to enter the world of facebook. I entered my User name, Password then Logged-on.
As a first timer, you can only view your uploaded photos on the first page, and at the right side of which is a blank field with a message "What are you doing right now?" (a status message where you can put all your activities in that particular day, or anything that you want to shout-out loud to the public, it has limited characters though so you may want to make your message short), basic info and some advertisements are posted. There are also fields and options wherein you can browse other users' name and groups (where you can join in as a member), you can also view up-to-date events and do fun stuff like "become a fan" of certain food, music, actors, movie etc.
I felt so pathetic staring on an empty friends list, so I decided to click the "See All" in "People You May Know" link, (I am actually oriented with these kind of things, though). The page showed me a random list of Facebook users, and below their photos was a link saying "Add as a friend". You have the freedom to choose your friends, but unfortunately, you are given limited meons to justify your choices here, because all you can view (for most of them!) are their profile photo, so you have to select subjectively. But wait, here's more! If you choose to upload your "chihuahua" look-alike photo as your profile pic, don't mind checking your pending requests anymore. Not to discourage you, but it's true.
According to some articles that I've seen and read, almost 90% percent of Facebook users prefer to Add friends with attractive looks (at least, in their photos!) That explains the narcissistic aspect of having these accounts, and a lot of sites in the internet talks about the great Narcissus until now.
After 60 days, voila! 265 friends (and counting) were added in my account, reason for me get more and more excited every time I view my account. Accepting "friend's request" is the cherry on top of this kind of madness, and well according to them, narcissism. Aside from posting your comments on others' "wall", you can also comment on your own posted comments! how exciting is that! right? (roar). You can also accept or invite friends to share an application such as Birthday Calendar, Games, etc.
But again here's more...unlike other community sites, Facebook doesn't allow users to customize their own profile page, and that's the "not-so-creative" part of Facebook (I am not sure how though, but some have the capability to change the size of the default fonts on facebook =P).
For me, the exciting part of having your account in Facebook is not on how many friends you get in your list, but how you build and nurture relationships between yourself and other people you meet along the way. Likewise, it can be a gauge on your personality and communication skills. After all, bonding doesn't always have to be done face-to-face, right?...
At first I was hesitant, but just to feed my curiosity I did sign up. After keying-in my information, i was ready to enter the world of facebook. I entered my User name, Password then Logged-on.
As a first timer, you can only view your uploaded photos on the first page, and at the right side of which is a blank field with a message "What are you doing right now?" (a status message where you can put all your activities in that particular day, or anything that you want to shout-out loud to the public, it has limited characters though so you may want to make your message short), basic info and some advertisements are posted. There are also fields and options wherein you can browse other users' name and groups (where you can join in as a member), you can also view up-to-date events and do fun stuff like "become a fan" of certain food, music, actors, movie etc.
I felt so pathetic staring on an empty friends list, so I decided to click the "See All" in "People You May Know" link, (I am actually oriented with these kind of things, though). The page showed me a random list of Facebook users, and below their photos was a link saying "Add as a friend". You have the freedom to choose your friends, but unfortunately, you are given limited meons to justify your choices here, because all you can view (for most of them!) are their profile photo, so you have to select subjectively. But wait, here's more! If you choose to upload your "chihuahua" look-alike photo as your profile pic, don't mind checking your pending requests anymore. Not to discourage you, but it's true.
According to some articles that I've seen and read, almost 90% percent of Facebook users prefer to Add friends with attractive looks (at least, in their photos!) That explains the narcissistic aspect of having these accounts, and a lot of sites in the internet talks about the great Narcissus until now.
After 60 days, voila! 265 friends (and counting) were added in my account, reason for me get more and more excited every time I view my account. Accepting "friend's request" is the cherry on top of this kind of madness, and well according to them, narcissism. Aside from posting your comments on others' "wall", you can also comment on your own posted comments! how exciting is that! right? (roar). You can also accept or invite friends to share an application such as Birthday Calendar, Games, etc.
But again here's more...unlike other community sites, Facebook doesn't allow users to customize their own profile page, and that's the "not-so-creative" part of Facebook (I am not sure how though, but some have the capability to change the size of the default fonts on facebook =P).
For me, the exciting part of having your account in Facebook is not on how many friends you get in your list, but how you build and nurture relationships between yourself and other people you meet along the way. Likewise, it can be a gauge on your personality and communication skills. After all, bonding doesn't always have to be done face-to-face, right?...
1 comment:
Tony.. just alittle FYI.. if your using firefox, theres an extention there that makes you customize a few things with your facebook.. something to think of when your browsing through facebook and getting bored with the looks of it :D take care :D
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