One of the readings for my class this week is about facebook, and how it's changing relationships between people. You can know so much about a person through facebook friends, but not have that personal relationship. I agree, facebook does take the intimacy away from friendships in the real world, and it creates a whole other "online" world for people to live in. I'm a myspace person, but it was more because I could create a personalized, colorful profile for myself with lots of things that show off my personality and who I am. But not necessarily intimate facts. Facebook and Myspace are a great way to keep in touch with high school friends, or people you meet on a trip,and probably won't see again. The news feed about everyone's life on facebook is a bit excessive in my mind, but if those are things people thrive on, go for it. The article is correct, in that there is a barrier between parents and children on Facebook, but Facebook has become a whole different social group. It's similar to friends and family social groups. People act differently depending on which social group they're with, and it's difficult to mix any two. Facebook is just another group, and it's hard to share the person you are on there with many parents in the world. Just my thoughts.
"A mother and her daughter face up to Facebook--csmonitor.com"
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