Just as you thought I couldn't write any more about procastination here I go again. :) Undoubtedly one of the chief forms of time-wasting recently has been ... Facebook. For those of you who don't know, Facebook is supposedly the online way of keeping in touch with fellow students - a bit like "My Space" I suppose, but for uni students (whereas "My Space" is open to anyone). It's a bit of a craze that's sweeping Warwick at the moment, having previously gripped dozens of other universities. Anyway, I found the following quite amusing (from one of the "groups" on Facebook). If you're familiar with (and thus probably addicted to) Facebook then I'm sure you will do too:
10 REASONS TO GET OFF FACEBOOK...
1. You are at a bar or club and you suddenly realize you recognize someone. You can't figure out how and then it dawns on you... You have never met this person before, but have spent a considerable amount of time looking at their profile on facebook.
2. After meeting someone your conversation somehow leads to - "So, are you on facebook?"
3. You do not call people anymore, you post comments and send messages through facebook.
4. When talking with your friends someone says a random comment and you all exclaim "facebook quote!"
5. When you're out with friends and you take a good picture you exclaim loudly, "That's my new facebook pic!"
6. Conversations with friends tend to lead to, "Did you read that msg that ___ left on their wall?"
7. You check your facebook as soon as you wake up, and right before you go to bed, including the 10 times you check it during the day.
8. You know people who have gotten offended about other peoples comments on walls
9. You start off intending to check if you have new messages/comments but find AN HOUR LATER that you are still on and have no idea what you even accomplished during that time except stalk.
10. You find yourself laughing (sadly) and agreeing as you read these, and you know you're going to repost this for everyone else to see.
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Hi ya!
Absolutely rediculous question... but can you explain what facebook is again? Brain is still defrosting from winter..
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Hi there,
Basically Facebook (www.facebook.com) is "an online directory that connects people through social networks at schools" (that's how it describes itself!). At the moment it's open to most universities in the North America and the UK (but I think they're still expanding). It allows you to add a profile of yourself, upload your photos and leave messages for your friends. Quite a basic idea I guess ... but it's proving quite popular and addictive. Many people from my uni (Warwick) are registered and some students from Cambridge University made a song about it's addictiveness (www.fbsong.com) Hope that explains a bit better what it is. :)
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