Just for Angie Davis' benefit.
Is there a reason for blogs in the Age of Facebook?
The internet seems to run in cycles. First, there were message boards, such as MyHoliness.com, or southerngospelnews.com. Very popular for a while. Not so much anymore.
Then, there were these blogs. Insanely popular for a time. Everybody wanted to be able to keep up with the lives of everyone else.
And, that is where Facebook came in. Not only can you keep up to date on all (7932) of your cloesest friends, but you can reconnect with the girl (or guy) you kissed in 6th grade. You can post your most mundane thought, and have 32 people make comments on what you said.
You can post your pics for all to see. 154 of my facebook friends, including some very well known, (Ernie Haase) have even posted their phone numbers for all to see.
And, then, then is the chat feature. Some of my friends have disabled theirs (you know who you are!), but for the rest of us, what a way to find out news, share news, and even argue, in some cases.
So, here's to facebook. And to what ever comes after Facebook. Because, as we all know, just like Myspace, FB will soon fade. As did blogging.
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3 comments:
Or maybe it was just yours that croaked! :o)
I'll have to agree with ya, John. I like FB much better than blogs - at least for now. :) I might change my mind tomorrow.
I don't know, I feel like blogs serve a much different purpose than Facebook. I guess a lot of it depends on the sort of content you post. The blogs I'm involved with wouldn't work on Facebook. Plus, only people who are your friends can see your FB content. If you keep your list culled down like I do, it's very exclusive. :)
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