Love It Or Hate It?Whether you love it or hate it, it is pretty impossible to be ambivalent towards Facebook. Unheard of just a few years ago, it has crept up by stealth to become an integral part of our lives. Many people are becoming addicted to it and spend several hours a day on it whereas others find it intrusive and use it reluctantly or not at all. It is a great way to keep in touch and share news with friends and family, especially as many people are now scattered right across the globe. It also gives us the chance to share our thoughts and opinions with our friends. However for many people it is just a replacement rather than an enhancement to their social networking. Others find it trivial as people share even the most shallow of events with their nearest and dearest. To some it is also a security risk as people can find out details from their Facebook page. It is also becoming quite disconcerting to find targeted adverts on your Facebook page. And what is it about people that makes them want to connect on-line with someone that they barely know or wouldn’t give the time of day to if they met them in the street? Whatever you feel about Facebook, it seems so embedded in our daily lives that it is nearly impossible to escape it in some form or other. |