January 29, 2008
In Your Facebook
filed under: Idle Chatter
I joined the Friendster bandwagon late, and after one weekend stopped paying any attention to it at all. Then when MySpace and FaceBook came around, I decided that there was finally an online somethingorother that I was too old and out of touch for, so I let them pass me by.
Then last night I decided to look somebody up, and suspected they'd be on FaceBook. To search it, you have to join. So I joined.
And I was magically transported into the middle of a big party where EVERYONE I'VE EVER KNOWN EVER was already having a high old time.
The thing is made of magic. It sent Friend requests to people I barely knew I knew. My best friend from High School, who I've annually googled in vain? There. My friend from Nerd Camp who I keep drifting in and out of touch with? There.
Amazingly - I didn't even go looking for these people! It scoured my gmail address book and automagically put me in touch with them.
Crazy. And addictive. Now we'll see if the addiction lasts longer than the 48 hours that Friendster got...
If you're on Facebook and somehow NOT one of the scores of people I already found, look me up. And if you're not on Facebook... let me go ahead and dangle the carrot in front of you. I didn't think I wanted it either.
My profile page.
Posted by rjt at January 29, 2008 10:55 AMJust what I needed--another time-sink carrot! People keep asking me to be their "friend" out there somewhere. Haven't done it. Have more contacts on a daily basis than I can keep up with as it is!
Posted by: Procrastimom at January 29, 2008 12:35 PMJust remember they own EVERYTHING you ever put on there, FOREVER. Pictures, prose, poems, videos, etc. EVERYTHING. It now belongs to the company.
BTW, out of curiosity, if you don't mind my asking, who was your best friend from high school? And where is s/he?
~Another friend from high school
Posted by: Walt at February 12, 2008 04:07 PMYes, it's pretty clear facebook is evil and corporate. But boy do they provide a singular service, if you can ignore the juvenile crap it's junked up with.
I think you've already reconnected with the friend in question - Josh. Oh, the nights of trying to stay awake long enough to watch Apocalypse Now at your Dad's place... Was that just the three of us? Or was Chris D. there too?
Posted by: rjt at February 13, 2008 01:13 PM