Facebook and many social media platforms are free and easy. This is an easy way to get your name out 'their' as a person and/or company. Some companies aren't as suitable for social media sites such as Business to Business fields who don't have to 'jazz' any of their product up for other business's. However, if there is a reason for a company to start their own Facebook page, they should deffinately do so. Companies should not jump the gun with the process of creating social media page to ensure they make it accordingly for the public. Facebook has been on top and sure-passed Myspace in the past, due to some better features like easier access to photos and a status bar.
Facebook stole the gold for the relationship status toolbar. Many girl's/boy's have spent endless hours wondering why their boyfriend/girlfriend changed their status to 'single.' I think that the worste one is 'it's complicating'. What does that mean? Why are there so few of options for relationship status when 'it's complicated' is in the bunch?
Relationships have been ruined by people saying that they are 'with' to someone, and then their actual boyfriend/girlfriend leaves them, because they believe the other person isn't faithful. However, recognize how real the relationship toolbar has gotten.
Not to mention (but I will), how fanatic people got about the 'friend' icon. I had my grandparents asking me why I hadn't added them yet! Plus, it's so easy to become a friend with someone. It is just clicks away.
Facebook has really over-thrown any other social media platform yet to come. Their is a small majority of people who do not have a Facebook page, but it is a small group compared to the majority. Facebook has shown everyone that social media exists and it's staying here.
I agree that Facebook has stolen the gold for the "relationship status." On most other networking sites it is not as centrally focused as it is on facebook. I know some couple when they started dating didn't want to put their relationship status on Facebook until they "really decided to be exclusive." I've heard people say, "it's not official until it's Facebook official", which goes to show how powerful a tool Facebook has become in our society. We add "friends" if we just met them last night or if we want to "stalk" them because they are friends with one of our friends and then years later we wonder how we have so many "friends" without even knowing them.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! The relationship tool on Facebook might be something very important for some people. One of my friends was dating this guy for almost two years and without letting all of her friends suspecting something she changed her status from ‘in a relationship with…” to “single”. I think it was probably the first time I saw so many people commented so quickly on her Facebook page! “Why”, ”What happened”, “Are you ok”… the scoop of the century! I think people who say too much do not have privacy anymore.
ReplyDeleteAbout the other point you emphasized, I think the easy way to add friends and delete them on Facebook create a game for some people. I know a lot of them who are just trying to get the biggest number of friends to appear on their page. In my opinion, this is stupid! This friend tool is not made for that but for keeping in touch with everybody, real and close friends as well as acquaintances. But not for a competition!
I think you had a very good point when you mentioned that businesses sometimes overlook the benefits to using Facebook and other social media tools.Before I took this class I never really gave social media much thought. As the semester has progressed, I have realized how much of a part social media will make up of business and everyday life in the future. To a degree it already has. It is a benefit to students in this class to use social media as a tool to share with others.
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