I admit that I am not super tech-savvy. However, I do have a Facebook account, which I keep posted with adorable pictures of my son. For me, that is all Facebook is, a large photo album with comments. I love it. I do not post as much as I should (according to some), but I love to people watch on Facebook. I think that is what the site is for a lot of people…a forum for people watching without being obvious.
I am posting a couple of videos that I found, each relating to Facebook. The first video, “Sharing Around the World,” the producers of Facebook give a visualization of the actions/interaction that take place on Facebook. It is pretty interesting to see how much is happing on this one blog. I was especially interested in the massive amount of people on Facebook in the northeastern states in the US. Apparently that part of the country is very networked.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=37403547074
My second video is a fun video, and I hope everyone has a sense of humor. This video is a parody of the movie “The Social Network.” I really like this video because it points out the crazy things that people do on Facebook. If you ask someone why they use Facebook, their answer is probably not going to be “I’m on Facebook to see cats playing piano!” Those cats, however, are extremely popular. People do things on Facebook that they would not do in person, they say things they would never say out loud, and they friend people that are not their friends. I am fascinated by the behaviors that suddenly seem acceptable. Ok, so I will get off of my soapbox now…I hope you enjoy these videos.
http://vodpod.com/watch/4163247-the-video-website-social-network-parody-hah-
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Week 2: Facebook
Posted by Shayna at 6:38 PM
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2 comments:
Shayna,
I am not a Facebook user but I find that whole befriending anyone thing interesting. I know a couple of people who were in a contest to see who could get the most friends. One guy befriended over a thousand people. But he only actually knew a handful. Why would anyone indiscriminating add people they don't know to their friends list? Would they do this in their real life?
Ande Gibbs
I like the parody video. It was funnier than the real movie. Do you ever wonder what people did with their time before the internet?
Angela
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