FACEBOOK: the entity connecting students all over the world.

Facebook is such a peculiar thing to think about. A profile on the internet where people post their relationship status, their email address, pictures of their family and friends...all for the entire public to view! I am so bewildered by the amount of information people post and make accessible. I made a facebook several years ago and I have found that the site can be a great way to keep in touch with friends and family, but it can also prove to be a huge problem for many students. I constantly find myself procrastinating doing homework or staying up later than I should because I'm on facebook. Facebook has become, for many students, a time-waster. Aside from that, however, I find Facebook very useful in maintaining long distance relationships one might have. I was an exchange student my junior year in high school, and through Facebook, I have been able to not only have instant communication with my friends all over the world, but also share pictures and videos with them. The idea that I can be sitting in my dorm room here in San Antonio and chat with someone half way around the world is reason enough for me to support Facebook and its growth. My only advice to people with Facebook profiles is to be wise and precautious about what information you choose to include on your page.

In the article "Facebook: A campus fad becomes a campus fact", the author explained how easy Facebook has made networking amongst students. I would agree that Facebook has provided students with yet another outlet to reaching and recruiting others to join their cause. This is quite inspiring to think that one student can post his ideas or hopes and have the possibility of being joined by others simply because of a page online. Facebook has made life so much more convenient, planning events easier, and I am so glad that technology keeps progressing.

To learn more about Facebook on college campuses visit: http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1213/p13s01-legn.html