When thinking about popular culture and its influences on my life, I have found that the internet has influences my life the most. Since Facebook was created, it has had a controlling impact on my life. I have become addicted to checking my notifications from friends, and updating my status for everyone to see what I am currently doing at that specific time. Most of the time I find myself just browsing through people’s profiles instead of talking to my friends. These people are usually just acquaintances and I never talk to them. Also, I find myself updating my current “status” everyday, so that everyone can see what I am doing that day. Facebook has taken up so much of my time for years. There is probably many things that I could have been doing instead of sitting on the computer and looking at people that don’t mean anything to my life.
Here is a link to where you can find more information on facebook and how is affects teens and adults.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2007-10-03-teens-facebook_N.htm
I agree with you, facebook is certainly addicting. Although, I don't update my status very often, I do find myself checking status updates often and browsing through friends profiles every once in a while when I have nothing else to do.
ReplyDeleteDid you ever see the little "tool" on facebook that counted the amount of hours that you have spent on facebook?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely agree, facebook eats up so much time. I tried my best not to get one but i gave in and have wasted sooooo much time on it.
I really agree with you and facebook is something i do daily and of course i always feel myself having to update my status. Also i agree with you completely 100% on when you said i could be doing instead of sitting on facebook.
ReplyDeleteAgree with everything. It's amazing when you think about it and how this one website has become so important to society. If someone says they don't have a facebook people react like they said they don't have a phone. It has become a huge part of our life.
ReplyDeleteI think facebook has been another form of human expression, its often hard to "speak your mind," but i think facebook has really helped with people who are the quiet type speak more openly through typing their thoughts and ideas. FB is also a great source for the community to interact within it's self to communicate and organize better. Anything between college, politics, and a party with your friends can be organized now a days through FB, or at least posted there.
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