I always thought these social networking sites were a bunch of crap. It would be just one more thing in my life where I get it started, quickly lose interest and eventually leave behind a pile of idle bytes serving no purpose. Recently, a company was giving out a free sample on the condition you signed up to be there friend on Facebook. I took the bait and signed up for Facebook account.
I am still a rookie and have not resolved whether this tool has any true value or if it too will become a pile of discarded bytes collecting vitural dust on some computer server somewhere. However, I have noticed it suits my personality well. There are people who I’ve exchanged messages with that I haven’t talked in 25 years. I am ‘friends’ with people I really don’t know.
There are others who I may have seen one or twice in the last three years but have never spoken with and now we are officially friends. I am left wondering if this virtual friendship will spill over into the real world. Now that our friendship is officially recorded on the Facebook database will we converse the next time we are face to face or do virtual friendships remain just that.
I even went out on the limb yesterday and created a Holy Name of Jesus group on Facebook. I am not altogether certain how to leverage the group yet, but there are already three members (YIPEE). In theory, I suppose it could be used as yet another way to keep everyone informed and to build social relationships between members (which is largely what we need to do anyway from my perspective).
So I am throwing it out to my posse out there – join up. Throw your hat in the social networking ring and be a happening dude or dudette. If you do, make sure you add me as a friend as they are altogether too scarce virtually and otherwise in my quarters.
