Someone last week wrote about how Facebook can be life changing because of posts. I thought this was very interesting and it got me thinking about anything that has happened to me that I learned about through Facebook or became more educated about through Facebook. The information on Facebook can be either positive or negative and I recently experienced both of these on Facebook.
At the beginning of the semester I received a phone call about a long time friend being in the hospital due to a self inflicted gun shot wound. He was a very vocal person and the last person anyone would expect. On his Facebook page he wrote a note and published it. The note contained a lot of information, answered some questions and brought up some new ones. The new questions that were brought about are now being investigated by the local police department because there were allegations of abuse. My friend wanted to make sure that nobody else would have to experience the same things he did and was asking for a call of help to stop the events from occurring. I think this is a great example of how the information on Facebook can be very important and should be taken seriously sometimes and not just looked at as entertainment or somebody giving out too much information.
One example that I thought of that had a positive effect on my life just occurred last night. I found out through Facebook that a friend from elementary school is now engaged. As we grew older and went our separate ways to college and became busy with our own lives we grew apart but I think it is great to be able to keep in touch with her through social media.
I know that I cannot be the only one with examples that have had an effect on my life that I learned about through Facebook or became more educated about through Facebook. So what are some examples things that you have experienced? Do you think it is a good thing to have sites such as Facebook or are these things that should be kept private?
I think it's a very good way to share experiences with you friends. Those things that you would like to keep private should not be posted on Facebook. Otherwise, I think announcing engagements, pregnancies, marriages, and other exciting life events on Facebook is good way to let those who might not keep in very good touch with updated on your life. I know I found out about the engagement of one of my best friends from high school through Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI think Facebook is definitely the quickest way to find out positive or negative information. I have several examples of both in my personal life. I found out a friend has passed away via Facebook. I have also learned about pregnancies and engagements as well. Facebook if full of information some good and some bad but it is a great way to stay in the loop. News spreads like wild fire via social media so be careful what you post! Good topic!
ReplyDeleteI think Facebook is a very useful website and it is so understandable that everybody uses it today.
ReplyDeleteI also have examples where Facebook helped me. The most important is that I am travelling a lot and not only for a few days or weeks. I have already lived in Spain for months and now for a year in the US and facebook helps me to keep in contact with all of my friends and my family. So when I go back I do not feel out of the conversation because I saw their pictures and kept in touch with them by knowing what they were doing. So Facebook allows us to be somewhere in the world while keeping contact with everybody where ever they are located.
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ReplyDeleteFacebook is a great way to keep up with people from your past that may no longer be in your life. I feel like I learn something new everyday about one of my friends from high school who I am no longer in contact with. Engagements, breaks ups, pregnancies, and new jobs are the most common stories I find on my news feed. This gives me the chance to acknowledge these occurrences in others' lives and let them know that although we may not be as close as we used to, I still think about them and care about their life changing events. I believe that it is important to maintain some sort of occasional contact with people that once were a big part of your life and Facebook gives me the opportunity to do so.
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