As a long-time media professional, I’ve always seen Facebook as a personal publishing platform as much as a social connection tool. It’s a useful vehicle for personal expression and (re)distribution of information and ideas – especially for those who choose to use it in substantive ways. (O.K., there aren’t too many of them, but that’s all right.)
After about a year and half of fairly intense use of the social networking site, I’ve learned a few things. This is it in a nutshell:
1. Many people have an awful lot of free time on their hands. 2. People are often not working when “at work.”
3. Humor is a very idiosyncratic thing and doesn’t always translate as well electronically as in person.
4. Some people are just plain argumentative.
5. Some people are overly earnest. (I’m probably more serious than most, but not all of the time. C’mon, people, humor is the spice of life! )
6. Many people (myself included) are obsessive about certain topics.
7. Some people feel compelled to comment on anything and everything – whether or not they have anything to say or know anything about the topic at hand.
8. Many people – and I mean MANY – comment on things without even reading them first. And of those who do read them first, some don’t do it very carefully.
9. I have more politically conservative friends than I thought (though plenty of liberal ones, too … whew!).
10. People sure do love farms (though I don’t know anyone who actually lives on one).
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