Stop me if you’ve read this before: “OMG I hate the new Facebook, I want the old one back!” Better yet, I’ll just stop there and let you guess what this is going to be about, not that you need any more clues or anything. On Christmas Day, Facebook made their Timeline feature available to the general public.
Facebook has become mundane — undeniably part of our everyday lives. In fact, it has become so mundane that people share or discuss anything on the site without thinking twice about it. So, when a friend or family member passes, it’s no surprise that news feeds and walls everywhere become flooded with virtual condolences. But when it comes to Facebook and death, where is the line between thoughtful and exploitative?
Students face the dilemma of adding teachers online
Facebook creeping: We’ve all been guilty of it. While you’re used to actively clicking in order to see your friend’s pictures with one another and seeing their posts to each other via the news feed, Facebook has taken it one step further by adding the “see friendship” function.
“The Social Network” is not just the story of Facebook. It’s the story of how a dorm room prank became a global social network that revolutionized the way people communicate and a dramatic tale of the breakdown in the trust between friends.
After last week's "The log out freak out," one student tells us about her absence from Facebook for months.
