This blog is intended to track my usage of social networking
through the examination and analysis of my Facebook page. I will explore how I
use Facebook as well as the sort of person I present myself to be versus the
person I actually am in my daily life. With this being said, I am addicted to
Facebook. In the debate of Facebook being either an addiction or a habit, I
stand with a unique position that it is both. I frequently notice myself
“accidently” ending up on Facebook while doing homework, studying, or writing
grant applications for my research lab. Facebook, without me being consciously
aware of it until today, dominates my life. My friend asked me a while back how
often I am on Facebook per day, and I told her I spend an hour on the website
every day. While this does not seem like an overabundant amount, considering
that I am a student who needs eight hours of sleep in order to function, who
decides it is a wonderful idea to take seventeen hours every single semester of
college, is in leadership positions in several organizations on campus, is
involved in an additional handful of organizations, and is a part of various
leadership programs and initiatives, I do not have time for the distraction
that is Facebook. I justify my Facebook usage by claiming the typical “I would
be out of the loop” because it is true. I went a year without Facebook and I
knew nothing. I didn’t know birthdays, my friend’s achievements, or other
important dates. However, when I recreated Facebook, I went overboard. If I
want to know just important information, I can log on every few days without
missing out on incredibly important information. My consistently online status
shows that I log on for more than just informational purposes. For my academic
benefit, I need to find a way to limit my time spent wandering aimlessly on
Facebook.
By providing all the examples of how busy you are on a daily basis, you provide very strong evidence of all the reasons why not to have facebook. This does a really good job showing that you have to choose between being out of the loop and all other responsibilities.
ReplyDeleteOnce you fit the formatting issue, it will be much easier to comment on the transitions that occur within your thoughts. The introduction does a great job of setting up the rest of your blog posts. The sentence when you explain all of your involvement gets a little long, and I think you could get your point across in a shorter sentence. However, I like the point of the sentence.
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