Facebook, founded in 2004 by Harvard students Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes was intially created as a tool to make it easier for students to connect on campus. Later that year it expanded and allowed students from other universities to join the network. Now everybody and their momma's are on Facebook. Literally. With over 175 million active users, Facebook has surpassed Myspace as the most used social networking site in America. Students, teachers, creeps, businessmen, parents and friends sign in daily to update their statuses, send invitations, and connect with long lost friends and relatives. For all the good things that Facebook has brought the world (Obama/McCain debates, business ops, digital photographers, cool parties, and most importantly online turned off-line hook ups and romance) many argue that the site and others like it are creating a culture that craves and depends on distant and instant connection.
Psychologists and behavioral scientists suggest that individuals that constantly update their statues ("Kia is having a bad day", "Susan is so over it", "Justin can't wait until Friday", and Premier Joven's personal favorite "Ron is on the Grind"), post drunken pictures, and leave comments on "friends" walls are developing disorders that are unhealthy and troubling to society as a whole. In an average 8 hour workday, most Americans usually work roughly 5 hours. What happens the other 3 hours you ask? Most of that time is spent on social networking sites such as Facebook. And with applications for your cell phones such as the iPhone and Blackberry, many Americans are logged in Facebookin' 24 hours a day.
Is Facebook and Twitter making America a nation of online addicts? Does Facebook enhance human interaction for the greater good? Is it really a problem or should we all just embrace social networking as the foundation for the future and how we relate to one another? Facebook status April 2, 2009 at 6:04 pm.: Premier Joven is......good!
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