IMO, Facebook is a fad and will probably not exist in its current form in 10 to 20 years.
A few years back, Myspace was the place where everyone went (well, not me). Now, it is facebook and twitter.
I do not understand the fascination with any of these.
Networking and building relationships. They are both huge and amazing political tools for getting around the MSM and taking the message directly to the voters, Reagan style.
Being able to find old friends on Facebook you thought you'd never see again has been a very good thing, at least for me.
Facebook is allot of things, but not a fad.
There is nothing on the internet that will exist in its current form in 10 to 20 years. Everything is constantly being upgraded and tweaked.
Well, maybe the Drudge Report will be the same.
Facebook is a really cool way to find old military buddies!
Facebook seems to have a bigger following that myspace did. It was more for the younger crowd. Facebook was called by some the myspace for grown ups and is used by so many different people. It’s how I tend to keep up with my best friend, who is often busy and have talked to people I normally wouldn’t see again in this life or would only say “hello” to because of distance or time.
RE: “IMO, Facebook is a fad and will probably not exist in its current form in 10 to 20 years.
A few years back, Myspace was the place where everyone went (well, not me). Now, it is facebook and twitter.
I do not understand the fascination with any of these.”
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Agree — many people are finding Facebook to be a fun way to meet new (and old) friends without much real effort. My high school chums are all over it, reminiscing about the sixties and such. We’ve got our elementary school class photos on there as well. It has been fun, but people are dropping off, myself included.
This stuff has a definite time limit unless a poster is one of the few who have made it their whole life and can’t stop reading and posting. We’ve got a few like that on the friend list and the competitiveness and need to comment on every single thing is gag-worthy now. I’ve stopped posting altogether and doubt I will go back.
FR is MUCH, much better and always has been.