If I need to find out what someone is up to I’ll fire up AIM, give someone a call, or at the very very very least, send a txt message. These methods I find a little less robotic than stalking someone on facebook or scrolling through an endless list of news feed photos of party pictures of people I went to high school with whom I spoke with maybe once.

I also agree that some people want to express themselves and the only way they can is through facebook or some other social networking website. They have no knowledge of how blogging or building your own site work, so they have no other choice. And that’s fine. We can only hope that these people unplug for a bit and enjoy life just as often as they login.

I find it hard to believe that I’ll miss something if I’m out of the loop (not on facebook) only because I’ve been on Facebook for a few years and haven’t manage to miss anything yet. I’ll admit I was totally addicted to facebook, but now that I have deleted my account I find my time in front of a computer way more productive and it has only been a day!

I will definitely continue to write about my departure and any tendencies I may have to get back on.

there are those who aren’t as web-savvy, but want to make their mark. they don’t know how to write html or manipulate css, but they want to share with a broad group and don’t care about google results or the network metrics.

“social networking”, as it is, transforms friendship into business, BUT only if we allow it. unfortunately, it’s too easy. with so many social networking markets, there’s so much pressure to create your “brand” by gaining popularity on the internet. we’re measured by how high up you are in a google search result, or by how many followers/buddies/friends we have.

i took a break from social networking for a short period and felt an extreme sense of clarity. the signal to noise ratio was so much higher. this, however, came at a cost. i removed myself from the loop and missed out on some events that happened in my long distance friends’ lives. nowadays, very few people think to send group emails containing photos or invitations.

facebook becomes the media disposal for those who chose to share the only way they know how. for that reason, i choose to stay on.

my ultimate desire is this: strive for balance. get involved and embrace the digital, but also to remain nurturing the analog. comment on a photo that might put a smile on a friends face, but also surprise them with hand written a letter.

thanks for the post.. i’ll keep reading.

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