Watching Facebook Grow

In my post-secondary educational experience, perhaps nothing has become as wide-spread and well-known as the phenomenon of Facebook.

In this article from CNET, I found out that Facebook has been hiring ex-Googlers to command its business adventures. This, to me, signifies the end of the beginning of Facebook.

Three years ago, I signed up for the service when it was in its infancy, and now it is fulfilling its goal to connect the world.

As much as we joke about it, I really do believe that it is doing good for our society, but there are also people out there that do not like it.

I have a friend, who shall remain unidentified (which may not be necessary, because he wont see this), who signed up for Facebook only to realize that, while he was creeping on his friends, they could also creep on him. He didn't like that. I understand and respect peoples' privacy, but if you're going to participate in a social environment, you'd better be prepared for and understanding of the service. That was a time when Facebook didn't have filters for who could see your entire profile, so I understand why my friend dropped out of the service. I, on the other hand, have embraced the quality and usefulness of Facebook, and kept its negative aspects in my back pocket. I don't worry if my friends can see what music I like or if I am still in a relationship - it doesn't hurt me, and I'm not afraid of who I am or what I do.

Anyway, social applications like Facebook will definitely be around for a while, and will continue to grow and advance and adapt to our needs, whether we realize that we like them or not.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to check my Facebook.

Thanks for reading.