Facebook

At one time Facebook was the in-thing to do and it does have its positive aspects. For the most part, though, I think its adrenaline-rush popularity has come and gone. It's kind of like when radio and television were new. Everyone was excited with the new technologies, but now they are regular facets of Canadian society.

I created an account when Facebook was fairly shiney and new. My co-workers were on Facebook. My sister-in-law in Medicine Hat was on Facebook. I found a couple long lost friends from school on Facebook. My favorite politician, musicians, activists, library applications, and film writers were on Facebook. Everybody seemed to be on Facebook. I had lots of friends to play games with, too.

Then shiney new Facebook dulled a bit. It seemed playing games was all anyone did. The invites to play farm yard games and never ending quizes grew tedious. My sister-in-law's abbreviated wall messages seemed cryptic to the point where I could not tell if she was having a good day or not. Then came the system crashes, the slowness to upload, and the many annoying ads and invites to join applications.

Now, I only use Facebook to keep up on the goings-on of activists, the Library, and group events. For this week's 2.0 assignment I used my Facebook account (Wanda Martin, aka the waving alien) to write a message on the Calgary Public Library's wall about this weekend's Ecopalooza Fair.