What does Facebook mean to you? I saw an advice column the other day where someone was complaining because all that one of their friends posted to Facebook was vacation pictures. It made him think that they did not work often and that they did not need the money generated from working. That gave me pause. It got me thinking about how and why I use Facebook.
Facebook means many things to me. It is a way to share with distant relatives. It is a away
to share pictures. It is a way to reconnect with friends that I may have lost touch with over the years. It is a way to share information. It is a way to advertise my referral dependent business. It is a way to share information about real estate with potential clients and with colleagues. It is a way to plan events. It is a way to pass information. In short, it has become an integral part of both my personal and professional lives.
to share pictures. It is a way to reconnect with friends that I may have lost touch with over the years. It is a way to share information. It is a way to advertise my referral dependent business. It is a way to share information about real estate with potential clients and with colleagues. It is a way to plan events. It is a way to pass information. In short, it has become an integral part of both my personal and professional lives.If you are watching what I post and judging me for my travels (or anything else for that matter), what you might not know is that my parents, who are older, have moved away, but they have learned how to check Facebook. You might not know that my kids put their pictures on-line and share them that way with me and they want me to do the same. I have relatives and friends who live out of the country and this is our main way of day-to-day communications.
Yes, people over-share on Facebook. There are some people that I have opted to stop seeing their posts because they were too frequent/negative/inappropriate/personal.
After reading that advice column, I am more aware of how my sharing appears to my friends and colleagues. I doubt I will change what I share, but I will be conscious of how it appears and maybe adjust it accordingly.
How about you? Have you embraced Facebook? What are your thoughts about how people use it.
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