It seems like nowadys there are not only young kids on Facebook, but old adults. I'm sure that the majority of Facebook users my age would agree with me when I say that this is ricidulous. There should be an age limit to use Facebook. Having kids that are in elementary school on Facebook takes away from it. This was written by a current TV anchor that calls herself News Anchor Mom. The article describes how kids that are younger than the age of 10 have Facebook accounts. She is against this, and explains that kids should not have a Facebook until they reach high school, and I couldn't agree more. I found it interesting that kids that young even want a Facebook account, I mean what would they even do on Facebook? What's controversial is the fact that other parents allow their children to have Facebooks at this very young age. Why do children want Facebooks at this age? They can't do anything with them.
News Anchor Mom
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Ads
One Ad that I get a lot on my page is an Ad dealing with cheap student apartments in Charlotte. I guess I'm getting these ads because I'm obviously a college student in the Charlotte area. I have been looking at possible apartment options over the summer, so that's probably a reason why that ad is on my page often.
Another Ad that I've noticed on my page is an ad about cleveland t-shirts. The only reason I can come up with as to why this ad is on my page is because one of my best friends makes a lot of posts/statuses about Cleveland sports. He dogs Cleveland sports because they are terrible at everything, the thing is he's a die hard Cleveland fan. Maybe this ad is on my page because I comment on his statuses that rag on the Cavs and Browns.
An ad that also shows up on my page a lot is one that advertises the renting of textbooks. I've checked out different websites that rent college textbooks to students and that has to be the reason that this particular ad has been on my page.
Another Ad that I've noticed on my page is an ad about cleveland t-shirts. The only reason I can come up with as to why this ad is on my page is because one of my best friends makes a lot of posts/statuses about Cleveland sports. He dogs Cleveland sports because they are terrible at everything, the thing is he's a die hard Cleveland fan. Maybe this ad is on my page because I comment on his statuses that rag on the Cavs and Browns.
An ad that also shows up on my page a lot is one that advertises the renting of textbooks. I've checked out different websites that rent college textbooks to students and that has to be the reason that this particular ad has been on my page.
The Negative Effects of Facebook
Article
This article written by Brianna Gays deals with Facebook causing their users to experience sadness. Gays writes about how when Facebook users check their friends profiles they focus on that friends positive experiences. Apparently, speaking for other users of Facebook, we focus only on the positive things that are going on in our friend's lives, and underestimate the bad experiences they go through. This causes us to think more negativily about our own lives, which forces us to experience sadness. We look at what our friends are doing and basically ask ourselves why they are happy, and why we are not as happy as them. We do this, when in reality we are just as happy. This theory was proven by a study conducted at Stanford University.
This article written by Brianna Gays deals with Facebook causing their users to experience sadness. Gays writes about how when Facebook users check their friends profiles they focus on that friends positive experiences. Apparently, speaking for other users of Facebook, we focus only on the positive things that are going on in our friend's lives, and underestimate the bad experiences they go through. This causes us to think more negativily about our own lives, which forces us to experience sadness. We look at what our friends are doing and basically ask ourselves why they are happy, and why we are not as happy as them. We do this, when in reality we are just as happy. This theory was proven by a study conducted at Stanford University.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Are facebook users more social?
Facebook Article
This article written by Pamela Paul asks the question, "Does Facebook make someone social offline?" To my suprise the answer is yes, according to this article. I didn't think that using a social networking site would make someone more socially involved offline than they already were.
Also, in this article Paul describes how men and women use facebook. According to her, men use facebook to post informartion, and generally use it more seriously than women. Women use facebook in a more affectionate way.
This article written by Pamela Paul asks the question, "Does Facebook make someone social offline?" To my suprise the answer is yes, according to this article. I didn't think that using a social networking site would make someone more socially involved offline than they already were.
Also, in this article Paul describes how men and women use facebook. According to her, men use facebook to post informartion, and generally use it more seriously than women. Women use facebook in a more affectionate way.
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