Facebook is the scrapbook of my life.

 If I was to choose a piece of technology that has changed my life….it would be Facebook. Yup. Isn’t that sad? Out of all the technology to choose from I pick Facebook. But trust and believe readers I have reasons for this.

 When I was in ninth grade (back in 2006-2007) Myspace was the thing that kept me refreshing Safri. I couldn’t wait to receive a comment or even take a dumb survey. But then it happened….Facebook. Suddenly, Myspace became an old thought; I didn’t even sign into my Myspace for about six months—that’s how addicted I was to this new technology. As you see from this fabulous graph by Peter Lang’s Traveler, it is apparent that in mid 2008 Facebook started booming through the roof.

 Why Facebook beat Myspace was because it was so simplistic but filled this void I didn’t even know existed. I was able to “like” and “poke” my friends and I could even make an album of photos—Facebook didn’t limit me to twelve photos like Myspace. It gave me freedom…plus like everyone had it.  As Facebook grew more and more popular, Myspace faded away. I remember thinking to myself, “Oh Jessi, in about a year there will be a new website that will fulfill you’re needs.” Nope, six years later it’s still doing it’s job and still improving. That is the main reason why Facebook is improving. It went from this small community of college students to everyone’s grandma having it. Apps were added, special groups, chat, and even video chat was thrown into the mix. It keeps growing and is becoming more and more attractive towards the public eye. One gravitating aspect of  Facebook (which they just recently added this year) was “timeline.” You can have your whole entire life put up on a website…is Facebook the new family album? I mean it’s this organized scrapbook of your life where you and your fellow friends can find out just about anything with one simple click. I’m planning on keeping my Facebook forever, so my children and even myself look how I’ve changed and grown over the years.

 But of course, you still ask, why is Jessi addicted? WELL— it’s simple as this: it never gets old. The excitement of getting iPhone and macbook died quite sometime ago, but Facebook never fails me. It’s like this brand new toy that keeps yelling your name for attention. “Hey Jessi…hey Jessi…come on you know you wanna check me…come on” and ugh,  it pulls me in and voila, it has me. If I ever a good laugh, I check my newsfeed, probably because a good half of my friends are dramatic teen mom’s who are always bitching about their husbands. But also, because there’s that need to see… “did I get a notification? Did someone like my post? Did someone comment on my wall?” It’s like this little Christmas present each day; I love it.

 Also, a main reason why people (& myself) are in love with daaa F-B is because there’s that need to be constantly communicating because of that fear or missing something. But the reality of it is the more we are plugged in a machine, the more we loose. 

SOURCE: 

"Traveler." Peter Lang. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2012. <http://www.peterlang.us/2010/04/decline-of-myspace-rise-of-facebook-graph/>.