I don't know if it's just me, but I'm noticing that a lot of my friends have been less active on Facebook these days. Are we getting busier, or is the site's popularity starting to wane?
About a year ago, I told some of my closest friends that I predicted the social networking behemoth would eventually go the way of MySpace. It's to be expected of all these sites: They are simply fads. Once something new comes along -- I don't know what that will be but I'm sure Google or another of these huge companies has something in the works -- people gravitate toward it. The same applies to a wealth of consumer products we purchase and use every day -- from clothing to cars.
I know a lot of people -- myself among them -- who sometimes feel like their friends go overboard by posting on Facebook the most minute details of their lives on a daily basis, from what they're having for dinner to why they hardly got any sleep last night. We all want to keep in touch, but why do some people feel they have to disclose everything about themselves?
Still, even some of these once-Facebook fanatics seem to be throwing in their Facebook towel in favor of other pursuits. You can only see so many memes, videos, and pictures of people's vacations before you start to grow bored of the whole routine.
People will turn to the next-best-thing before we know it. What that thing is remains to be seen.
Do your friends and relatives seem as active on and interested in Facebook as they once were? Does Facebook become an afterthought once you reach a certain age or stage of life?
About a year ago, I told some of my closest friends that I predicted the social networking behemoth would eventually go the way of MySpace. It's to be expected of all these sites: They are simply fads. Once something new comes along -- I don't know what that will be but I'm sure Google or another of these huge companies has something in the works -- people gravitate toward it. The same applies to a wealth of consumer products we purchase and use every day -- from clothing to cars.
I know a lot of people -- myself among them -- who sometimes feel like their friends go overboard by posting on Facebook the most minute details of their lives on a daily basis, from what they're having for dinner to why they hardly got any sleep last night. We all want to keep in touch, but why do some people feel they have to disclose everything about themselves?
Still, even some of these once-Facebook fanatics seem to be throwing in their Facebook towel in favor of other pursuits. You can only see so many memes, videos, and pictures of people's vacations before you start to grow bored of the whole routine.
People will turn to the next-best-thing before we know it. What that thing is remains to be seen.
Do your friends and relatives seem as active on and interested in Facebook as they once were? Does Facebook become an afterthought once you reach a certain age or stage of life?
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