facebook

Its funny how intimidating a social networking site can be for the faint hearted.
Do you spend your time making new friends.........they might be jack the ripper.......or play with your mind.
Then there is the inevitable search for people you haven't talked to in years.......its fun finding them..but what then? Why did you lose touch in the first place? Do you really have anything to say to each other.
Their electronic reality makes you whince...........you might have a lot to say to them.........but then again maybe some things are best left unsaid!
If you are of a certain generation most of the people you invite to join really can't be bothered, why not just keep on e mailing one another? It was heard enough slog mastering e mail without taking on designing sites, updating your infornmation and so on.
The ego is a funny thing....once you have a Facebook page, its impossible not to log on almost daily to see what your tech savvy associates are up to.
Then of course there all those interesting groups you can join...........alternative politics is still alive and well and saturating Facebook.
Once a member you get all kinds of interesting updates on what is going on...albeit hundreds and even thousands of miles away.....so you can't attend.
Then there are those damaged relationships which go as far as remaking friends on Facebook with both parties too shy to make the first move.

Its a social phenomena.........exciting and scarey..............dip in the toe...........maybe some good will come of it.