The Facebook Thing (part one)
If there was ever an Internet site created for this generation, it's Facebook. Why, you ask? Because it feeds into our desire to be noticed. There are 310 million people in the United States and approximately 7.16 billion on the Earth, consisting of the World Wide Web. It is difficult to stand out in such a crowd. Unless, of course, you promote yourself and raise your hand to the Internet and say, "Hey, look at me!" That's what Facebook is. It was created as many things are: Innocently. As a method to keep track of new friends and track down old ones. The more people logged-on, the better your chances. You might be searching for a lost high school sweetheart or making new "friends" (Facebook friends, as differs from real friends) or just hanging around to see what pops up. What pops up are posts from people who are screaming "Hey, look at this! I just bought a new thing/took a vacation/ate ...