Wanna be my friend on Facebook?! Although there are still some people who do not use Facebook and probably never will, many people do, including myself. In fact, in any given group of people, those who do not use Facebook are nowadays normally in the minority. What started out as a way for college students to keep in touch with others has turned into a global phenomenon. It is truly unbelievable. Almost all age groups and many cultures and ethnicities are represented on Facebook and it continues to grow. With so many different and inviting reasons to join Facebook, it really is intriguing and interesting. Rather than asking why join, it may be easier to ask why not join. I personally joined Facebook in 2006 and use it for many different things. I have even successfully persuaded others to use Facebook. However, others are stubborn and hard to convince! Although I feel as if those not using Facebook are missing out and will never understand the reasons they protest, some people simply wish to not use it.
To begin, it is a wonderful way to reconnect with old friends and keep in touch with many people. The increasing number of members on Facebook allows this to be possible. It is so easy to comment on someone's status or write on his or her wall. Another more formal way of keeping in touch with friends is through private chat or private messaging. The chat allows live, private conversations between two people while the messaging allows private communication between two or more people. It is always nice to see a new message, wall post, or comment. Knowing how it makes me feel, I like to try to occasionally reach out to friends through Facebook. It may just be to say "Hi, haven't spoken to you in a while!", "Wanna hang out sometime?", or even "What was the assignment for comm class?" it is a fast, easy way to keep in touch with old friends and new friends.
In addition to staying in touch with friends, Facebook has many mind-stimulating games. I generally find a game I enjoy playing, get bored with it after a while, and move on to another one. There is such a vast number of different and challenging games to play on Facebook, it is hard to keep up with them all. However, I always find myself trying out new games, but try not to spend too much time on them. Some of them are better and more challenging and interesting than others.
A final interesting aspect of Facebook is the option of displaying pictures. Not only can one have a profile picture, many other pictures can be added too. Also, people in the picture can be "tagged". This sends the person a notification that a picture of them has been added to Facebook and others can see who is in the picture. Friends can comment on these pictures and remanence about fun times. On top of pictures, videos can be added as well. Similar to pictures, friends can be "tagged" in videos and display comments.
Overall, Facebook is a fun, easy way to keep in touch with friends, play games, and add pictures and videos to share with others. I believe it is even a form of free entertainment. With so many different aspects of Facebook, it really has something for everyone. And although some people do not like the idea of Facebook, it is continually growing and expanding. Updates are constantly being added and it is improving. It is impossible to say what the future of Facebook will hold!
Friday, November 26, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Comm 203 VALS Survey Blog
After taking the VALS survey, my primary result was experiencer and my secondary result was innovator. The primary classification is one's predominant approach to life, while the secondary classification is an emphasis put on the primary approach. The VALS survey attempts to understand more about consumerism. According to the Strategic Business Insights website, an experiencer's main means of motivation is through self-expression. They can become very excited and be hasty about consuming. On the other hand, experiencers can be fast to back off of items too. Additionally, they desire change and excitement and things that are new, different, and chancy. Experiencers can find enjoyment in outdoor recreation and leisure activities and social functions. Overall, experiencers tend to be devoted consumers, spending much of their income on their interests, such as fashion and social events. Aesthetics and contemporariness are two very important concepts to experiencers. I feel that does a rather good job of summing up my consumer tendencies. I love to shop and receive joy whenever I'm in a mall and must admit that I can be somewhat of an impulsive buyer. Although there are specific items I really enjoy shopping for, any shopping always puts me in a good mood. Fortunately, I have never really regretted making any purchases but have been known to make some rash decisions. Additionally, I love fashion and put much time and effort into being, at least in my own sense, fashionable. However, I do enjoy new and different or offbeat things. Generally, I probably spend too much money on shopping and entertainment.
Furthermore, innovators typically are prosperous, mature and have high self-esteem. They are natural born leaders and like new ideas. They are generally aggressive consumers and buy things according to their cultured tastes. Expression and independence are important to innovators. They live lives filled with challenge and variety. Although I am still young and live at home, I feel like this secondary type fits me. Considering that I am a college student straight out of high school, I have not really had the amount of experiences that someone older has had. I consider myself successful and have high hopes for my future. I am very driven and know what I want for myself. Again, I am an avid consumer and tend to spend a lot of money on certain items. For example, I have a fascination with sunglasses and think nothing of spending hundreds of dollars on a nice pair. Although I do not need to spend so much money on sunglasses, I have worked for the past several years of my life and because of that have the ability to spend it. I may not be established yet, but I have a reliable source of income. I have always earned my money and have an appreciation for it; however, I enjoy spending it. Whether I am buying clothes, shoes, electronics, or jewelry, I feel like it is my right because I earned that money. I suppose my logic has always been that money is not useful unless it is spent on something. And although it may not appear so, I am very good at managing my money incase of an emergency. I like spending, but understand the importance of investing as well. I do not want to find myself high and dry one day wondering what happened to all of my money. Overall, I would agree that the primary type of experiencer and the secondary type of innovator does a fairly good job of describing my consumer tendencies.
Furthermore, innovators typically are prosperous, mature and have high self-esteem. They are natural born leaders and like new ideas. They are generally aggressive consumers and buy things according to their cultured tastes. Expression and independence are important to innovators. They live lives filled with challenge and variety. Although I am still young and live at home, I feel like this secondary type fits me. Considering that I am a college student straight out of high school, I have not really had the amount of experiences that someone older has had. I consider myself successful and have high hopes for my future. I am very driven and know what I want for myself. Again, I am an avid consumer and tend to spend a lot of money on certain items. For example, I have a fascination with sunglasses and think nothing of spending hundreds of dollars on a nice pair. Although I do not need to spend so much money on sunglasses, I have worked for the past several years of my life and because of that have the ability to spend it. I may not be established yet, but I have a reliable source of income. I have always earned my money and have an appreciation for it; however, I enjoy spending it. Whether I am buying clothes, shoes, electronics, or jewelry, I feel like it is my right because I earned that money. I suppose my logic has always been that money is not useful unless it is spent on something. And although it may not appear so, I am very good at managing my money incase of an emergency. I like spending, but understand the importance of investing as well. I do not want to find myself high and dry one day wondering what happened to all of my money. Overall, I would agree that the primary type of experiencer and the secondary type of innovator does a fairly good job of describing my consumer tendencies.
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