Hi everyone
I've just set up my Facebook account much to the amusement of my kids. I was amazed that I had one person (I had no idea who they were) who wanted to add me as a friend even before I had activated my account. With some coaching from my kids I learnt about walls and messaging and finding and adding friends. I managed to add my kids as friends but was surprised when their friendship networks suddenly become visible to me. No wonder this is a social networking tool!!! I suddenly had pictures of their friends plastered all over my wall!!!
After adding my kids as friends I gained access to their threads - absolutely riveting information they had posted about what they were up to. It was at this point that my kids decided to block me as a friend from their accounts - a very wise decision for all of us. Sometimes ignorance about what they are getting up to is a very good thing!!!
I also had a look at My Space and am not surprised by its popularity with Public Libraries. It's a great way of connecting with teens and letting them know what is happening in the library and wider community. I visited the Yarra Plenty Library page but it was slow to load and scroll through. I liked the music that accompanied some of the sites even though I had to turn the volume down.
It's definitely time for another chocolate - actually a hot chocolate would go down well now!!!
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I already had/have a FaceBook page and my friend's son is one of my friends. Some of his comments are "interesting" so I wonder how long before he realises that perhaps I should be "blocked". Oh... and it sounds like you are a fellow chocoholic... : )
ReplyDeleteFascinating how the whole family dynamic has to be renegotiated with these new social tools. I think I wouldn't want my Mum as my "friend" and having her know what I got up to and I sure wouldn't want to know what she gets up to either !
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