The Facebook founders, I salute you!

While I was staying up so late trying to squeeze some more words from my brain to elaborate my paper and felt exhaustedly lonesome the other night, I happened to glance at the friend list of Facebook chatting room. Almost all my classmates were still hanging on line. I realized that I was not alone staying up in the rainy night that my classmates were working hard to survive the midterm week as well. I was relieved and somehow comforted by the sense of union and companionship among us. It was strange yet interesting that I did not talk to my friends or actually saw what they were doing at all but had myself convinced we were on the same team fighting against the overwhelming assignments.
I am not the kind of person who is very much up to date with all the internet communities and I usually find it troublesome to upload photos to my online album. For quite a while I did not bother myself to sign up my own Facebook account as a result even though almost all my friends (including teachers and relatives) kept asking me to join them on Facebook. Not until two months ago did I finally surrender such frequent persuasion and apply an account. However, to my surprise that Facebook offers much more functions than any other well known virtual network and I gradually become very handy with it. The notion of community and the sense of togetherness were the trigger to begin my Facebook experience.
However, I have to admit, the Interface of Facebook is very convenient and highly personal adjustable. Besides the combination of online album, chat room, blog, Facebook also enables the users to design and manage their personal space according to their needs and favor. You can find your acquaintances through either their names or e-mails. You can join various clubs or become fans of stars or celebrities and get updated with all their latest information. The most renowned and widely discussed function must be the games, namely the Fun Farm, Pet Society, and my favorite, Bejeweled and so on. You can invite your friends to play the game with you, exchange the virtual food you have, hire someone to work in your restaurant, or even challenge them and compare your scores with one another.
Who says we have to go out to hang out with friends? Everyone is “facebookable” that it only takes a few click and you are in the middle of the crowd. Worry not what to wear to the dinner with buddies, and forget about the anxiety and awkwardness when you try to catch up on them but simply leave massages on their Facebook wall. Even though we are in the time of technology explosion, and a lot of people believe it is technology that makes human beings emotionally detached to each other, the mighty network also ties us together. After all, technology is the demonstration of humanity. The Facebook founders, I salute you!


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