In the past several years, new ways have been invented to get people connected to each other. Either through new ideas or common interests, these new communication ideas have become more and more popular as time passes.
A new Web site called
“thefacebook.com” has come to fruition that, while it hasn’t revolutionized normal people’s communication, it has changed the way college students keep in touch with each other and share common interests. Thefacebook lets a student or faculty member create a personal profile which includes basic information about the person as well as favorite groups, movies, books, music and involvement in different clubs and jobs around campus.
Members can connect to other members via friendships, which are other people with whom a member is friends. Thefacebook also lets a member send messages to other members, similar to e-mail, and also join various common interest groups which range from: “Addicted to Halo 2” and “Go to Hell Ole Miss” to “Christopher Walken Is the Coolest Actor Ever” and “Girls Who Love Beer.”
However asinine these groups may sound, many members have joined them and other groups even more bizarre list as popular groups to join. Members can also find any amount of information about any particular person and learn virtually everything about that person.
Three members of Thefacebook lent their insight into their experiences with Thefacebook and testify as to why it has gained such popularity.
Student Association president, journalism/computer science major and “Jesus lover” Adam Telle from Northport, Ala., says Thefacebook is a fun way for students to keep in touch with each other on campus.
“I use Thefacebook for fun,” Telle said. “It’s a great way to turn acquaintances into friends. It also allows me to quickly poll a large group of students to find their opinions on current issues.”
Telle also says that Thefacebook is a great tool to take advantage of for class and campus organization purposes.
“I really think Thefacebook will go a long way in helping our student organizations find another foothold on campus,” Telle said. “I would imagine that some organizations will get their start with Thefacebook and go on to become registered campus organizations.”
Two other members: Evelyn Carter, a conservative Delta Gamma majoring in human sciences from Kosciusko, and Jackie Finch, a Roadrunner and Delta Gamma member majoring in broadcast meteorology/ climatology from Little Rock, Ark., also love Thefacebook for its new way of keeping in touch with old friends.
“It has helped me keep in touch with friends at other schools,” Carter said. “I like it a lot.”
“It’s fascinating to see people’s pictures, find out who is friends with whom and find people with common interests,” Finch said. “It allows people to know who is in their classes, so that provides an easy access to these people if someone has questions or has missed a class. I already have had one person send me a message over Thefacevook to see if we have a quiz in class this week. This site is very entertaining, but also very stalker-like. It is also highly addictive.”
“I love finding old high school friends on Thefacebook,” Telle said. “I’ve talked to people on here that I haven’t seen in five or six years. I also really love Thefacebook because it helps you put faces with names. Thefacebook is addictive, and the possibilities are limitless.”
Telle also said Thefacebook is compatable with software known as Wire Hog, which allows the users who go to the Wire Hog Web site to download software that permits friends on the newtowkr to share all sorts of computer files, such as music, movies and pictures.
“Now instead of reading about what music your friend likes, you can listen to it instead,” Telle said.