Following what I have read here about the link between the website and Sociology, I began to establish more and more why Facebook must be used and enjoyed responsibly.Just like alcohol really. Sometimes, although you know your judgement is not the best, you keep on consuming it, and other times you overdo it, with terrifying consequences. As we mix our drink online and blend in our favorite music, our preferences and interests, just how much "alcohol" can we handle? Shouldn't there be a limit that serves as a guidance to avoid that terrible headache? The headache that I get is that I am being kept under an increasing surveillance as I am being probably watched constantly and although I partially congratulate the fine idea of the marketing aspect of Facebook I remain suspiscious of the fact that some sociologists are jumping to conclusions by reading all that online information. Especially because we have to consider the choices we make in creating our online identity, it is not adequate to go down the path of sociological interpretation simply because there is no great deal of sociology assumption that lies in the fact that my friends in my network and I might like the same kind of music!? Or that we poke each other back and forth? I suppose, that the fun of Facebook comes with a side of intellectualism for those who have to study the social implications of the website's success as they probably wonder why we have to poke each other 100 times a day and ask questions of an eliminated need for real interaction (maybe??). Or moreover who becomes friends with whom and why? The article touched on that, too and it seems to me as a claim on the epiphany of Facebook and its users. Besides, the website’s creator, Mark Zuckerberg ’06, has a different conception of community. Zuckerberg does not view the site as a place where community is formed. He views it as a tool to strengthen a network that already exists in real-life. “I’m more interested in seeing how [the site] affects community. It’s a subpart of culture,” Zuckerberg explains.
It's not a social mystery to have friends with common or uncommon interest and I hardly agree with the fact that Facebook can be sociologically interpretated. One poke at a time, guys. I am not entirely sure we are there yet.
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