A World Wide Web Culture

In class last week, we began discussing facebook and how it compares and contrasts itselt to having a blog site. As a frequant facebook user, I can definitely say that I see a definitie difference in updating my facebook page, and sitting down and writting a blog. Creating a blog requires much more critical thinking than it does to go onto facebook and update your status. Creating a blog is creating a spacific space on the web that is completely about YOU. Facebook you are simply one of millions of users, and it is easy to get lost among the countless profiles that exist.
After our discussion in class, I began thinking about facebook and what it represents. I really feel like facebook has boomed into becoming a culture that is shared around the world. No longer does one have to be in the same geographic location to be apart of a specific culture in which they live. Now, with the internet and the blossoming of sites like Facebook and Twitter, people from all over the world are connected. The instant one logs on to facebook, they gain access to hundreds of photos, relationship updates, and much more. I have to say, I never really thought about facebook in terms of my own life, and now that I have, it almost concerns me. The vast amount of information that is availible for literally anyone to gain access to is frightening in a way.
Although frightening, there are many beneficial aspects to having a culture develope over the internet. Family members who have never met in person before can become connected over the internet. Pictures can be shared for friends and family to see and stay in touch from thousands of miles away. Dating and long distance relationships have become a reality for more people now that the internet has created fast, easy, and convinient ways of staying connected. Facebook and other tools like email and video chat have led to a world wide phenomenon. Over the past 10-15 years the internet has taken over, and created a completely new universe that is availible on the net.