Unbooking

I have known for a long time that I am behind on new technology. But after coming into class, I only realized exactly how far behind I am.

I am the only person in this class without a Facebook.  I don’t have a Twitter. Sheesh, I don’t even have a Myspace. I lack all of these newly formed nouns of the 21^stcentury. I have email, does that count?

                                                                     

Therefore, when this class discusses concepts relating to our social networks, I will act as the control group. It’s a pertinent question: in a world where facebook has become the social framework of our human society, is it possible for someone to thrive, or even survive, without it?

For starters, it seems on the surface that my weak ties are much weaker than a facebook users’. Therefore, what are facebookers’ weak ties are my super-weak ties, the likelihood they remember my name diminishes daily. In addition, the opportunities to expand my network are diminished, as I lack the ability to be informed about facebook events. With these kinds of disadvantages, is unbooking preventing me from developing my personal brand? Are there ANY benefits to unbooking?

In the 1980s, if you asked me if it was possible to survive without computers, how would I have responded? Or, perhaps, at the advent of the internet in the 90s? Where would I be now without these things?

Life without Facebook: it sounds like the title of a documentary, but it’s my life. I have a social network, just like everyone else. At least, I hope. But it looks…different. It’s up to me to see what I can make out of it.