Is Facebook Fading Fast? My Findings about the Formerly Famous Facet.

Facebook.  Possibly the most recognizable of the social networking sites.  However, as of currently, it is slowly sliding away from the social network spotlight.  At its beginning, everyone was always checking what their friends were posting, and posting everything they could imagine.  Now, I rarely find myself lost in the world of everythingness that constitutes Facebook. I do have a theory on the reasons for Facebook's demise:

• Lack of new-ness/The fact that the public has the attention span of a cocker spaniel
• Other networking sites
• Older demographics

The first: Lack of new-ness.  Facebook has been in existence since February 4, 2004.  As time passes, people get tired of the same old thing (example- the mad rush for every new apple product, even if it is no better than anything else).  Because Facebook doesn't release a new version of itself featuring a fingerprint scan every year, people start to wander away.
The second: people realize that there are other social networking sites.  At its advent, Twitter had some recognition, but was still in the shadow of Facebook.  However, as people lost interest in Facebook, they moved to other sites.  Twitter's recognition started to grow, and is now becoming a more popular site with the younger generation.
The last, and possibly biggest: older demographics.  Originally, Facebook was something associated with teenagers and 20-something year olds posting everything they could think of.  Now, everyones mother, grandparent, and crazy aunt are on Facebook.  This poses a major problem for Facebook.  Teenagers are always trying to get away from their parents, and for good reason.  They clearly know everything they will ever need to know, and parents are simply annoying obstacles that must be surpassed to achieve happiness (which is a very sound and correct argument).  Furthermore, parents need to get out of the way, since their blurred knowledge of the modern world poses no help to the next generation (also very true).  However, this movement of the parental generation is yet another block that parents have set in front of their children.  This migration of the older generation to the realm of the online has caused the young ones to look for bigger and better things (and ones not smeared with their parents' comments).

One can not deny that Facebook was a widely successful system once upon a time.  However, it is inevitable that this online society will eventually dwindle and fade.  The public requires everything to be updated, upscale, and extremely shiny, and Facebook is slowly slipping away.  Goodbye Facebook, it is time to go.


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The Twitter Bio- An Anomaly Wrapped in an Enigma

The Twitter Bio.  An often overlooked art form.  It can be some sort of pointless tribulation, or some sort of thoughtful masterpiece.  As a test for the intelligence of my Twitter bio, I asked myself a series of questions.  Here are the results: 

• Do you have a Twitter account? Why or why not?  
• I do have a Twitter account.  I created the account simply because it was (and still is) a popular site, and I wanted in on the excitement.  
• If you have a Twitter account, do you follow celebrities? If you don’t have an account, would the ability to do so entice you to create a Twitter account.  
• I don't follow any major celebrities on my Twitter, though I do follow some Youtube figures.  
• The goal of concise writing is to use the most effective words to convey your thinking, yet it’s not easy to sum up your bio in 140 characters. Mr. Wayne highlights a few different types of these Twitter bios. According to him, what are some of the standard components? Have you noticed these types of bios if you have a Twitter account? Would these types of bios discourage you from following someone?  
• According to Mr. Wayne, some of the standard components of an effective blog are statuses and interests, with the occasional parental status.  While on Twitter myself, I haven't really paid much attention to bios.  However, the bio of a person might be indicative of their character, and could discourage me from following someone.  
• After the standard bio, many Twitter bios include addenda. What is your favorite example of addenda from the article? 
• My favorite example of addenda from this article would be "accountantista" or something similar.  
• After reading the article, check out the Twitter bio of some famous people who interest you (actors, writers, artists, etc.). Why do these appeal/not appeal to you? What does the author manage to convey in just 140 characters?  
• In going through a list of celebrities from various areas of fame, I have come across bios that contain hardly any words, and others with whole sentences.  The ones that appeal to me are the ones that have some sort of deeper meaning, or some sort of joke- not just specific information about the person.  
• What would your Twitter bio say? Remember, Twitter bio “lets the famous and not-so show how special they are” and can take on any tone the author chooses.
• My Twitter bio would include some of my interests, and some sort of deeper meaning (or random thought) that makes sense in a strange, out-there way.  
• Create a sentence or list of phrases that could be used as your bio. Remember to keep it 140 characters or less!
• Student driver, part-time side mirror remover, print enthusiast.  
• I like computers.  
• It is within these tweets that I unravel for you the mysteries of our time.  
• When I'm at school, I wish I was at work.  When I'm at work, I wish that I could stay longer to get more money.  When I'm at home, I eat.  
• Intelligent, kind, and modest.  

Here is my finished bio: 

A student at driving and at life, I enjoy the occasional joke and insight.  And I like to eat.