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#771899 added January 17, 2013 at 6:41am
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Social Media - friend or foe?
{size:4.5{b}Are social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc ...) an evolving form of communication and allow us to be more connected to those around us, or do they decrease communication skills, and distance us from "real" connections?{/b}}

This is an easy one for me. But of course, I'll answer with a vague response - lol. It depends.

There you have it - it depends - who is using it, what kind of person are they, what are they using it for. For me personally, it allows me to be more connected, but that's probably because I'm a bit of a homebody. Not like a hermit, but I don't rush to find adventures to do after working with kids and people all day. I need my 'breath time'. So sites like facebook allow me to keep up on what's going on and share any monumental event. I'm not an hour by hour post-er. "I brushed my teeth" "I bought a facial mask from Korea" etc.

However, you have to keep it in perspective. "How many friends do you have?" I think that's a crazy question. I know I don't really have 368 friends. I have 368 people who remember me from some time in life and evidently we didn't piss each other off enough to not accept a friend request. Okay, I'll be honest there might be a couple I don't even remember, but accepted their request hoping when I saw pictures I would remember them.

I have a joke today.

What do you call a cow with a twitch?


Beef Jerky!!!! hahahahahahahahahaha Come on, you smiled a little bit.

Okay time to make coffee -- hope your day is a great and productive one!

Sayanora,

Ralls


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