#18 - Social Networking

Because I have 4 children (two in high school and two in college) I am somewhat familiar with MySpace, Xanga, and Facebook. At this time all my kids and many of their friends have Facebook accounts. Facebook is especially popular with the college kids but even popular with the high school. I think this is just another way for people to communicate with each other. Today students and others spend so much time on the computer that communication is much quicker for them to use Facebook, etc. I know there can be concerns with these sites and you need to use your better judgement and make good decisions in what you post and who you allow to "invite" to your site. I myself at this time don't see a need to have a Facebook or MySpace account. I can still use the phone to contact friends. Maybe some day when I have a "social life" (maybe once my kids are out of the house and when I'm old and retired) and am on the computer all the time, I'll have to set up an account with all my friends.