Like many of the other bloggers in 23 Things Kansas, I have been using Facebook for several years now. I was first introduced to it by a friend who convinced me to sign up, even though I had concerns about privacy and the vague possibility that someone would steal personal information. After setting up the account though, I didn't really use it. Later on, most of my co-workers got excited about MySpace, so I also set up a page there. However, that site didn't hold much appeal for me, so once again, I ignored it. It wasn't until a couple years after setting up my Facebook account that I really started to use it. I think the thing that got me coming back was the applications at first. Since then, I have quit most of the applications, but I was a farmer for a while, and I've probably saved several thousand feet of rain forest all by myself. ;)
One thing that keeps me coming back now is my ego, I guess. I love to get feedback on posts! I also love to get tidbits of my "friends" days. I put friends in quotes, because the term encompasses so many different levels of relationship. I'm friends with my husband and my mother, old classmates (some of whom I was closer to than others), co-workers, my neighborhood association, old mom's group friends, people from my church (that's one way to make sure your posts are tasteful), my children's teachers, and even a few people in other countries that I'll never meet. One friend in England has the cutest little girl, her posts have a wonderful British "accent", and she's a mom. Because of that, I feel comfortable with her; we have enough in common that what started out for game applications has become a real connection.
Professionally, I don't use Facebook routinely. I love to read status updates from other TSCPL "minions" (Tanya's funny, apt term). Librarians are such an eclectic, intelligent, and entertaining group! There's been a time or two that a program or story time made the library's FB page, but not because I personally posted it. I suppose the closest I come to using Facebook in the line of duty is that it's the most reliable way to communicate with my Amazing Animals partner in crime, Jackie. Sure, we use the library's email system, but we both know I check FB pretty regularly...
Wanna be my friend?
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