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Koobecaf Assignment by Sara Savidge
Sara Savidge
Ethnography of Facebook
September 15, 2008
Koobecaf was first brought to my attention by an older friend of mine, Kim. Not knowing anything about it, she attempted to describe it. She said that she had “friends” and that they would write on her “wall”. What’s a wall? Well, it’s basically a short letter posted for the world to see. Kim began her Koobecaf career when she went to college, and never looked back. She said, “It’s a great way to stay connected with my friends from other schools,” but little did she know, that it would change her life forever.
Her Koobecaf was overseen by a man named Mark Zuckerberg. He is the Founding Father of this community, her first friend, and the man she could come to in case anything went wrong. The fundamental belief among all followers was that the more friends and photos you have, the more exciting your life is. “I think I met this girl once in the library,” said Kim, and she waved her magic wand and soon became her friend too. Kim spends hours on Koobecaf each day, increasing her popularity through friends, photos, and other applications.
During my junior year in high school, I noticed people talking about Koobecaf. I decided to try it out and see what all the excitement was about. Through my participant observation, I immediately became obsessive about checking my Koobecaf to see if anything new had happened: Pictures tagged? Friend requests? Wall posts? The list goes on. This continued throughout the rest of my high school career, and carried over to college. Next came a new addition to Koobecaf called a mini feed. It displays things that recently happened on Koobecaf, forcing members to read about recent break ups, wall posts, photos tagged, etc. I try to resist, but can’t. Who broke up with whom? What did he write on her wall? Are they talking?! The gossip never gets old.
Koobecaf is changing the way Americans communicate with each other. It’s much easier to write something on a friend’s wall instead of calling them. One of the reasons Kim liked Koobecaf so much was because it would keep her connected to her friends from other colleges, or does it? Koobecaf, like emailing and text messaging, is promoting laziness in our society. Technology is supposed to help us, but it’s really just diminishing our social abilities. It makes it easier for people to communicate without resorting to talking in person.
Koobecaf has become popular in America because we love the internet, and wasting time on the internet. Koobecaf makes us feel popular. When people ask us to be friends or when they write on our walls, it makes us feel special. People randomly ask others to be friends even if they’ve never met them. They hope they’ll accept their cyber friendship and to appear “popular” on a cyber level. Americans love technology so Koobecaf is the perfect environment for any American. The infrastructure of Koobecaf is always changing, making it necessary to spend hours just seeing how everything works. The social structure is the main ingredient to Koobecaf. We log on to Koobecaf for the social aspect of it. People want more friends, photos tagged, and bumper sticker requests. The more notifications I have when I log on, the more important I feel. A relationship isn’t real to me unless it’s “Koobecaf official”, because you never know when someone could be stretching the truth about a new love interest. Koobecaf’s superstructure believes that everyone should have a Koobecaf and everyone should take part in this phenomenon. Koobecaf has changed the lives of many Americans, and will continue to do so for years to come.
Ethnography of Facebook
September 15, 2008
Koobecaf was first brought to my attention by an older friend of mine, Kim. Not knowing anything about it, she attempted to describe it. She said that she had “friends” and that they would write on her “wall”. What’s a wall? Well, it’s basically a short letter posted for the world to see. Kim began her Koobecaf career when she went to college, and never looked back. She said, “It’s a great way to stay connected with my friends from other schools,” but little did she know, that it would change her life forever.
Her Koobecaf was overseen by a man named Mark Zuckerberg. He is the Founding Father of this community, her first friend, and the man she could come to in case anything went wrong. The fundamental belief among all followers was that the more friends and photos you have, the more exciting your life is. “I think I met this girl once in the library,” said Kim, and she waved her magic wand and soon became her friend too. Kim spends hours on Koobecaf each day, increasing her popularity through friends, photos, and other applications.
During my junior year in high school, I noticed people talking about Koobecaf. I decided to try it out and see what all the excitement was about. Through my participant observation, I immediately became obsessive about checking my Koobecaf to see if anything new had happened: Pictures tagged? Friend requests? Wall posts? The list goes on. This continued throughout the rest of my high school career, and carried over to college. Next came a new addition to Koobecaf called a mini feed. It displays things that recently happened on Koobecaf, forcing members to read about recent break ups, wall posts, photos tagged, etc. I try to resist, but can’t. Who broke up with whom? What did he write on her wall? Are they talking?! The gossip never gets old.
Koobecaf is changing the way Americans communicate with each other. It’s much easier to write something on a friend’s wall instead of calling them. One of the reasons Kim liked Koobecaf so much was because it would keep her connected to her friends from other colleges, or does it? Koobecaf, like emailing and text messaging, is promoting laziness in our society. Technology is supposed to help us, but it’s really just diminishing our social abilities. It makes it easier for people to communicate without resorting to talking in person.
Koobecaf has become popular in America because we love the internet, and wasting time on the internet. Koobecaf makes us feel popular. When people ask us to be friends or when they write on our walls, it makes us feel special. People randomly ask others to be friends even if they’ve never met them. They hope they’ll accept their cyber friendship and to appear “popular” on a cyber level. Americans love technology so Koobecaf is the perfect environment for any American. The infrastructure of Koobecaf is always changing, making it necessary to spend hours just seeing how everything works. The social structure is the main ingredient to Koobecaf. We log on to Koobecaf for the social aspect of it. People want more friends, photos tagged, and bumper sticker requests. The more notifications I have when I log on, the more important I feel. A relationship isn’t real to me unless it’s “Koobecaf official”, because you never know when someone could be stretching the truth about a new love interest. Koobecaf’s superstructure believes that everyone should have a Koobecaf and everyone should take part in this phenomenon. Koobecaf has changed the lives of many Americans, and will continue to do so for years to come.
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