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Koobecaf by Jemma Dudte
Koobecaf Evaluation by Jemma Dudte
I recently observed a very interesting phenomenon developing in the American culture. It is known as Koobecaf.
The Koobecaf or “Facebook” is a widespread technological device with several purposes. The popularity is quite evident but yet difficult for most users to define. The convenience greatly lends itself to the popularity of Facebook. It is a much less formal, more personal form of communication than email for users. One only needs to know a name to be able to connect with a fellow Facebook user. The benefits are spouted by the mouthful: ability to keep in touch with both family and friends, more convenient, less trouble, resource of information on others is at hand, ease to get to know others, factual information on others is at one’s fingertips. Facebook is thought to be more mature and simpler than other similar websites, such as MySpace or Xanga.
However, along with the good comes the bad. Many users find Facebook to be less meaningful than face-to-face communication, waste time, and reduce productivity and efficiency. Facebook has widened the divide between the personal life and the public life. The public life is amplified by the use of Facebook. The ability to publish one’s public life and then hide behind the computer screen is simple and addictive. Facebook has changed the way this society views communication and appearance. Users strive to balance the desire for close friends to have access to every aspect of their lives through Facebook and the need to contain less reputable moments from those whom they have deemed do not need to know. The public eye has increasingly more access into the lives of Facebook users. For those that aware of this access, it has caused them to strengthen the separation between their personal and public lives.
A whole new language has been created. Phrases such as “Is the relationship Facebook official”, “I’ll Facebook you”, “Poke”, “Write on your wall”, “Message you”, and “Pieces of Flair” have all either been created for or gained immense popularity because of Facebook. This language changes the face of the American cultural landscape. This vernacular would be unrecognizable if used ten years ago before the creation of Facebook.
Facebook has become an integral part of the technological landscape. For some, Facebook is equivalent to another computer game. The application feature allows for such a variety of games, that users can spend hours upon hours amusing themselves as they would with a traditional video game. It also has improved the ease of creating a homemade computer game. Many users also rely on Facebook for not only amusement, but work as well. This is particularly prevalent among college students. When communicating professionally with other college students, many turn to Facebook for contact information, to avoid the hassle of obtaining and retaining an email address, the previous norm.
Facebook has left a mark on the American culture. The change it has caused is comparable to sliced bread and the miniskirt. No longer are Americans restricted to impersonal email or immature social networks. Facebook will not fade into the pages of history.
I recently observed a very interesting phenomenon developing in the American culture. It is known as Koobecaf.
The Koobecaf or “Facebook” is a widespread technological device with several purposes. The popularity is quite evident but yet difficult for most users to define. The convenience greatly lends itself to the popularity of Facebook. It is a much less formal, more personal form of communication than email for users. One only needs to know a name to be able to connect with a fellow Facebook user. The benefits are spouted by the mouthful: ability to keep in touch with both family and friends, more convenient, less trouble, resource of information on others is at hand, ease to get to know others, factual information on others is at one’s fingertips. Facebook is thought to be more mature and simpler than other similar websites, such as MySpace or Xanga.
However, along with the good comes the bad. Many users find Facebook to be less meaningful than face-to-face communication, waste time, and reduce productivity and efficiency. Facebook has widened the divide between the personal life and the public life. The public life is amplified by the use of Facebook. The ability to publish one’s public life and then hide behind the computer screen is simple and addictive. Facebook has changed the way this society views communication and appearance. Users strive to balance the desire for close friends to have access to every aspect of their lives through Facebook and the need to contain less reputable moments from those whom they have deemed do not need to know. The public eye has increasingly more access into the lives of Facebook users. For those that aware of this access, it has caused them to strengthen the separation between their personal and public lives.
A whole new language has been created. Phrases such as “Is the relationship Facebook official”, “I’ll Facebook you”, “Poke”, “Write on your wall”, “Message you”, and “Pieces of Flair” have all either been created for or gained immense popularity because of Facebook. This language changes the face of the American cultural landscape. This vernacular would be unrecognizable if used ten years ago before the creation of Facebook.
Facebook has become an integral part of the technological landscape. For some, Facebook is equivalent to another computer game. The application feature allows for such a variety of games, that users can spend hours upon hours amusing themselves as they would with a traditional video game. It also has improved the ease of creating a homemade computer game. Many users also rely on Facebook for not only amusement, but work as well. This is particularly prevalent among college students. When communicating professionally with other college students, many turn to Facebook for contact information, to avoid the hassle of obtaining and retaining an email address, the previous norm.
Facebook has left a mark on the American culture. The change it has caused is comparable to sliced bread and the miniskirt. No longer are Americans restricted to impersonal email or immature social networks. Facebook will not fade into the pages of history.
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