Hello Everyone,
This isn't the first time I've written a blog but this is definitely the first time I've started a blog for a Uni subject :) I really hope my blog interesting enough so that everyone in the class will come and comment hehe!
For my first blog I wanted to talk about the 'Facebook Effect'.
I was inspired to write this blog because my boyfriend recently (when I say recent I mean 4 months ago lol he has the tendency of buying books and never reading them) called 'The Facebook Effect' by David Kirkpatrick.
For anyone who's interested in reading it too please let me know and I'm more than happy to lend it to you!
The book primarily discusses how 'Facebook' has become a very powerful tool which is has the ability to impact people and governments around the world. Kirkpatrick describes a situation where Oscar Morales, a civil engineer created a Facebook group in Columbia which eventually led to a real-life protest against a terrorist group there.
It just got me thinking...I use 'Facebook' a lot...hahaha I mean some of my friends have resulted to messaging me on 'Facebook' rather than calling or texting me because they know this is the best way to contact me...but it has never crossed my mind...that 'Facebook' could be more than a social networking website... and that it could be of any practical use to anyone...
To me I think 'Facebook' is a great tool for me to communicate and keep up to date with family and friends...but i don't think I would never use it to organise any political groups or protests.
What does everyone else think? Do you think there is any practical value of using 'Facebook?'
