| I’ve been on Facebook for a while now. I’d resisted it for a long time. People would invite me to join, but I’d always refuse. It wasn’t until my friend Robert told me he’d reached another old friend we’d been looking for through Facebook, and that I could reach him too if I’d join. Well, I finally broke down and joined and it’s been great. I should have joined sooner. I was linking up with people from throughout my past … old schoolmates, former co-workers, long-distance buddies, even faraway family members. I got to see pictures of everyone and their kids and grandkids, view funny videos my friends would post, learn everyone’s political leanings. Plus, now I have a forum to spout my own perceived witticisms. Seriously, it’s been really fun. But I’d been wondering what Facebook was actually good for. I mean, I know it’s good for staying in touch with people, some people even on an hour-by-hour basis. But I was wondering if was good for anything “good.” Well, I recently found out how really “good” Facebook can be. Two of my friends were in hospice care with terminal cancer. They were ill and couldn’t receive visitors, but they were able to hear the well wishes from friends and loved ones up to the very end, because of Facebook. Their friends were able to visit a virtual community area and give them words of encouragement and support any time, day or night.Facebook has provided an amazing framework for virtual communities. But the true benefit is that it provides real power to the real people whose hearts and minds are coming from a “good” place. As always, I welcome your comments. Ric Fox, AntiTechWriter Rate this article ... {mainvote} |
What Is Facebook Good For?
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