Facebook
is an epidemic. What started slowly among people who now think that
they are better than everybody else for using Facebook first has grown
into a large network connecting college students from sea to shining
sea. Many sociology professors, when they aren’t lecturing on how the
White Man has kept everybody down, are surely having a field day
studying Facebook. Hopefully they aren’t stalking their students.
Anyway, I too enjoy the Facebook phenomenon, but I must warn you about
common rookie mistakes. Here are five Facebook faux pas:
Accepting friend requests immediately.
Immediately clicking “accept” 30 seconds after receiving a friend
request shows that you are a total loser. Before you accept a friend
request, wait a day. For an explanation of what a day is, I turn to
Swingers:
Mike: So how long do I wait to call?
Trent: A day.
Mike: Tomorrow.
Sue: Tomorrow, then a day.
Trent: Yeah.
Mike: So two days?
Trent: Yeah, I guess you could call it that, two days.
Befriending someone who just recently joined Facebook
Don’t be that guy. Always check the profile to see how long the
potential friend has been a member. Immediately adding a new member as
a friend creates the impression that you are always on Facebook looking
for friends. When somebody is new to Facebook, he/she should look for
you, not the other way around. At least wait a week and then “stumble”
across the person like it is totally a chance encounter.
Befriending friends of friends
Contrary to popular belief, a friend of a friend is not a friend. The
English language lacks a word for “friend of a friend,” but you know
what I am talking about. Just because you saw my photo through a friend
does not make me your friend, nor does it mean that I have any desire
to be your friend. Do not add strangers to friends. There are plenty of
websites for that. JDate, for example.
Not having your face on facebook
It’s called Facebook. A book of faces. If you have a giant question
mark appearing where a photo of your face is supposed to be, go sit in
the corner until you realize what you’ve done. Your profile says that
you have 356 friends at your school and 297 friends at 36 other
universities, but not one of these so-called friends is friendly enough
to send you a digital photo of yourself?
Befriending someone whose presence you would not acknowledge if you passed each other.
Only befriend people whose presence you would acknowledge in the event
that you actually logoff Facebook to interact with real friends.
Acknowledgement-while-passing is a really loose definition of friend,
but it’s all I got. Take it or leave it. |
. So much for college….
. I’ll treat yall to a free game of pool or something.
.
WHITE CASTLE!!
can you just feel that heart attack coming?!
Ah, enjoying our first bites
me stuffing my face…
and again..
YUMMY!
10 burgers later….haha
wooo….
she looks happy
we’re happy w/ the trip!
roberto still recovering…o man
wassup?!
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