The Benefits of Facebook

Do you use Facebook?

I first heard about Facebook from our summer staff in ‘07. Since then, I have almost 600 friends, have created the ReConstruct Cause and Group, and an FHS Band Group. We even had a “Recruit Your Friends to the ReConstruct Cause” contest and I even used Facebook earlier this year as part of my background checks for our summer staff. I really haven’t found anything I don’t like about Facebook. I recently listened to a podcast called “Facebook for Professionals” from Duct Tape Marketing. Now I like it even more.

This is what I like about it.

1) You connect with poeple you know from everywhere. Even across the globe.

2) If your friends update their Facebook, like they should, you’re able to keep up with what’s going on in their lives. I see some people only on a yearly basis, but we know what’s going on in each other’s lives through Facebook.

3) You can tell what kind of day a person’s having from their status update.

4) You can link your blog to the “Notes” application.

5) You can link your Twitter to you status updates.

6) I can’t even begin to write about the benefits of the photos you can post.

7) Considering it’s a web-based social networking site, it so far, has remained pretty safe.

If you havent’ gotten on Facebook, give it a try.

I’ll see you there.