The group gave the example of dating sites as social networking. I had never really thought of them that way but I guess they are. I never realized how many of these sites there are. The group's statistic on the number of people that participate int these sites and the breakdown of ages and incomes was interesting. The part that I found to be most interesting is that most of the people are over 45. This makes me wonder why.
The Facebook discussion was fascinating. I like the way they created a fake profile to experiment and find out how people friend people. I am amazed at the number of people they friended without those people knowing who "Katie Smith" is and only because she listed going to UWBC. I actually find this kind of scary. Why would you friend someone just because you have something in common? I love Tyler's comment, "Facebook is like a mask." It really is because no one knows whether you are actually portraying yourself or someone you would like to be.
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