| | Facebook’s greatest contribution is: It has helped us “connect.” Over. And over. And over. Again. As the social media site celebrates its first decade Feb. 4, it’s a great time to say “Happy Birthday” and to look at how far it, and we, have journeyed. The video shows my interview of social media expert Melissa Cowser shortly after her presentation to the Dallas Interactive Marketing & Internet SEO/SEM Meetup, in January at Connective Hub in Dallas. And, who better to include in this post than some of my Facebook friends? They graciously responded when I messaged them about this blog post in response to the question: What has Facebook meant to you? |
Renee Burose Squires courtesy of Facebook "[I] hate to admit I was skeptical of Facebook. I was always ignoring requests to join. When I finally gave in, I realized Facebook was perfect for someone like me. I get a chance to connect with family and friends in my hometown of Memphis. When I can't make it to weddings, graduations or birthdays, I can check out photos of these events on relatives' pages. Since I moved from Memphis 25 years ago, I have relocated at least seven times. Thanks to Facebook, I can keep my promise of keeping in touch with friends I've made along the way."
--Renee Burose Squires
--Renee Burose Squires
Steve Walsh courtesy of Facebook "It's been so great to use Facebook to reconnect with long-lost friends, but I regret how many of us find out about life events from friends and family on this site. I miss the days when we'd get an actual phone call from a niece or cousin, to announce a wedding, pregnancy, etc. It has become a convenient, yet impersonal way to connect."
--Steve Walsh
--Steve Walsh
Rev. Sheilah Easterling-Smith and husband, Larry Smith, courtesy of Facebook "Facebook has been a great connection source for me. I have been reunited with friends from my childhood and high school. Since many of us have relocated, we lost contact with each other. Through Facebook we have arranged reunions and rekindled our friendships." --Rev. Sheilah Easterling-Smith
Diana Claussen courtesy of Facebook "It's been a great way to connect and [to] stay in touch."--Diana Claussen
Derrel Todd courtesy of Facebook "I love it! [I] made awesome business connections on Facebook, expanded my audience, and had fun doing so ... all at zero cost."--Derrel Todd
Cris Stovall courtesy of Facebook "It has allowed me to reconnect to so many people from college, high school and even elementary [school]. From that respect it has been invaluable."--Cris Stovall
Shelley courtesy of Facebook "Facebook has certainly meant connecting with old friends, but for me the impact has been being able to find out important, and not so important events that help me be more compassionate [to] what others are going through each day. Maybe I need to actually reach out and help someone in need. Also, in a strange way, Facebook has enabled me to memorialize people who have passed on by posting to their page when I am thinking about them." Shelley
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