Can Someone Explain Facebook/Twitter?

[ShubieGA]

The cool part for me has been keeping up with my goddaughter at college - she has drug me into the FB IM and cell texting generation. and the other cool part with FB IM, is one of my friends recently went through tonsil cancer treatment, and it helped her to be able to 'talk' when her voice was gone. But different strokes for different folks......enjoy however you communicate!!!

[Owlie]

I'm part of the original target demographic for Facebook, so I've spent most of the last three years with a profile. I try not to do the silly quizzes or things like that unless they look like fun. (So I have the Scrabble app.) I keep in touch with my sister who is apparently unable to use a cell phone (or keep it out of the washing machine...), my friends who I've seen maybe three times since we went to college, and find out about campus events via Facebook.

The frequent status updates...well, if you know you're going to get a reaction...The frequent ones among my friends are "OMG, midterms! I have three tests and two papers and a project due this week!" Those get sympathy and encouragement.

One of the more serious uses for FB: A guy who went to my high school and university was diagnosed with a particularly aggressive brain tumor. We didn't know each other, but we had many mutual friends. (He is a year older than me.) He's undergone several surgeries and took a turn for the worse in September. His closest friends started a group in order to keep everyone updated on how he was doing.

[OakLeaf]

Here ya go.