Although
I use e-mail frequently and check it every day, my favorite online community is
Facebook. Through Facebook, I can get a sense of what is going on in the lives
of my friends and family. My children post pictures of my grandchildren and
updates of their lives on a regular basis, sometimes right at the time of happening.
Since I can access my Facebook page on my iPhone, I can see the pictures or
posts wherever I happen to be. I belong to several groups on Facebook that keep
me connected with people I knew as a child. I also check my church’s Facebook
page for pictures and announcements. Most of the games I play on my laptop are
played through my Facebook page.
I have friends all over the world, and Facebook
allows me to chat with them in real time or keep up with their news even though
we live so far apart. At any given time on my Facebook page, there might be
posts written in four different languages. I only understand two of them, but
pictures don’t require an understanding of the language, so I can see how cute
my Taiwanese friend’s baby is without needing to translate her post.
I'm happy to have another class with you, Alma. As you indicated in your reply to my post, we use social media in similar ways. Several years ago, I worked in a call center and we would receive inquiries from offshored representatives. One regular caller was a girl, from Mumbai, named Sharon. We became connected through Facebook and I consider her a very good friend, although we have never met. We have supported each other through triumphs, heartbreaks, and illness over the years. Hopefully, we will get to meet face to face one day, but we have a genuine friendship that couldn't be any stronger.
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