Almost Summer!

I am extrememly excited that warm weather is here and classes will soon be wrapping up! However, I am not looking forward to packing the abundance of stuff that is cramed into my small dorm room. Tonight I along with other freshmen will be up until long after twelve trying desprately to register for classes for next semester. I have rearranged my schedule multiple times and just hope I can get all of the classes I need.
Off to knock off a few things on the never ending to do list....
Hope everyone is having a good week, I feel like we haven't seen our classmates in a while.. (not that I am complaining)

Facebook Song

While I was doing research, and looking for an oppsoing article I came across this song. Its pretty funny, however much of what he says is true for so many of us. Are we all just wasting our time on Facebook? It is starting to seem like that to me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npHH2RH61ys&feature=player_embedded

Is Facebook Your Choice Drug?

Just thought I would share some information I found while researching for my argumentative paper. I know a lot of us seem to be arguing points regarding addiction..
Heres the link to an article by Fox News about a college that set up and followed through with a complete social networking band! Harrisburg University in central PA held a week long band of Facebook, Twitter, IM and other forms of media. Results from the blackout show true signs of addiction to social media. Being that students couldnt long on throught their computers, many were caught sneaking away on their smart phone to check the latest newsfeed. One student also admitted to feeling like he needed to check his FB 21 hours a day! The other 3 hours were used strictly for sleeping when he would block updates. Can you say addicted?? What would students do if Queens imposed something like this for a week or even just a day? What other interesting information have people found on addiction?
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2010/09/24/social-media-ban-experiment-reveals-facebook-twitter-users-display-signs/

WOW! Would you have thought of this?

This eighty four year old man surrvived for 5 days on windsheild wiper fluid. Its crazy some of the things that we will do when we are stranded and left with little to no options for surrvival. I am amazed he only suffered minimal damange to his body. I certainly wouldnt have thought of windsheild wiper fluid as a source of hydration but I guess its better than motor oil.
Check it out, its a short but interesting video
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/84-year-old-survives-5-days-in-desert-on-wiper-fluid/6kku473?q=Survival&rel=msn&from=en-us_msnhp&form=msnrll&gt1=42010%0d

Facebook Ads.

Well over the course of the night, I have been on and off Facebook multiple times. I have refreshed my page and still NOTHING!  No ads, not even one. Does that mean that I am not interesting enough for the ad companies? Or maybe that I am just above them, on a higher level or something? Or that I am too unique to fit into any one of their endless categories; unless they invent with a Taylor Rebecca Helms category! Wait, I think they some how know that I have way to much homework to be distracted with ads, never mind that I am constantly on a social networking site just to see "what's happening".  I guess I am a prime example of the exception.
I will update later if any ads appear over the next couple of days. Has this happened to anyone else?
Thanks Serena! I was playing Cafe World and finally noticed an ad on my page! The one I noticed was "Are you sexy or simple?" It was an ad to take a fashion quiz to find out what type of fashionista you are. I didnt take the quiz but feel I am a weird combination of many fashion types. I often like retro clothes but can also be a very simple jeans and t shirt kind of girl. I do have certain times when I just want to dress up!

Cafe World

As I am working on my rough draft, I never realized how far you could dig inside a simple game on Facebook. What started out as a fun way to waste time has turned into a very interesting evaluative paper topic. I have been given the opportunity to not only play a game as part of my homework, but to also discover the good and bad of Cafe World. Before this experience, I didn't quite realize how many real life principles could be taught by playing a game. (I don't want to reveal my whole paper BUT...) I understand that many people find these types of games overrated and annoying. My personal opinion is that they can also be a way to relax and fall back into the childhood memories of all the fun games we played. Do I think that there needs to be improvement of Facebook games and the notifications? Yes! Do I think that they are still worth a try? Yes! There are so many games on Facebook you are sure to find one that entices you in some way. I am not telling anyone to become the top chef or richest farmer; I am simply saying that Facebook games have proved interesting in more ways than one. Check them out!

New York Times writes about Facebook

Here's the link to an interesting article. The article provides astonishing facts like the book, but on a more recent platform. It tocuhes on changes to Facebook that have happened just months ago, as well ,the recent monetary value of Facebook. New York Times talks about the always concerning privacy policies for Facebook users. Read and learn more about the new "Goldman Deal".
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/facebook_inc/index.html