Week 5 - Blog 8 facebook suicide

I first find an interesting similarity to the Southpark Facebook episode that discussed how Stan tries to delete his Facebook account and isn't allowed to because of how connected it was. That being said, I do see the author's reasoning on how facebook is a form of narcissism. However, in most things we do, there can and often are narcissistic motivations. But those actions also are based off of other people (for example you dress a certain way or take that picture to make yourself look good for your friends) so I think its very difficult to separate the two motivators.

Personally, I would never delete my Facebook page, or any of my social networking pages, but not for the reasons the author says people keep them. I work in marketing, and thusly I need to be where the trend is, analyzing it every step of the way. What I stand to lose by deleting my accounts is a good connection with pop culture (and then my career choice). I also heartily believe in the value of Facebook for maintaining connections that would be difficult or impossible to do otherwise. Whether or not its a superficial connection, the connection can have value for you or for them, so why destroy the connections?

And while it may be somewhat narcissistic make an effort to present the best image of yourself you can online, what's wrong with that? It's your opportunity to market yourself to acquaintances, friends, employers, etc, so why waste the opportunity? I don't see it as something that you slave over and end up losing track of 'real life', I see it as something to enrich your life, both as a self-marketing tool and a community building tool.