Facebook and Others

Okay - you want to know the real reason I haven't been updating my blog lately? Here it is...

I think I'm becoming addicted to Facebook. :-)

Facebook is one of those online social networking sites and it has a huge following. I signed up for it just for fun some months ago. Now I have several "Friends" listed and I have a number of Applications running all the time. I'm also involved in a bundle of games that Facebook hosts - many of which I can play online against my friends. I'm also able to throw down a quick "Status Update" to let Friends know what I'm up to right then. It's so engrossing that I tend to forget that I have a "real" Blog that I need to update! :-)

It's so much fun that I've even got Kate largely addicted. She got hooked when she discovered a Scrabble-like game on Facebook and ended up playing and chatting with her friend Dana one night. She's also had chat and game sessions with my sister Dianna and our friend Annie, who recently moved to Virginia. When she found a Boggle and Tetris style series of games, it was all over.

I'm also on some other sites, including MySpace, YouTube, and LinkedIn. However, of the lot, I think I like Facebook the best.

MySpace is a little "clunky" in my opinion - and seems to be geared more for musical artists and bands. It's not as streamlined for customizing what goes on the site and it seems plagued with display issues. Still, it's quick and easy and there you go.

YouTube is, of course, just for videos. I think I'll keep working with it - mostly posting vids of the girls (Rune and Chiral). LinkedIn is a more professional site so I'm using it to have an online copy of my work experience and information while I'm looking for a new job.

There's a couple other sites that I'm thinking about experimenting with, including GoodReads and Twitter. We'll see how many I really need to get into.

So if any of you are reading this and aren't on Facebook yet - I highly recommend joining me and Kate on it. Fair warning though - you run the risk of becoming as addicted as we are. ;-)

That's all for now. As always, thanks for reading and I hope your day is going great!