Facebook? Try Worldbook

Popular sites like Facebook are increasing in popularity
Photo: Matt Goble

I no longer have to call my friends and ask them what they are doing, or what they are up to that evening. No, I would be foolish to even try. Nowadays, a few clicks of a mouse and strokes of a key will let you know what that particular friend is up to … and where they're at, what they're doing, what they plan on doing, who they're doing it with, etc. And it's all thanks to Web sites like Facebook.

For those who don't have the pleasure of knowing, allow me to enlighten you. Facebook is an interactive, online community of mainly college (and now high school) students that allow users the ability to update profiles, post pictures, create parties and events, reconnect with old friends, and procrastinate on that English assignment which is due first thing in the morning. Anyone with a Facebook account can tell you what they use it for and the many features that are available -- but that's just the beginning.

Facebook is changing the way the world communicates, literally. Many of us can remember the days of postal mail, landline telephones and newspapers. Not us Facebookers. Cell phones, e-mail and weekly magazines are even becoming a thing of the past. Why pay a monthly phone bill or magazine subscription fee when you can get all of the benefits those services offer at one place? Don't know the latest election issue in your area? Join the relevant group. Want to invite every girl with the first name Ashley who goes to KU to your party on Friday night? Do it. Don't sell yourself short. Facebook wouldn't want you to.

No, Facebook wants to make absolutely sure that every single person you have ever looked at knows exactly what you are doing. And also to be sure to let everyone know exactly where you'll be at 6:31 p.m. next Friday. I, for one, will continue to use e-mail and cell phones. But rest assured. You can still get in touch with me via Facebook. Just send me a message.