Today more than 200 million people are linked through Facebook. Imagine all these people holding hands. What a sight! Imagine all these people following a certain path of idealogy. what a strength!
850 million photos are posted every day. Amazing how much we(including myself)need to preserve the Moment and a space in this virtual and easy accessible world. The downside is that all pictures are as public to the world as they would be if you published them in a worldwide free newspaper.
Suddenly earth has no boundaries. We all are sitting behind the screen writing, smiling, adding friends, downloading pictures for other friends to see and comment, reading comments, replying to them, searching for old flames, for new ones, stalking friends and their whereabouts, adding friends (yes again, you need to have more than your best friend).. it is an ongoing job.
what strikes me the most these days, is the need for women in particular to voice their feelings, needs, moods, ideas, thoughts on Facebook status bar. You can actually follow a person's wave of emotions throughout the day and night by reading her status bar. It is amazing. And friends comments those status in a continuous flow, connecting with that person, giving her attention, support, whatever..
Facebook might just add some fun and happiness to the lonely heart. Or frustration. Or emptiness. Because when is it enough? when are we satisfied? when are we shutting the PC off to go and have some "real" fun? some "real" interaction with people..Or are those days over?
I am just wondering... and wandering throught he amazing paths of virtual life..
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I was sitting in the bus on my way to work and suddenly I started singing (within my inner space); it was a song from the school days that all the boys remember after so many years. I put the song in an SMS that I sent to my school mates. One of them replied, Ziad, and called me and we laughed.
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