Facebook Birthdays

Since today is my 22nd birthday, I'd like to take some time to talk about something positive Facebook brings to everyone, birthday recognition. I really do enjoy getting wall posts for my birthday and I know that if it wasn't for facebook, I would have no idea when anyone's birthday is, and a lot of people would have no idea when mine was either. I have a few thoughts on some of the posts i've gotten so far today:

I'm pretty sure some people just automatically write happy birthday on their "friends" wall regardless of their relationship to the person. For example, one of the first posts I got this morning said "Happy Birthday!" from a girl who I am not sure if I have ever met her, and if I have, I don't remember where or when. Nice gesture I suppose. Secondly, I think its interesting to get a post from someone you haven't talked to in like 8 years. Once again, nice gesture, but kind of random. Thirdly, I really appreciate the funny/personalized ones. It's really easy to just write happy birthday, but I like it when someone throws in an inside joke or something, it's a lot more meaningful that way.

I remember on my first facebook birthday how excited I was to get all these wall posts, and I think I tried to respond to all of them, but it just takes forever. Now I think the common thing to do is to make a status "Thanks for all the birthday wishes!" or something along those lines. In fact, I'll probably put up that status later today.

On the reverse side of things, I am a very inconsistent facebook birthday wall poster. I probably should write happy birthday on people's walls more often because it really is a nice thing to do, but I always forget. So sorry if your reading this and I didn't post on your wall, I'll try harder next birthday

I bet a lot of you guys feel the same way about these points I've brought up, and honestly I love the fact that facebook has basically revolutionized birthdays. People actually know when its your birthday now, and its an easy way to hear from a ton of people at once. A lot of negative attention is put on facebook, but I am glad to be able to share a little way that facebook has brightened my day

Blog post Friday October 15th

Hey everyone sorry that I didn't check in last week I was at home for a few days to go to the Phillies playoff game with my dad and I couldn't find a good time to sit down and write a good blog post. For you sports fans I did get to see Roy Halladay throw only the 2nd No-hitter in Post-season history, which is a once in a lifetime occurance, so I don't mind taking the 0 for the week on the blog (no offense Professor Akhavan!)

Anyways, It was a busy week with writing this paper and taking other mid term tests, ect. I can't believe we are already halfway through the semester, I don't know about you guys but I feel like it has gone really fast. I didn't mind writing that paper, it was a good chance to review our assigned readings and reflect on the decreasing standards of privacy in the evolving technological world.

My mom saw "The Social Network" and said it was awesome. Now that my fall lacrosse season is ending maybe i'll get chance to see it. Speaking of facebook, I think their new groups idea is pretty good. My best friends from home and I usually keep a running thread on the inbox feature, maybe we will now begin a group. I hope everyone had a good week and I'll see you guys on tuesday

-Will