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Facebook is a tool that allows you connect with old and new friends, but also can be obsessive and time-consuming.

Neither my parents or grandparents had Facebook at their age, as it was launched in February of 2004. Instead of using social networking sites, they visited or called old friends on the phone. Facebook originated from Facemash, which was invented by Mark Zuckerberg in 2003 as a kind of "Hot or Not" site. Even before Mark Zuckerberg began Facebook, there were other social networking sites, such as Geocities, Six Degrees, Friendster, Myspace, and LinkedIn. Some of my closest friends have Facebook profiles, and most of them update their pages daily. My family does not consider it a necessity, but rather a privilege. We talk about Facebook often, and my parents check my Facebook page often to make sure I am using it in good, productive ways.

It encourages you to connect with friends, and it discourages you to talk to people in person or over the phone. It commodifies reconnecting with old and lost friends that you otherwise would never hear from again. The need for this technology is definitely created. This technology was sold to me through peer pressure and my friends. They would talk about how much fun Facebook is, and how great it would be if I created a profile. Facebook pages could be created for environmental causes, such as the "Volunteering for Environmental Causes" page. When you spend time on Facebook, it becomes harder and harder to pull yourself away. This can lead to a decrease in activity, which can be unhealthy to the human body. It has a big impact socially, because that is exactly what facebook is for: socialization. However, the impact on my family relationship sometimes isn't good. When I spend too much time on facebook, I don't pay attention to what is right in front of me- my family. It also distracts me from homework at times. While Facebook connects me to friends, it disconnects me from more important matters, like family, homework, and the outside world in general. It allows me to find long lost friends, but it confines me to a very time-consuming website. In conclusion, if you are going to use facebook, you should have the willpower to press "Log Off", so that you can enjoy other more important things.

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