Back in the 2000s I was probably the only one in my friend group who had any sort of presence on the internet. There was no way I could convince any of my friends to start a blog or join LiveJournal. Even sites like Flickr was a stretch.
Instead there were some old ICQ accounts that no one used anymore, and occasionally someone would send out a group email with some photos attached.
And then it's 2007, Facebook appears out of nowhere, and suddenly all of my friends are sharing like mad on the internet, as is everyone else.
My first impression was that this is great. Finally my friends are on the internet. Facebook is like Internet for Dummies. Six months later I would deactivate my Facebook account.
I do miss LiveJournal though, or at least the idea of it.
Instead there were some old ICQ accounts that no one used anymore, and occasionally someone would send out a group email with some photos attached.
And then it's 2007, Facebook appears out of nowhere, and suddenly all of my friends are sharing like mad on the internet, as is everyone else.
My first impression was that this is great. Finally my friends are on the internet. Facebook is like Internet for Dummies. Six months later I would deactivate my Facebook account.
I do miss LiveJournal though, or at least the idea of it.