"Is facebook your home now, or something?"A few days ago I got this question from a friend.. He noticed that I was spending more and more time online on Facebook. At first I was a bit upset because that would mean I turned in to a 'facebook-junkie' like I promised myself to never be. But after a few minutes I realised that I use it for it's original purpose, keep in contact with close friends/students and since it's a cheap way to stay connected (I don't have mobile internet in austria nor a wifi-router for Whatsapp) I pretty much stay online for whenever I work on my laptop.
Facebook is just a means to an end, for me it means contact with a lot of people. This is also important for my professional 'career' since I started my own little business at the beginning of this year. It has come to my attention that I get a lot of assignments from the people I met in real life or through someone else. If it wasn't for those connection I probably had to invest a lot of time looking for assignments. Having a connection through Facebook also enhances my personal life. I learn so much about the people from the pictures and stories they share with me (and the rest of their world). In the end it's way better when you can meet the person in real life but that's not always possible. Facebook provides a good alternative to stay in touch untill you are able to meet again.
I know people who have thousands of connections, I'm not sure if I could ever let it come to that. I really enjoy a personal connection so I wouldn't accept everybody for the soul reason that I can't think of a way to keep up with so many.
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