I started using Facebook shortly after I entered graduate school in 2003. I was a Myspace user, but often lamented Myspace’s messiness. It was limited. Some of my college friends began to use Facebook and I saw it as a way to stay in touch with people. Facebook looked clean, but it was confusing why I could see everyone’s business: who they talked to, what they posted, what they said, etc… We have seen Facebook evolve from a “college only” website to a global network of all ages. Facebook is ubiquitous. My parents, who are retired, even have a Facebook page! Some bloggers have even commented how “uncool” Facebook has become since so many people are using it. (You are still cool Mom and Dad.)
Facebook has played with the concept of the “news feed” and the “live feed” for sometime. Currently, through the news feed you get the basic updates from people on pictures, posted links, and comments on your profile. The live feed does much more. It documents almost everything you and your friends are doing right now. You can always change what information you share in the Facebook security settings, but things get ridiculous. It can get annoying to see tiny details about your friend’s habits, especially if you have a large friend list.
In getting past the annoying nature of reading every minuet detail of your friends, we fall into the trap of Facebook live feed:
