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A few weeks ago I read a short article on Weekly World News. J.B. Smitts, the individual who wrote this article, quoted Mark Zuckerberg several times. In this article, Zuckerberg made it known to all that he’s shutting down Facebook on March 15, 2012. That is half a month away. Apparently Zuckerberg isn’t at all concerned about the fact that he’s walking away from a multi-billion dollar business. He doesn’t care about the money. He just wants to go back to the way his life was before Facebook became a runaway success. He wants to live a normal life like everyone else which is completely understandable. But, is he really going to go through with this, or was he just thinking out loud? I guess we will find out on March 15th.
That brings me to my next question. What will this world be like without Facebook? There are so many people who are addicted to Facebook that the very thought of going one hour, one day, the rest of their lives without it is unbearable. How are they going to cope? How are we going to cope without it? There are millions of entrepreneurs, business owners, work-at-home freelancers and authors who rely on Facebook for networking just as much as those people who rely on it to play games and chat with friends.
I’m one of those people who uses Facebook primarily for marketing and networking purposes. I’ve connected with other authors and I promote my blog via Facebook’s popular app, Networked Blogs. I also manage two fan pages, one of which is my own author page. Facebook has become such a viable portal for my online presence that it would feel strange without it. Although, since I have a small following I won’t have a hard time letting it go. Besides, there are other social networking sites where I can network with other professionals. And I communicate with my close friends via phone, email, Skype or in person.
Facebook has made this world a very impersonal place to live in. It has robbed people of their privacy and of their ability to develop healthy social skills. Many people–especially teens and young adults–spend more time on Facebook messaging friends than they do spending time with those friends. For this reason, it would be nice to see a return to the day where people communicated verbally.
The end of Facebook–should it actually happen–will witness the end of an era in this age of technology, but it will not bring the world to an end. Life goes on. People are just going to have to find other ways to connect with loved ones they don’t see often.
Deanna’s first novel, Day of Revenge was released by Inkwater Press. She is currently seeking representation/publication for her second novel, To be Maria. You can learn more about her and her books at http://desstories.blogspot.com.
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