I created a Facebook account. I uploaded a photo of a Jangseung, which is a Korean sort of "totem pole" representing a kindly god that looms over your house, warding away evil spirits and welcoming the good ones. Also, I thought this particular Jangseung looked a lot like me. When I got on facebook, it showed some people from my high school, and while I had vaguely fond feelings for them, none of them were good friends of mine. Who to invite to be a friend? I typed in "Ruth Griffith" and found some other Ruth Griffiths out there in the world to be my friend. We are going to form the "Ruth Griffith club." At least that is my dream.
I'm not all that keen on computer networking. I think meaningful exchange comes person to person. I think one of the best social experiences is having a good, all-out gut-laugh with another person, and that just doesn't happen on the computer. I mean, "LOL", or even "ROTFLMAO" doesn't do it for me. However, working through the exercises in SIL 20 for 2.0 has been really fun so far, and really helpful for me in being able to answer patron questions about these popular websites.
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