Why do we have that need to log on to Facebook for almost every hour?
You ask questions. Human are the most curious of creatures. We bother ourself with really tiny weeny little stuffs that won't even save the world from destruction. We find that knowing even the smallest detail over other people is fulfilling. So saying it plainly, human are generally a bunch of busybodies.
"No we're not!", says you.
Then why we read the papers (gossip column) and watch television (channel E!)?
"For fun lah!", you insist.
And the usual me would arms up and back away. I rest my case.
Fact: On average every Facebook account receives 1 update per minute on their News Feed.
And lets face it, Facebook always have stuffs to offer that will keep you coming back for more. At first Facebook is just a simple social networking service just like any other (e.g. the old Friendster and the ancient Community Zero), the only difference it has that 'write on my wall' thingy compared to Friendster's testimonial. Seriously, testimonials? Its as if we have already lived a full life and went over to the other side (if you know what I mean) and people are writing stuffs about you and your 'good deeds'. I bet most of the testimonials written are lies which is exactly what people would do when you went to the other side.
Months go on and you still scribble on people's wall and adding friends. Which is good because thats the reason for social networking service, to connect people. Then the logging on rate drops to 3 log ons a day. Facebook went and changed the layout. This got people pissed and starting to talk about it and making groups going against the layout change.
Then come the applications such as Vampire VS Werewolf. Oooooo I got bitten by a vampire... I'm changing. Simple click and play applications such as mob wars and sell a friend (why would you do that!?) are addictive even though there is nothing much we can do but point and click.
"Wahahaha.. My mob just mobbed your mob!", you would post on your friends' wall after beating him/her. Because applications like these requires you to invite more friends to join in order to advance to the next level, you paster your friends to accept the invitation request (Facebook put it in such a polite manner) they sent. You would even tell them to accept the request and don't have to put much into it.
This is when invitation requests became an annoyance. 20-30 request comes in one day. At one point, the point and click applications come to a halt. Less and less people participated. The log on count drops again. Yet some how Facebook pulled another one on us. Pet Society came upon us. And if that doesn't tickle your fancy, they have Restaurant City.
Same old story. "Please accept my request. I really need that oven. If you join I'll have an oven."
Side note: Sorry Kayun... Didn't mean to quote you.
Not to be a hypocrite, right now I'm kinda into the Typing Maniac and Pixel Ranger applications because you don't need to invite people to join your crew/party/gang/band/brotherhood/whatever. You just have to be damn good.
Well, I am just mediocre.
Till the next part,
the12thplayer
"Cliches became cliches for a reason.... because they work..."
-Dr. (McSteamy) Sloan, Greys Anatomy s05e14
